eDiscovery Daily Blog

• August 15, 2017

As noted yesterday, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual educational conference of 2017 (otherwise known as ILTACON) is happening this week and eDiscovery Daily will be reporting this week about the latest eDiscovery trends being discussed at the show.  There’s still time to check out the show at the Mandalay Bay if you’re in the Las Vegas area with a number of sessions available and as many as 215(!) exhibitors providing information on their products and services.

Sessions of interest in the main conference tracks include (all times PT):

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM:

A Deep Dive into Project Management in Litigation Support: Take a deep dive into advanced litigation support project management (PM) principles. This workshop will be led by three high-level ediscovery strategists and is designed for professionals who live in the trenches of complex litigation support management. Learn principles you can leverage and apply immediately to improve your organization’s PM maturity.

Speakers include: Michael Quartararo, Director of Litigation Support Services Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP; Daryl Shetterly, Director, DRS Operations Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM:

Managing Data from the EU During Litigation: A panel will discuss current issues and solutions for dealing with data from the European Union during litigation and government investigations. Topics will include certification through Privacy Shield and using Model Clauses in your agreements to address privacy and security concerns.

Takeaways:

• Learn about the current status of EU data privacy issues
• Identify how to avoid getting in trouble when dealing with EU data
• Become comfortable with how the Privacy Shield certification process works

Speakers include: Michael Boggs, Director of Practice Support Holland & Hart; Mollie C. Nichols, Senior Attorney Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Chris Dale, e-Disclosure Consultant E-Disclosure Information Project; Ben Rusch, V.P. Review Solutions – Europe & APA Consilio; Jonathan Wilan, Partner Baker & McKenzie.

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM:

Real-World On-Prem to Cloud Migrations: A panel of peers from firms with experience migrating on-premises systems to the cloud will discuss how their cloud strategies were formed; what moved when and resource allocation; what to look for in a cloud provider; affected business processes; level of effort (time, cost, etc); cloud growth projections; addressing client data audits; and security concerns and challenges. This is a follow-up to Monday’s session on “The Cloud vs. No Cloud Debate.”

Takeaways:

• Determine things to consider when planning a move to the cloud
• Gain lessons learned from peers and how to avoid the same pitfalls

Speakers include: Jeffrey Brandt, Chief Information Officer Jackson Kelly PLLC; Christopher P. McDaniel, Chief Information Officer Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP; David Tremont, Director, Network Services Bracewell LLP; Moosa Matariyeh, Principal Solutions Architect CDW.

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM:

Litigation Support Roundtable: What major challenges will we face next in litigation support? Gather around this lively, moderated roundtable discussion that will focus on hot topics in industry-wide litigation support and issues to consider for the future. Topics will be selected by session attendees and could include staffing, product selection, technological advances, recent case decisions and outsourcing.

Takeaways include:

• Experience a lively and timely discussion

Speakers include: Stephen Dooley, Assistant Director of Electronic Discovery and Litigation Support Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Jack Thompson, Sr. Manager – Litigation Support/Legal Operations Sanofi.

So, what do you think?  Are you planning to attend ILTACON this year?  Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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