Socha’s Weekly Trend Report – August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020/ACEDS Blog, Weekly Trend Report (Socha)

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Notes on recent trends in e-discovery, data privacy, and the use of technology to enhance the practice of law

Announcements

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/24/2020	EDRM announced its virtual ExpoCom 2021, set for February 1-3, 2021 with expert presenters, technology expo, EDRM project workshops, and networking.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/20/2020	Ricoh Canada announced it has become a RelativityOne Approved Data Migration Partner, one of only seven companies to hold this level of partnership.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/19/2020	Thomson Reuters introduced Quick Check Judicial, a new Westlaw Edge feature within Quick Check, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites. With Quick Check Judicial, a judge can upload multiple briefs from a single matter and compare them against each other, seeing all the cases cited by both parties in common, all the cases cited by only one party or the other, and relevant cases cited by neither party.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/19/2020	E-discovery software company Venio Systems announced a majority investment from Software Growth Partners (SGP).
Announcements, E-Discovery, Information Governance, Privacy	08/18/2020	The Sedona Conference announced that Volume 21 of The Sedona Conference Journal (684 pages long) is now available for free download from The Sedona Conference publications webpage.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/18/2020	Thomson Reuters announced an upgraded version of HighQ, its enterprise collaboration and file-sharing platform for the legal industry, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/18/2020	Litigation support companies Innovative Litigation and iNSERViO3 announced they will begin operating as one brand under a new name, Array.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/18/2020	ACEDS announced it has partnered with Relativity to offer structured e-discovery training for the Relativity Fellows program, with ACEDS providing training to program participants and speakers for the program’s Fellows Forums.
Announcements, Privacy	08/13/2020	The Massachusetts Attorney announced the creation of the Data Privacy and Security Division to protect consumers from the surge of threats to the privacy and security of their data.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/13/2020	ESI Analyst announced a new channel partnership with Complete Legal, a Kansas City, Missouri-based eDiscovery provider.

E-discovery

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/24/2020	EDRM announced its virtual ExpoCom 2021, set for February 1-3, 2021 with expert presenters, technology expo, EDRM project workshops, and networking.
E-Discovery, People	08/24/2020	Dean Brown, CEO of Ipro Tech, was profiled by Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today in a three posts, Part One, Part Two, and Part 3.
E-Discovery	08/21/2020	COVID-19 is changing e-discovery in at least 5 ways, reported Rhys Dipshan of Legaltech NewsFinding data may be more of a problem Fewer discovery fights Revaluating e-discovery resources Vendors’ price advantageFewer firm e-discovery jobs?
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	08/20/2020	The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) published a draft report, Four Principles of Explainable Artificial Intelligence, which sets forth four proposed principles regarding the “explainability” of decisions made by Artificial Intelligence systems, reported Hunton Andrews Kurth. The four principles are:Explanation: Systems deliver accompanying evidence or reason(s) for all outputs.Meaningful: Systems provide explanations that are understandable to individual users.Explanation Accuracy: The explanation correctly reflects the system’s process for generating the output.Knowledge Limits: The system only operates under conditions for which it was designed or when the system reaches a sufficient confidence in its output.
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	08/20/2020	Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today offered a preview of the upcoming ILTA>ON virtual conference, which will run from Mon. Aug. 24 through Fri. Aug. 28:Monday: Free day. Leadership and professional development topic; live keynote; transformative project of the year award nominees will present their projects.Tuesday: Training/User Support, Data Science Track/ILTA, Knowledge Management, Legal Service Delivery and Law Firm/Client Relations.Wednesday: Litigation Support, IT Operations, Office 365, Marketing.Thursday: Tech Adoption/Artificial Intelligence, Applications, Finance (AM)/Info Governance (PM).Friday: #CreatingTheFuture Together (2 tracks), Business & Legal Process Improvements.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/20/2020	Ricoh Canada announced it has become a RelativityOne Approved Data Migration Partner, one of only seven companies to hold this level of partnership.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/19/2020	E-discovery software company Venio Systems announced a majority investment from Software Growth Partners (SGP).
Announcements, E-Discovery, Information Governance, Privacy	08/18/2020	The Sedona Conference announced that Volume 21 of The Sedona Conference Journal (684 pages long) is now available for free download from The Sedona Conference publications webpage.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/18/2020	Litigation support companies Innovative Litigation and iNSERViO3 announced they will begin operating as one brand under a new name, Array.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/18/2020	ACEDS announced it has partnered with Relativity to offer structured e-discovery training for the Relativity Fellows program, with ACEDS providing training to program participants and speakers for the program’s Fellows Forums.
E-Discovery, People	08/17/2020	Michael Sarlo, Partner and Senior Executive Vice President of eDiscovery of Digital Forensics for HaystackID, was profiled by Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today in three posts: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.
E-Discovery	08/16/2020	Rob Robinson of Complex Discovery published the results of his Fall 2020 Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/13/2020	ESI Analyst announced a new channel partnership with Complete Legal, a Kansas City, Missouri-based eDiscovery provider.
E-Discovery	07/01/2020	In an ABA publication, Alex Nunn of the University of Arkansas School of Law explored two aspects of machine-generated evidence: recognizing how machine-generated evidence differs from testimony and other traditional evidence, and how best to evaluate machine-generated evidence at trial.

Enhancing practice

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Enhancing Practice	08/21/2020	Litera announced the acquisition of cloud-based litigation platform Allegory Law, a subsidiary of Integreon, adding case management to its list of capabilities, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites.
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	08/20/2020	The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) published a draft report, Four Principles of Explainable Artificial Intelligence, which sets forth four proposed principles regarding the “explainability” of decisions made by Artificial Intelligence systems, reported Hunton Andrews Kurth. The four principles are:Explanation: Systems deliver accompanying evidence or reason(s) for all outputs.Meaningful: Systems provide explanations that are understandable to individual users.Explanation Accuracy: The explanation correctly reflects the system’s process for generating the output.Knowledge Limits: The system only operates under conditions for which it was designed or when the system reaches a sufficient confidence in its output.
Enhancing Practice	08/20/2020	The Working Group on LegalTech Adoption in International Arbitration published the Protocol for Online Case Management in International Arbitration, reported Kushal Gandhi of CMS, one of the working group’s members.
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	08/20/2020	Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today offered a preview of the upcoming ILTA>ON virtual conference, which will run from Mon. Aug. 24 through Fri. Aug. 28:Monday: Free day. Leadership and professional development topic; live keynote; transformative project of the year award nominees will present their projects.Tuesday: Training/User Support, Data Science Track/ILTA, Knowledge Management, Legal Service Delivery and Law Firm/Client Relations.Wednesday: Litigation Support, IT Operations, Office 365, Marketing.Thursday: Tech Adoption/Artificial Intelligence, Applications, Finance (AM)/Info Governance (PM).Friday: #CreatingTheFuture Together (2 tracks), Business & Legal Process Improvements.
Enhancing Practice	08/20/2020	The legal technology newsletter TechnoLawyer published its picks for the top products of the year, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites, as it has done for almost every year since 2011. The winners (none of them e-discovery tools, by the way), were:TrialLine, software for creating timelines for litigation and other legal uses.Zola Suite, a practice management platform.Word LX, a document creation add-in for Microsoft Word.Tracers, for searching public records.CourtLink, for searching court records.Lawyaw, cloud-based document assembly software.Zola CRM, a CRM product that can be used on its own or as an add-on to Zola Suite.Panoramic, a legal workflow management product.Actionstep Express, a cloud practice management system.PCLaw Go, a native mobile app for PCLaw users.
Enhancing Practice	08/20/2020	Law firms’ alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) are banking on access to attorney expertise over price, reported Victoria Hudgins of Legaltech News, and some corporate legal departments appear to agree.
Enhancing Practice	08/20/2020	Virtual jury trials are neither wanted nor happening, reported Angela Morris of Legaltech News. 57% of almost 2,800 lawyers surveyed in June said they were not open to virtual jury trials, 24% said maybe, and only 19% said yes; and none seems to have taken place yet.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/19/2020	Thomson Reuters introduced Quick Check Judicial, a new Westlaw Edge feature within Quick Check, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites. With Quick Check Judicial, a judge can upload multiple briefs from a single matter and compare them against each other, seeing all the cases cited by both parties in common, all the cases cited by only one party or the other, and relevant cases cited by neither party.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/18/2020	Thomson Reuters announced an upgraded version of HighQ, its enterprise collaboration and file-sharing platform for the legal industry, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites.
Enhancing Practice, People	08/18/2020	Brian Kuhn, Vice President & General Manager, Digital Strategy & Solutions at Elevate, talked with Richard Tromans on Artificial Lawyer TV.
Enhancing Practice, People	08/17/2020	California attorney Erin Levine, creator of the do-it-yourself divorce platform Hello Divorce and 2020 recipient of the James I. Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in eLawyering, joined Bob Ambrogi on LawNext to share her story as well as that of Hello Divorce.
Enhancing Practice, People	08/17/2020	Lucy Bassli, founder and principal of InnoLegal Services, was profiled by Zach Warren of Legaltech News, who talked with her about her background and ALSPs.
Enhancing Practice	08/14/2020	Chris Fowler of BT and Jon Pedersen of Digital Legal Exchange, as current and past general counsel shared ideas about how to begin and sustain a legal department’s litigation transformation.

Privacy

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Privacy	08/19/2020	The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued a draft Data Security Law (DSL) for public comment, reported Hui Xu, Gail E. Crawford, Jennifer C. Archie, Kieran Donovan, and Aster Y. Lin of Lathan & Watkins.
Privacy	08/19/2020	Japan passed amendments to its data privacy law, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (“APPI”), reported Scott Warren and Maika Kawaguchi of Squire Patton Boggs, that will results in stricter controls over transfers of personal information from Japan to third countries.
Announcements, E-Discovery, Information Governance, Privacy	08/18/2020	The Sedona Conference announced that Volume 21 of The Sedona Conference Journal (684 pages long) is now available for free download from The Sedona Conference publications webpage.
Announcements, Privacy	08/13/2020	The Massachusetts Attorney announced the creation of the Data Privacy and Security Division to protect consumers from the surge of threats to the privacy and security of their data.

People

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
E-Discovery, People	08/24/2020	Dean Brown, CEO of Ipro Tech, was profiled by Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today in a three posts, Part One, Part Two, and Part 3.
Enhancing Practice, People	08/18/2020	Brian Kuhn, Vice President & General Manager, Digital Strategy & Solutions at Elevate, talked with Richard Tromans on Artificial Lawyer TV.
E-Discovery, People	08/17/2020	Michael Sarlo, Partner and Senior Executive Vice President of eDiscovery of Digital Forensics for HaystackID, was profiled by Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today in three posts: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.
Enhancing Practice, People	08/17/2020	California attorney Erin Levine, creator of the do-it-yourself divorce platform Hello Divorce and 2020 recipient of the James I. Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in eLawyering, joined Bob Ambrogi on LawNext to share her story as well as that of Hello Divorce.
Enhancing Practice, People	08/17/2020	Lucy Bassli, founder and principal of InnoLegal Services, was profiled by Zach Warren of Legaltech News, who talked with her about her background and ALSPs.

Upcoming events

CATEGORIES	TYPES	DATES	TIMES	ENTRIES
E-Discovery	Conference	08/24/2020	10 am ET	ILTA>ON Organization: ILTA
E-Discovery	Workshop	08/25/2020	9:30 am CEST	eDiscovery workshop for legal professionals Organization: ZyLAB
Privacy	Webinar	08/25/2020	11 am ET	Practical Next Steps: What the Schrems II Decision Means for Your Data Transfers Organization: Ankura Speakers: Odia Kagan (Fox Rothschild), David Manek (Ankura), Brian Segobiano (Ankura), Tomi Taggart (Ankura)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/25/2020	11 am ET	End-to-end eDiscovery: Augment OpenText Axcelerate, OpenText Insight and OpenText Legal Hold capabilities with endpoint data collection Organization: OpenText
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/25/2020	12 pm ET	Using AI for maximum speed and insight in real estate transactions Organization: Luminance Speaker: Gavin Williams (Holland & Knight)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/25/2020	1 pm ET	PREX Summit Series: Special Masters in Litigation Organizations: EDRM, Zapproved Speakers: Maura Grossman (University of Waterloo), Hon. Ira Warshawsky (Meyer Suozzi), Hon. Frank Maas (JAMS), Hon. Kristen L. Mix (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado)
E-Discovery	Webinar	8/25/2020	1 pm ET	Using Dashboards for Greater Efficiency Organization: Nuix Speaker: Emily Tice
E-Discovery, Privacy	Webinar	08/25/2020	1 pm ET	Secure, Efficient, Remote Review: Organization Administration Made Easy Organization: Everlaw Speakers: Jennifer Roberts, Isabela Reid
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/25/2020	2 pm ET	E-discovery in 2020: COVID-19’s Impact on Our Data Footprint Organizations: Law.com, FTI Technology
E-Discoveryy, Privacy	Webinar	08/25/2020	2 pm ET	Clean Up and Govern File Shares, MS Teams, and More Organizations: Microsoft, ZL Technologies
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/25/2020	3 pm BST	The application of eDiscovery tools in Latin America and Civil Law countries Organization: Luminance Speakers: Juan Di Luca (Data Analysis Services Ltd), Tom Megson (Luminance)
E-Discovery	Meeting	08/25/2020	6 pm ET	EDRM Support Virtual Gathering Organization: EDRM
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/26/2020	10 am BST	How Artificial Intelligence will Change our Life and our Profession Organization: Luminance Speakers: Michael Waechter (Asiajuris), Clementine Fox (Luminance)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/26/2020	11 am ET	Using AI-powered eDiscovery tools for rapid and robust document review Organizations: EDRM, Luminance Speakers: Juan Di Luca (Data Analysis Services Ltd), Jason Brennan (Luminance)
Privacy	Webinar	08/26/2020	12 pm ET	5 Signs Your Privacy Management Program is Not Working for You Organization: TrustArc Speakers: Paul Breitbarth, Edward Hu
E-Discovery	Meeting	08/26/2020	12 pm ET	Boston Chapter Meeting – The New Normal Organization: Women in eDiscovery (WiE)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	08/26/2020	12 pm ET	Hunting for Advanced Threats – Tips and Tricks Organization: Fidelis Cybersecurity Speaker: Ken Donze
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/26/2020	1 pm ET	Experience the New XDD-360 Technology Suite Organization: Xact Data Discovery (XDD)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/26/2020	1 pm ET	Webinar on The Sedona Conference Commentary on ESI Evidence & Admissibility, Second Edition (Public Comment Version) Organization: The Sedona Conference Speakers: Kenneth J. Withers (The Sedona Conference), Kevin Brady (Volkswagen Group of America), Hon. Ralph Artigliere (ret.), Hassia Diolombi (Shook Hardy & Bacon), Hon. Paul W. Grimm (U.S. District Judge, District of Maryland), Del Kolde (City of Federal Way (WA) Law Department), Hon. Thomas Vanaskie (ret.) (Stevens & Lee)
E-Discovery	Workshop	08/26/2020	1 pm ET	Digital Investigation Solutions for Mac & Windows: A Forensic Workshop Organization: Cellebrite
Privacy	Webinar	08/26/2020	2 pm ET	Privacy Assurance: establishing a second line of defense to sustain compliance Organization: Grant Thornton Speakers: Eric Paulson, Jessica Mawrence, Ariana Davis
E-Discovery	Virtual Happy Hour	08/26/2020	5:30 pm ET	ACEDS ILTA>ON Virtual Happy Hour and Scavenger Hunt Organization: ACEDS
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/27/2020	11 am ET	Tips & Tricks // Harnessing Magnet.AI to Save Time in Your Investigations Organization: Magnet Forensics Speaker: Trey Amick
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/27/2020	12:30 pm ET	SHEPHERD SPEAKS: Aero UI Training Session Webinar Organization: Shepherd Data Services Speakers: Jen Stegora, Alicia Graham
Privacy	Webinar	08/27/2020	1 pm ET	Chief Privacy Officer Virtual KnowledgeBridge Organization: Consero
Cybersecurity	Webinar	08/27/2020	2 pm ET	Is “Trust but Verify” the Most Important Security Strategy? Organizations: Sherpa, Lepide
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/27/2020	2 pm ET	When the Odds are Against You: Antitrust Merger Review Organization: Text IQ Speaker: Ausra Deluard (Dentons)
E-Discovery	Meeting	08/27/2020	12 pm PT	Lunch with Leaders! Discussion about motivation Organization: San Diego Paralegal Association, Practice Aligned Resources, Women in eDiscovery (WiE) Speaker: Lauren Doucette (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP)
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/27/2020	4:30 pm BST	Life after Lock-down: How to prioritise LegalTech when budgets are limited Organization: 3Kites
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/27/2020	4:30 pm IST	The Importance of Email Archiving Organization: Waterford Technologies Speakers: Michael Osterman (Osterman Research), Griffin Tamura (Waterford Technologies)
Privacy	Webinar	08/28/2020	11 am ET	Schrems II Fallout — Understanding Essential Equivalence and What Businesses Should Do Now Organization: Sidley Speakers: Colleen Brown (Sidley), Chris Foreman (Merck), William RM Long (Sidley), Maarten Meulenbelt (Sidley), Helen Woollett (The Body Shop)
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/28/2020	3 pm ET	Legaltech Week Live: Journalists’ Roundtable
Information Governance, Privacy	Webinar	08/29/2020	1 pm ET	The Impact of Security & Data Governance Strategies in a Covid-19 World Organization: ILTA Speakers: Chris Zegers (IVIONICS), Paul Sperry (IVIONICS), Ken Jones (Tanenbaum Keale)
E-Discovery	Meeting	09/01/2020	6 pm ET	EDRM Support Virtual Gathering Organization: EDRM
Enhancing Practice, Privacy	Conference	09/02/2020		5th Internet of Things (IoT) National (Virtual) Institute 2020 Organization: American Bar Association
Enhancing Practice, Privacy	Conference	09/02/2020	12 pm ET	DAY 1: IoT 2020 Virtual National Institute Organization: American Bar Association
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/02/2020	12 pm ET	Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for September 2020 Organization: EDRM Speakers: Doug Austin (eDiscovery Today), Mary Mack (EDRM), Craig Ball (Craig D. Ball, P.C.), Tom O’Connor (Gulf Legal Technology Center)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	09/02/2020	12 pm ET	How to Stop the Spread of a Ransomware Attack Organization: Fidelis Cybersecurity Speaker: David Braun
Privacy	Webinar	09/02/2020	2 pm BST	Successfully Managing Data Processors to Comply with GDPR Organization: Exterro Speakers: Stuart Davidson (Exterro), Ainhoa Gonzalez (GVC Holding Plc), Judy Krieg (Fieldfisher)
E-Discovery	Workshop	09/03/2020	9:30 am CEST	eDiscovery worship for Governments Organization: ZyLAB Session in Dutch
E-Discovery	Conference	09/03/2020	1 pm ET	Electronic Discovery Nuts & Bolts 2020 Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Lauri Sawyer (Jones Day), Marla S.K. Crawford (Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC)
Privacy	Webinar	09/03/2020	2 pm ET	Effective Data Retention: How to Minimize Your Privacy Risks and Maintain Regulatory Compliance Organizations: Compliance Week, Exterro
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	Webinar	09/04/2020	3 pm ET	Legaltech Week Live: Journalists’ Roundtable
E-Discovery, Privacy	Conference	09/08/2020	9 am ET	Internal Investigations 2020 Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Richard J. Morvillo (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP), David B. Anders (Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz), Martine M. Beamon (Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP), Thomas A. Hanusik (Crowell & Moring), Dani R. James (Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP), James M. Koukios (Morrison & Foerster LLP), Ellen M. Murphy (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP), Lynn A. Neils (Baker Botts LLP), Cheryl J. Scarboro (Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP), Andrew Stemmer (Deutsche Bank), Peter H. White (Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP), Samuel J. Winer (Foley & Lardner LLP)
Privacy	Webinar	09/08/2020	12 pm ET	CCPA: Preparing for 2020 Compliance with California’s Landmark Privacy Law Organization: Morgan Lewis Speakers: W. Reece Hirsch, Andrew J. Gray IV
Enhancing Practice	Conference	09/08/2020	9 am PT	The Law and Ethics of NewLaw Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Lucian T. Pera (Adams & Reese LLP), Mark L. Tuft (Cooper, White & Cooper LLP), Merri A. Baldwin (Rogers Joseph O’Donnell), Laura Giokas (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Justice Deno Hemonas, Peter R. Jarvis (Holland & Knight LLP), Ronald C. Minkoff (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC), Toby J. Rothschild (OneJustice), Lynda Shely (The Shely Firm PC)
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/08/2020	12 pm BST	Magnet AXIOM Cyber Demo Organization: Magnet Forensics Speaker: Rhys Tooby
Privacy	Conference	09/09/2020	9 am PT	Twenty-First Annual Institute on Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI)
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/09/2020	12 pm ET	Nuix Workstation Ease of Upgrade Organization: Nuix Speakers: Mike Jackson, Michael Lappin
Cybersecurity	Webinar	09/09/2020	12 pm ET	Spotting and Mitigating Enforcement Issues Concerning Cybersecurity-Related Controls and Disclosures Organization: Morgan Lewis Speakers: Susan D. Resley, Andrew J. Gray IV
Cybersecurity, Enhancing Practice, Privacy	Conference	09/09/2020	12 pm ET	DAY 2: IoT 2020 Virtual National Institute Organization: American Bar Association
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/09/2020	12 pm BST	Arbitrations Are on the Rise: What Does This Mean for eDiscovery Practitioners in the UK? Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Donald Macdonald (Consilio), Tim Elliss (Enyo Law LLP), Gregory Campbell (Everlaw), Andrew Mackenzie (Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	09/09/2020	12 pm ET	You’re Under Attack – How to Expedite Incident Response Organization: Fidelis Cybersecurity Speaker: Tony Allegrati
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/09/2020	1 pm ET	5 E-Discovery Technology Trends to Watch and When to Buy Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Alayne Russom (Thrivent), Christa Haskins (BD), Mike Hamilton (Exterro)
E-Discovery, Cybersecurity, Privacy	Webinar	09/09/2020	2 pm ET	Legal SWOT Analysis: Identifying Opportunities & Threats for eDiscovery, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy During the Pandemic Organization: Ipro Speakers: Doug Austin (eDiscovery Today), Tom O’Connor (Gulf Coast Legal Technology Center), Jim Gill (Ipro)
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/09/2020	3 pm CEST	Cloud Forensics for Law Enforcement: How to Use Cloud Data When there is Hardly any Regulation Organization: Magnet Forensics Speaker: Rhys Tooby
Enhancing Practice	Conference	09/10/2020		The Legal COO Virtual Roundtable
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/10/2020	11 am IST	The “New” Archiving: Meeting today’s retention, compliance, and e-discovery needs Organizations: Mazars, Waterford Technologies Speakers: Liam McKennan (Mazars), Mark Mulcahy (Waterford Technologies)
E-Discovery	Meeting	09/10/2020	12 pm ET	Atlanta Chapter Meeting – New Trends in Forensic Collections Organization: Women in eDiscovery (WiE)
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/10/2020	1 pm ET	Microsoft 365 & E-Discovery Part One: Current State, Migration, Adoption, and Consolidation to M365 Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Erica Toelle (Microsoft), Tim Kurucz (Innovative Development), Chris Hurlebaus (Lighthouse), Vera Clemons (USPS)
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/10/2020	1 pm ET	The Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation: Resources for the Judiciary (Third Edition) Organization: The Sedona Conference Speakers: Kenneth J. Withers (The Sedona Conference), Ronald J. Hedges (Dentons US LLP), Hon. Helen C. Adams (Southern District of Iowa), Hon. Xavier Rodriguez (Western District of Texas), Hon. Elizabeth M. Schwabedissen (11th Judicial Circuit Court, Florida)
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/10/2020	3 pm ET	PREX Summit Series: Hiring and Retaining a Racially Diverse Team Organization: Zapproved Speakers: Monica Enand, CEO (Zapproved), Barry Parsons (Freddie Mac), Natalie Carter (Duke Energy)
Cybersecurity, E-Discovery	Webinar	09/11/2020	1 pm ET	More Unpopular Ideas for Cybersecurity and Electronic Discovery Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Ronald J. Hedges (Dentons US LLP), Seth Eichenholtz (Mastercard), Patrick J. Burke (Phillips Nizer LLP)
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	Webinar	09/11/2020	3 pm ET	Legaltech Week Live: Journalists’ Roundtable
Enhancing Practice	Conference	09/14/2020		2020 Dispute Resolution Tech Expo Organization: American Bar Association
Cybersecurity, Privacy	Conference	09/14/2020	9:50 am ET	19th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute Organization: Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE)
E-Discovery, Information Governance	Webinar	09/14/2020	1 pm ET	Locking Down Your Data: Adapting to Lawyers Working Remotely Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Justin S. Daniels (Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC), Gail Gottehrer (Law Office of Gail Gottehrer LLC), Jon P. Washburn (Stoel Rives LLP)
Cybersecurity, Privacy, E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	Conference	09/15/2020	8:45 am ET	General Counsel Conference 2020 Organization: Corporate Counsel
Privacy	Webinar	09/15/2020	12 pm ET	Balancing Data Privacy Obligations and Regulatory Reporting/Disclosure Requirements in International Export and Sanctions Investigations Organization: Morgan Lewis Speakers: Kenneth J. Nunnenkamp, Andrew J. Gray IV
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/15/2020	1 pm ET	Now What? Cross-Border and International Discovery Post-Schrems II Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Mike Quartararo (ACEDS), Eric Mandel (Driven), Bryant Isbell (Baker McKenzie)
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	09/15/2020	1 pm ET	How to Ethically Protect and Secure Communication in Online Dispute Resolution Organization: American Bar Association (ABA) Speakers: Leslie Ann Berkoff, Michael Kreitman, Michael Powell, Brent O E Clinkscale
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/15/2020	1:30 pm ET	Corporate clutter and defensible deletion Organization: DLA Piper Speakers: Jennifer M. Feldman, Leeanne S. Mancari, Andrew J. Peck
Enhancing Practice	Conference	09/16/2020	12 pm ET	DAY 3: IoT 2020 Virtual National Institute Organization: American Bar Association
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/16/2020	12 pm ET	Hatch-Waxman Matters and eDiscovery: Turbo-Charging Pharma Collections and Reviews Organization: HaystackID Speakers: Michael Sarlo (HaystackID), John Wilson (HaystackID), Albert Barsocchini (NightOwl Global), Vazantha Meyers (HaystackID)
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	09/16/2020	1 pm ET	PREX Summit Series: The Sustainability Factor: Making Processes and Cost Predictable in an Age of Unpredictability Organization: EDRM Speaker: Jennifer Bantelman (Zapproved)
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/16/2020	1 pm ET	Mastering E-Discovery with Exterro’s E-Discovery Software Suite Organization: Exterro Speakers: Bill Piwonka, Nancy Patton
Cybersecurity	Webinar	09/16/2020	2 pm ET	3rd Annual National Cybersecurity Summit: Key Cyber Insights Organization: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Cybersecurity	Conference	09/17/2020	8:50 am MT	Phoenix Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
Privacy	Webinar	09/17/2020	12 pm ET	GDPR Hot Issues: Cookies, Data Transfers, and Enforcement Trends Organization: Morgan Lewis Speakers: Pulina Whitaker, Dr. Axel Spies, Andrew J. Gray IV
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/17/2020	1 pm ET	How to Prove a Negative Without Breaking the Bank Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Thomas Gricks (OpenText), Robin E. Stewart (utak Rock LLP), Tracy Drynan (OpenText)
E-Discovery	Meeting	09/19/2020	6 pm PT	San Diego Paralegal Association Virtual Monthly Mixer Organization: San Diego Paralegal Association
Cybersecurity, Privacy	Conference	09/20/2020	12 pm ET	The Sedona Conference Working Group 11 Midyear Meeting 2020 Organization: The Sedona Conference
E-Discovery	Conference	09/21/2020		Relativity Fest 2020 Organization: Relativity
Enhancing Practice	Conference	09/22/2020		Microsoft Ignite
E-Discovery	Conference	09/22/2020	8 am ET	PFIC 2020 Organization: Paraben Corporation
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/22/2020	1 pm ET	Best Practices for Nuix Discover Ingestions Organization: Nuix Speakers: Jamie Inghram, Brian Miklos
Enhancing Practice	Conference	09/23/2020	12 pm ET	DAY 4: IoT 2020 Virtual National Institute Organization: American Bar Association
Cybersecurity	Webinar	09/23/2020	2 pm ET	3rd Annual National Cybersecurity Summit: Leading the Digital Transformation Organization: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Cybersecurity	Conference	09/24/2020	9 am ET	Cybersecurity 2020: Managing Cybersecurity Incidents Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Lisa J. Sotto (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP), Brittany M. Bacon (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP), Daniel Chiang (Stitch Fix), Elissa Doroff (NFP Corp.), Adam Fletcher (Blackstone), Eric M. Friedberg (Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company), Siobhan Gorman (Brunswick Group), Richard T. Jacobs (Federal Bureau of Investigation), Jay Leek (ClearSky Security), Robert Lord (Democratic National Committee), Michele S. Lucan (Office of the Attorney General), Maneesha Mithal (Federal Trade Commission), Clark Russell (New York State Office of the Attorney General), Emily Stapf (PwC), Matthew W. Van Hise (Illinois Attorney General’s Office), Tokë Vandervoort (Under Armour), Ryan Vinelli (Western Union), David Wong (Mandiant)
Cybersecurity	Conference	09/24/2020	8:30 am CT	New Orleans & Little Rock Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/29/2020	1 pm ET	Trends and Tools in eDiscovery Speakers: Nate Latessa (Innovative Discovery), Jason Park (Keurig Dr Pepper), Kelly Twigger (ESI Attorneys)
E-Discovery	Meeting	09/29/2020	3 pm CEST	ACEDS Benelux Chapter Panel Discussion: What Will 2020 Bring for eDiscovery? Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Thom Eijken (KPMG), Peter Temminck (ABB), Jan Scholtes (ZyLAB)
Cybersecurity	Conference	09/30/2020	9 am ET	Capital Region Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
Privacy	Webinar	09/30/2020	11 am IST	So you’ve gotten a DSAR – Now what? Organization: Waterford Technologies Speakers: Margaret Julian (GDPR Audits)
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/30/2020	1 pm ET	Checklist for Choosing an eDiscovery Solution Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Maura R. Grossman (University of Waterloo), Carolyn Anger (Anger & Associates), Jim Gill (Ipro)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	09/30/2020	2 pm ET	3rd Annual National Cybersecurity Summit: Diversity in Cybersecurity Organization: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
E-Discovery	Workshop	10/01/2020	11:30 am ET	ACEDS Jacksonville Chapter: Data Analytics for Legal Professionals Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Josh Treat, Amanda Cook, Tracey Oldenburg
Cybersecurity	Webinar	10/01/2020	12 pm ET	Cybersecurity Incident Response: Preparing for the Inevitable and Mitigating Litigation and Enforcement Issues Organization: Morgan Lewis Speakers: Andrew J. Gray IV, Mark L. Krotoski
E-Discovery	Conference	10/05/2020	1:30 pm ET	The Ethics of Electronic Information 2020: Competence, Confidentiality, and Other Ethical Conundrums Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Ronald J. Hedges (Dentons US LLP), Melissa A. Crane (New York County Supreme Court), Gail Gottehrer (Law Office of Gail Gottehrer LLC), Hon. Tanya R. Kennedy (New York State Supreme Court), Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith (United States District Court, Southern District of New York)
Information Governance	Conference	10/06/2020		Elevate 2020 Organization: NetDocuments
Cybersecurity	Webinar	10/07/2020	2 pm ET	3rd Annual National Cybersecurity Summit: Defending our Democracy Organization: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Cybersecurity	Conference	10/08/2020	8:50 am CT	San Antonio & Austin Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
E-Discovery	Conference	10/08/2020	8:30 am PT	InHouse Organization: Logikcull Speakers: Amy Sellars (Cardinal Health), Scott Wandstrat (Kindred At Home), Julie Richer (American Electric Power), Robert Schlossman (Zscaler), Jennifer Detrani (Nisos Inc.), Lee Kirkpatrick (Twillio), Hon. Kristen Mix (District of Colorado), Kyle Kelly (Coinbase), Katie Lynch (Veolia North America), Joel-Henry Mansfield (Nationwide)
Enhancing Practice	Conference	10/09/2020		Think Like a Lawyer, Talk Like a Geek 2020: Get Fluent in Technology Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Peter Brown (Peter Brown & Associates PLLC), Lori E. Lesser (Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP)
Enhancing Practice	Conference	10/12/2020		2020 Annual Meeting Organization: Association of Corporate Counsel
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice, Information Governance, Privacy	Conference	10/12/2020	1:30 am CT	2020 ACC Annual Meeting Organization: Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
Enhancing Practice	Conference	10/13/2020		Legal Geek Conference
E-Discovery	Conference	10/13/2020		2020 EDI Leadership Summit Organization: EDI
Cybersecurity	Conference	10/15/2020	9 am PT	SoCal Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
E-Discovery	Webinar	10/15/2020	1 pm ET	Microsoft 365 & E-Discovery Part Two: Tips and Guidance on How to Efficiently Use MS E-Discovery Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Erica Toelle (Microsoft), Tim Kurucz (Innovative Development), Chris Hurlebaus (Lighthouse), Vera Clemons (USPS)
Enhancing Practice	Conference	10/19/2020		KM Legal 2020 Organization: Ark Group
Enhancing Practice	Conference	10/20/2020	6 pm	Neota Network Global Organization: Neota Logic Speakers: Michael Mills (Neota Logic), Shaz Aziz (Neota Logic), Max Paterson (Neota Logic), Kim Massana (Neota Logic), Julian Uebergang (Neota Logic), Rob Kubben (Transform Data International), Ben Shillito (Fujitsu, UK), Jackson Liu (Neota Logic), Andrew Hawkes (Cardinus Risk Management Limited), Dr Philippa Ryan (ANU College of Law), Dominique Simsion (Neota Logic), Stephen Chan (Womble Bond Dickinson), Tim Baran (Pro Bono Net), Lindsay Fry (Travelers Insurance), Vinay Varma (Neota Logic)
Cybersecurity, Privacy	Conference	10/21/2020		Privacy + Security Forum Fall Academy Organization: Privacy and Security Academy
Privacy	Conference	10/21/2020	9 am PT	California Privacy Law 2020 Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Randall W. Edwards (O’Melveny & Myers LLP)
E-Discovery	Conference	10/22/2020	9 am ET	Trial Evidence 2020 Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Hon. James C. Francis IV (Ret.) (JAMS), Michael A. Correll (Reed Smith LLP), Steven D. Feldman (Murphy & McGonigle PC), Hon. Katherine B. Forrest (fmr.) (Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP), Dawson Horn (AIG), Tammy E. Linn (Appellate Advocates), Jessica Ortiz (MoloLamken LLP), Hon. Andrew J. Peck (Ret.) (DLA Piper LLP), Zoe Salzman (Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP), Lauren Schwartzreich (Littler Mendelson P.C.), James A. Sherer (BakerHostetler), Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith (United States District Court, Southern District of New York)
Cybersecurity	Conference	10/22/2020	9 am ET	Florida-Southern Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
Information Governance	Conference	10/26/2020		ARMA InfoCon 2020 Organization: ARMA
E-Discovery, Information Governance	Conference	10/26/2020		OpenText World 2020 Organization: OpenText
E-Discovery	Webinar	10/27/2020	1 pm ET	Effectively Using Nuix Discover’s Search Functionality Organization: Nuix Speaker: Emily Tice
E-Discovery	Conference	10/28/2020	8:30 am ET	The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 Annual Meeting 2020 Organization: The Sedona Conference Location: Cleveland, OH
Cybersecurity	Conference	10/29/2020	9 am CT	St. Louis & Oklahoma Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
Cybersecurity	Conference	11/5/2020	8:50 am CT	Great Lakes Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
E-Discovery	Webinar	11/05/2020	1 pm ET	Microsoft 365 & E-Discovery Part Three: Teams Adoption & eDiscovery Challenges Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Erica Toelle (Microsoft), Tim Kurucz (Innovative Development), Chris Hurlebaus (Lighthouse), Vera Clemons (USPS)
E-Discovery	Conference	11/06/2020	9 am ET	The Civil Litigator’s Survival Guide To Evidence 2020 Organization: Osgoode Hall Law School Speaker: Jacqueline L. King (Shibley Righton LLP)
Enhancing Practice	Conference	11/10/2020		CLOC Global Institute
Cybersecurity	Conference	11/11/2020	8:30 am CT	Dallas Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
E-Discovery	Webinar	11/17/2020	1 pm ET	Getting Data Out of Nuix Discover from Export to Production Organization: Nuix Speaker: Kristen Litgen
Cybersecurity, Privacy, E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	Conference	11/18/2020	8:55 am PT	61st Global Legal ConfEx, USA – Online Event Organizations: Events 4 Sure, iDiscovery Solutions, patsnap
Enhancing Practice	Conference	11/19/2020		Legal Innovators California Organizations: Artificial Lawyers, Cosmonauts
Cybersecurity	Conference	12/02/2020	9 am ET	Atlanta Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
E-Discovery	Conference	12/03/2020		E-Discovery Day Organization: Exterro
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	Conference	12/10/2020		2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data Organization: IEEE BigData 2020
Privacy	Conference	12/14/2020	9 am ET	Fundamentals of Privacy Law 2020 Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Peter F. McLaughlin (Culhane Meadows PLLC), Ken Mortensen (Intersystems Corporation)
E-Discovery	Webinar	12/15/2020	1 pm ET	Separating the Chat from the Chatter with Nuix Discover Organization: Nuix Speaker: Emily Tice
Cybersecurity	Conference	12/20/2020	9 am CT	Nashville Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
Cybersecurity, Privacy	Conference	01/11/2021	9 am PT	Advanced Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and TCPA Class Action Litigation 2021 Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Ian C. Ballon (Greenberg Traurig, LLP)
E-Discovery	Webinar	01/19/2021	1 pm ET	Unlocking Key Case Insights with Analytics Organization: Nuix Speaker: Emily Tice
Cybersecurity, Privacy	Conference	01/27/2021	9 am ET	Government Investigations 2021: Investigations Arising from Data Breach and Privacy Concerns and Parallel Proceedings Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speaker: Ronald J. Hedges (Dentons US LLP)
Cybersecurity	Conference	02/01/2021	9 am ET	Cybersecurity Best Practices for Lawyers 2021 Organization: Practising Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Mark Melodia (Holland & Knight LLP), Richard Raysman (Holland & Knight LLP)
Cybersecurity, Privacy	Conference	05/24/2021		Privacy + Security Forum Spring Academy Organization: Privacy and Security Academy

George Socha

Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness at Reveal

George Socha is the Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness at Reveal, where he promotes brand awareness, helps guide development of product roadmap and consults with customers on effective deployment of legal technology.

Named an “E-Discovery Trailblazer” by The American Lawyer, George has assisted corporate, law firm, and government clients with all facets of electronic discovery, including information governance, domestically and globally. He served clients in a variety of industries including pharmaceutical, energy, retail, banking and technology, among others. As a renowned industry thought leader, he has authored more than 50 articles and spoken at more than 200 engagements across the world on a variety of e-discovery topics. His extensive knowledge has also been utilized more than 20 times to provide expert testimony.

Co-founder of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), a framework that outlines the standards for the recovery and discovery of digital data, and the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM), a similar framework specific to information management, George is skilled at developing and implementing electronic discovery strategies and managing electronic discovery processes.