ACEDS

Discovering Canadian-Made Ediscovery Resources: A Guide for Professionals
2023-05-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto)
In this webinar, you’ll gain valuable insights into the latest tools and resources available to support your work in ediscovery.

We are thrilled to invite you to a must-attend webinar hosted by the Toronto chapter of ACEDS on May 16th, 1-2 pm EST. “Discovering Canadian-Made Ediscovery Resources: A Guide for Professionals” is an event you won’t want to miss!
In this webinar, you’ll gain valuable insights into the latest tools and resources available to support your work in ediscovery. Stay up to date with the ever-evolving world of ediscovery and discover the best Canadian-made resources for professionals like you. This webinar will provide attendees with valuable insights into the tools and resources available to support their work. Register to discover some of the best Canadian-made resources for professionals like you!
In addition, we will be holding a draw for eight copies of the book “E-Discovery and Information Governance in Canada, 4th Edition”. This book is an essential resource for ediscovery professionals in Canada, and we are excited to offer it as a prize to eight lucky attendees who will be drawn after the webinar. We are also pleased to announce that this event is sponsored by Consilio, a leading provider of ediscovery and information governance solutions.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from industry experts! Register now to secure your spot. We look forward to seeing you at the webinar!
This event is proudly sponsored by Consilio, a leading provider of ediscovery and information governance solutions.

Speakers:
Susan Wortzman- MT>3
Lauren Fishman- MT>3
Robin Cardillo-Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Chris Walker – KPMG

Moderator:
Carolyn Anger – Consilio

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eDiscovery Year in Review: Technologies, Workflows and General Developments
2023-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This eDiscovery Year in Review webinar will discuss emerging technologies, workflows, and developments in the eDiscovery industry.

Join us for the eDiscovery Year in Review webinar where we will discuss emerging technologies, workflows, and developments in the eDiscovery industry.
This lively panel discussion will cover a range of topics including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation, which are increasingly being used to streamline eDiscovery processes and improve efficiency. The event will also touch on current challenges and trends in the eDiscovery industry, including the increasing volume of data, the need for collaboration and communication among stakeholders, and the growing importance of defensible and repeatable processes.

Speakers
Chris Walker (Moderator), Senior Manager, Forensic Technology, KPMG
Chris is a Senior Manager in KPMG’s Forensic Technology practice with over 15 years of eDiscovery, digital forensic and cyber security experience. Chris frequently works in collaboration with clients to develop custom proactive and reactive responses to eDiscovery, digital forensic and cyber security threats.
Chris is recognized by Law Business Research’s Who’s Who Legal Canada as a leading eDiscovery practitioner in Canada. He has extensively worked on various eDiscovery projects, insider threat investigations, cyber incident response investigations, digital forensic investigations and with respect to the development and implementation of governance frameworks associated with security controls. Prior to joining KPMG, Chris worked at two of Canada’s leading national law firms where he was responsible for overseeing technology focused investigations, strategic engagement planning and execution, financial management, innovation and growth, risk management and business development initiatives. Chris has worked with clients on projects across various industries, including banking, construction, finance, government, manufacturing and professional services. Chris’ experience enables him to identify, implement and operationalize appropriate and cost-effective solutions to technology and security challenges.

Ian Campbell, President & CEO of iCONECT
Ian Campbell is President & CEO of iCONECT, a global market leader in producing cutting-edge innovative eDiscovery Document Review software used by leading law firms in some of the world’s most complex legal cases. He is responsible for sales operations and business development, product lifecycle development and partner relations. A key priority is cross-marketing the iCONECT platform to the plaintiff, medical, government, corporate, and police services industries.

Doug Austin, Editor of eDiscovery Today
Doug Austin is the Editor of eDiscovery Today, a daily blog about eDiscovery, cybersecurity, data privacy and information governance trends, best practices and case law. Doug is an established eDiscovery thought leader with over 30 years of experience providing eDiscovery best practices, legal technology consulting and technical project management services to numerous commercial and government clients. Doug has published a daily blog since 2010 and has written numerous articles and white papers, receiving the JD Supra Readers Choice Award as a Top eDiscovery Author and Top Cybersecurity Author. Doug has presented at numerous webcasts, events and conferences, including Legaltech New York, ILTACON, Relativity Fest, University of Florida E-Discovery Conference, Masters Conference and many local and regional conferences.

Gretel Best, Manager of Litigation Support & eDiscovery, Gowlings WLG
Gretel Best is a senior law clerk and manager of litigation support & eDiscovery at Gowling WLG. Focusing primarily on large corporate/commercial litigation matters, Gretel assists clients and legal professionals in all areas of litigation — including documentary production, examinations for discovery, trials, appeals, inquiries, arbitrations and small claims court matters.
She has particularly extensive experience in large electronic discovery matters, as well as forensic electronic document preservation, collection and review for the purposes of litigation. This experience is underpinned by a sophisticated knowledge of various eDiscovery litigation support software platforms, including Relativity, AD Summation, iCONECT, Caselogistix, Clearwell and Ringtail.
Gretel is a Relativity Certified Administrator, an ACEDS Certified eDiscovery Specialist and holds an Osgoode Hall Law School Certificate in eDiscovery, Records Management, Information Governance and Privacy.

Canadian eDiscovery Caselaw Year in Review
2023-02-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto)
Join us for a comprehensive review of the key Canadian eDiscovery case law decisions from the past year.

Join us for a comprehensive review of the key Canadian eDiscovery case law decisions from the past year. Our experienced panel of legal experts will provide in-depth analysis of the most significant cases and their impact on the practice of eDiscovery in Canada. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in a lively discussion with our panel. This webinar is a must-attend for in-house counsel, litigation lawyers, and eDiscovery professionals.
Speakers
C﻿hris Walker, Senior Manager, Forensic Technology, KPMG
Chris is a Senior Manager in KPMG’s Forensic Technology practice with over 15 years of eDiscovery, digital forensic and cyber security experience. Chris frequently works in collaboration with clients to develop custom proactive and reactive responses to eDiscovery, digital forensic and cyber security threats.
Chris is recognized by Law Business Research’s Who’s Who Legal Canada as a leading eDiscovery practitioner in Canada. He has extensively worked on various eDiscovery projects, insider threat investigations, cyber incident response investigations, digital forensic investigations and with respect to the development and implementation of governance frameworks associated with security controls. Chris’ experience enables him to identify, implement and operationalize appropriate and cost-effective solutions to technology and security challenges.

Michael Lalande, Senior Director, FTI Consulting
Michael Lalande is listed as a National Leader in eDiscovery with Who’s Who Legal. Former eDiscovery counsel, now engaged as a Senior Director at FTI Consulting, Mr. Lalande’s main focus is on eDiscovery and Digital evidence. He has authored several eDiscovery academic publications, chapters of books, and Sedona Canada Principles. Mr. Lalande is a member of the Digital Evidence eDiscovery Working Group, Sedona Conference, and the EDRM working group.

Gordon Lee, eDiscovery Lawyer, Vice President, MT>3 (a division of McCarthy Tétrault LLP)
Gordon Lee is a lawyer at MT>3, a division of McCarthy Tétrault. His practice covers all phases of e-Discovery and information governance, with a particular focus on leveraging legal technology for complex data analysis. Gordon advises clients on a wide range of litigation and regulatory matters, including class actions, large-scale commercial litigation, and Competition Bureau Supplementary Information Requests. He has worked with clients on Information Governance projects across various industries, including banking, finance, retail, manufacturing, professional services, and transportation. Gordon frequently provides advice on best practices for data retention, defensible disposition, legal holds, and privacy. Prior to his current role in e-Discovery, Gordon worked for the Ministry of the Attorney General on a prominent public inquiry and practiced in insurance defence litigation.

Jennifer Thompson, Head, Osler Works – Disputes, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Jennifer Thompson is the Head of Osler Works – Disputes, which houses Osler’s Discovery Management Services, along with many other innovative litigation solutions. Jennifer’s previous commercial litigation, project management and knowledge management experience make her uniquely positioned to facilitate Osler’s efficient and effective delivery of cutting-edge legal services. Jennifer and her team accomplish this by working with all members of the Litigation Department to ensure that the legal, intellectual and practical expertise of each member is captured and readily accessible to all legal professionals at Osler. Jennifer also leads the continuous assessment and development of legal technology in the Litigation Department and facilitates the education and training of Osler litigators and clients with respect to new developments in this area.

ACEDS and WiE Holiday Event
2022-11-22 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | SPIN Toronto, 461 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1K4, Toronto, M5V 1K4, CA
Celebrate the holiday season with the Toronto Chapters of WiE and ACEDS!

Emoji in the Workplace – What You Need to Know
2022-11-03 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join the ACEDS Toronto Chapter for a webinar

The percentage of the connected population utilizing emoji in the workplace has increased from 33% in 2016 to 77% today. More than 26 million custom emoji have been created in Slack and the use of emoji in Teams is universal, revolutionizing the way we communicate. Some employees have entire discussions in emoji, and it only takes one emoji to change the meaning of a message. This session gives an overview of the benefits, challenges and risks associated with emoji (including case law) and provides practical solutions for the problems emoji present.

Moderator:

Chris Walker, Senior Manager, Forensic Technology (KPMG LLP)
Chris is a Senior Manager in KPMG’s Forensic Technology practice with over 15 years of eDiscovery, digital forensic and documentary evidence management experience. Chris’ practice involves providing advice to clients on eDiscovery, information governance, digital forensic and cybersecurity related matters. Chris frequently provides advice on leading practices associated with data security, data collection and analysis as well as identifying appropriate and cost-effective solutions to project management and technology challenges.

Presenter:

Matt Mahon, Executive Director, Discovery Services (TrustPoint.One)
Matt Mahon has 15 years of experience supporting organizations with information governance and eDiscovery strategies including litigation hold, preservation, collection, data processing, review and production. Matt delivers CLE presentations, and is a frequent speaker and writer on topics including emoji, internet of things, information governance and eDiscovery. Matt earned his B.A. in Mathematics and Applied Sciences from UC San Diego and is certified as an eDiscovery Specialist and Information Governance Professional.

Wait, Aren’t They the Same Thing?! TAR v. CAL Duel
2022-10-06 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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Join our data scientist panel and legal experts for an informative and deep dive discussion into the realm of “Intelligence” in our industry and thoughts on which predictive solutions are best for different types of data situations. Listen and engage as we explore Technology Assisted Review (TAR), Continuous Active Learning (CAL), and other approaches to data sets used in the legal community.

Moderator:

Ceyda Tocsoy, Director, eDiscovery Services
Ceyda is a nationally recognized industry expert with an extensive background in designing, building and implementing litigation support and eDiscovery services. She holds multiple industry related certifications and in her current role as Director of eDiscovery Services, Ceyda’s reputation for exceptional service stems from a balance of strategic and hands-on approach.
She consults on complex eDiscovery and technology matters and oversees major projects with a keen focus on the fulfillment of client objectives. Clients look to Ceyda for guidance, counsel and direction when choosing the appropriate best practice solution for their cases.
Ceyda regularly speaks at various industry related conferences, seminars and at colleges throughout North America and publishes articles or posts blogs related to the field of eDiscovery. Her industry experience at various law firms combined with her experiences at renown litigation support and eDiscovery service bureaus have contributed to her more than 30 years of experience in the legal industry.

Presenters:

Jeremy Pickens, Chief Data Scientist, Conga
Jeremy Pickens, PhD is an information retrieval research scientist and a pioneer in the field of collaborative exploratory search, a form of information seeking in which a group of people who share a common, active information need are mediated and enhanced by machine learning. While at Catalyst Repository Systems and later OpenText, Dr. Pickens spearheaded the development of Insight Predict, the first commercially available TAR 2.0 tool, which also included the first continuous diversification algorithm in the eDiscovery space. Recently, he led the development of a radically reimagined way of creating and utilizing privilege logs that drastically reduces the human effort needed. Now as Chief Scientist at Conga, he applies similar process-oriented intelligent algorithms to the contract AI space. Dr. Pickens earned his doctoral degree at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He conducted his post-doctoral work at King’s College, London and has conducted basic and applied research at FX Palo Alto Lab, Inc. He continues to organize research workshops and speak at scientific conferences around the world and has several patents in the field of information retrieval.

Lilith Bat-Leah, Vice President, Data Services, Digital Prism Advisors, Inc.
Lilith specializes in the strategic application of data science, AI/machine learning, and analytics. Her goal is to guide stakeholders through technical considerations that impact risk and cost to arm them with the information and resources they need to make the best decisions for their organizations.

Canadian Salary Survey Results
2022-05-17 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
Join the ACEDS Toronto and Vancouver chapters to review and discuss the results of the 2021 Canadian E-Discovery Salary Survey.

In the fall of 2021, we conducted a survey of e-discovery professionals to gain insight into salary and compensation trends across Canada. Information was solicited from lawyers, paralegals and other legal professionals through a web-based survey.
In this webinar, we will share the results of this survey and discuss the range of compensation for e-discovery professionals across Canada to help attendees gain a better understanding of baseline job duties and required skillsets for several jobs in e-discovery, along with compensation ranges and trends in education, skills and certifications.

Demystifying CaseLines
2021-11-17 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
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Canadian Courts have taken strides in introducing electronic tools to assist the judiciary to forge ahead in a virtual environment. CaseLines is a front runner in providing a platform to simplified management and sharing of evidence. The adoption of this robust trial software has provided a relatively seamless pivot to conducting virtual trials. Join us on Wednesday, November 17 at 1PM to learn best practices, Court adoption and hear practical tips in using CaseLines. This extremely knowledgeable panel will provide key advice and share their experiences in using CaseLines at Court and beyond.
Moderator:

Stephanie Mills is an e-Discovery & Litigation Case Manager at Cassels. She has extensive experience in civil litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property law, franchise law, and class actions. Stephanie specifically offers experience with the management of evidence as it pertains to discovery and trial preparation and recently assisted in such capacity with a multiple-week hearing. In addition, Stephanie uses cutting edge technology such as Artificial Intelligence and Technology Assisted Review to achieve efficient and successful resolutions for our clients.
Panelists:

As Manager of Litigation Support & eDiscovery at Gowlings, Gretel oversees the day to day operations of Gowling WLG’s eDiscovery Management Group providing cost effective, proportionate and defensible eDiscovery strategies, advice, case management and litigation support to Gowling and its clients.

As a member of the Miller Thomson eDiscovery Services group, Tracy provides electronic evidence and e-trial support at the national level. She uses technology to assist clients in developing strategies to cull data and assist with evidence preservation, collection and overall document management.

Clare Mauro is a senior member of Tory’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Clare specializes in litigation technology and is responsible for the oversight of litigation law clerks and the delivery of ediscovery services at Torys. Clare works closely with our lawyers to develop and implement the best combination of legal processes, project management and technology to deliver efficient legal services to our clients that reflect Torys’ high quality standard.

As an eDiscovery and product specialist at Thomson Reuters in Toronto, Betty provides consulting to law firms, corporations, and litigation departments of various government branches. Acting as a liaison between Thomson Reuters’ sales professionals and customers, Betty provides extensive knowledge and information to clients regarding Thomson Reuters’ legal solutions. Betty has over two decades of legal experience working in legal technology and eDiscovery. She has extensive experience in eDiscovery procedures and project management of large litigation files.

Operationalizing Data Privacy in Today’s Landscape
2021-10-28 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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With ever-evolving privacy regulations and compliance requirements, this session will explore the technologies available for operationalizing and managing your data privacy program. Join Epiq for a discussion on the similarities and difference between regulations as it relates to compliance obligations; the practical implications for organization’s privacy compliance; and the common workflows and procedures utilized today, including available technology options.
Moderator:
Lauren Fishman, Vice President, MT>3, a division of McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Lauren Fishman is Vice President and a lawyer at MT>3, a division of McCarthy Tétrault LLP. She has over 15 years of e-Discovery experience. Her practice involves providing advice to clients on e-Discovery, litigation management and information governance (“IG”) matters. Lauren is knowledgeable about e-Discovery best practices and technology with experience managing the complete e-Discovery process – from identification, preservation and collection through to analysis of large data sets using technology, complex electronic document reviews and production. Lauren also advises clients on IG best practices and guidelines for managing electronic information, including implementation strategies. She provides advice to clients on data retention requirements, record classification plans and retention schedules, and provides legal advice and opinions regarding digitization and defensible disposition and remediation, with a focus on leveraging technology to implement this advice. Lauren is actively involved in the e-Discovery community. She is an active member of Sedona Canada, a Director at Large of the Toronto ACEDS chapter, and the former Director of the Toronto Chapter of Women in e-Discovery (WiE).
Speaker:
Trena Patton, Solutions Architect, Epiq
Trena consults with corporate and law firm clients in the area of electronic discovery in building and maintaining high-quality and efficient workflows and processes. Trena is a drafting team leader for the Sedona Conference WG1 Commentary on Managing eDiscovery in Small Cases and served as the Charlotte Chapter Director of Women in eDiscovery. Trena holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting & Finance from UNC Greensboro, a Master of Science in Accounting from College of Charleston and a Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University.
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Microsoft Office 365 eDiscovery Session for Corporate Law Depts: Part II
2021-09-29 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
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In Part Two of their Two-Part Series, Jennifer Knox, Rachi Messing and Nick Robinson explore practical use cases for deploying ediscovery and information governance functionality within Microsoft Office 365. The session will build on the foundational elements explored in Part One and provide attendees with guidance and recommended practices to implement workflows for common ediscovery and information governance challenges.
Moderator:
Carolyn Anger, Senior Director, Consilio
Carolyn E Anger is a Senior Director at Consilio and is the Founder and Director of Anger & Associates, based in Toronto, Canada. As a Legal Technologist & eDiscovery Strategist she began her career as a Systems Integrator before specializing in the area of discovery management, court modernization, and litigation technology. She is based in Toronto but has worked across Canada and the United States.
Speakers:
Jennifer Knox, Director, Consilio
Jennifer is a Director in the Consilio Consulting Group. Jennifer’s broad data analytics and eDiscovery industry experience includes technical product and service delivery, largely in the Financial Services space. In these roles, Jennifer worked closely with Legal, Records Management, and Information Security teams to drive Legal and Information Governance technology strategy, while protecting critical enterprise information. In her current role, Jennifer works with Consilio’s enterprise clients on a variety of eDiscovery and data management issues including sensitive data analytics, document categorization, and Office365 cloud functionality. Jennifer frequently speaks on these topics to clients and at industry events. Jennifer previously managed the teams responsible for Consilio’s world-class operational and technology solutions, delivering fast, accurate, secure, and scalable data solutions for clients. Additionally, Jennifer managed Legal Technology application development teams tasked with the delivery of patented technology to Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Audit divisions.
Rachi Messing, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Rachi is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft in the Corporate, External, & Legal Affairs department based out of their Israel office. In his current role he works to promote and manage the usage of advanced technology solutions allowing the eDiscovery team to be efficient and effective in handling their active docket. Formerly part of the Equivio management team, he joined Microsoft through the acquisition in January 2015 where he spent three years working in the Office 365 Information Protection product group managing their eDiscovery, Data Governance and Compliance features. His 20 years in the global Compliance industry have seen him develop technology strategy for both the Service Provider and Software development space.
Nick Robinson, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
Nick is a Principal Program manager in the Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance & Management team focused on the eDiscovery solution area. Nick brings experience in product marketing, customer experience and product management to his role helping to define features that will help customers reduce the time and cost associated with common eDiscovery workflows.
Sponsored by: Consilio

Microsoft Office 365 eDiscovery Session for Corporate Law Depts: Part I
2021-09-14 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
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In Part One of their Two-Part Series, Jennifer Knox, Rachi Messing and Nick Robinson will explore ediscovery and information governance functionality available within Microsoft Office 365. Attendees will be provided with a walk through of ediscovery and information governance tools within Microsoft Office 365 that can be used to identify, hold, search and export content.
Moderator:
Carolyn Anger, Senior Director, Consilio
Carolyn E Anger is a Senior Director at Consilio and is the Founder and Director of Anger & Associates, based in Toronto, Canada. As a Legal Technologist & eDiscovery Strategist she began her career as a Systems Integrator before specializing in the area of discovery management, court modernization, and litigation technology. She is based in Toronto but has worked across Canada and the United States.
Speakers:
Jennifer Knox, Director, Consilio
Jennifer is a Director in the Consilio Consulting Group. Jennifer’s broad data analytics and eDiscovery industry experience includes technical product and service delivery, largely in the Financial Services space. In these roles, Jennifer worked closely with Legal, Records Management, and Information Security teams to drive Legal and Information Governance technology strategy, while protecting critical enterprise information. In her current role, Jennifer works with Consilio’s enterprise clients on a variety of eDiscovery and data management issues including sensitive data analytics, document categorization, and Office365 cloud functionality. Jennifer frequently speaks on these topics to clients and at industry events. Jennifer previously managed the teams responsible for Consilio’s world-class operational and technology solutions, delivering fast, accurate, secure, and scalable data solutions for clients. Additionally, Jennifer managed Legal Technology application development teams tasked with the delivery of patented technology to Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Audit divisions.
Rachi Messing, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Rachi is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft in the Corporate, External, & Legal Affairs department based out of their Israel office. In his current role he works to promote and manage the usage of advanced technology solutions allowing the eDiscovery team to be efficient and effective in handling their active docket. Formerly part of the Equivio management team, he joined Microsoft through the acquisition in January 2015 where he spent three years working in the Office 365 Information Protection product group managing their eDiscovery, Data Governance and Compliance features. His 20 years in the global Compliance industry have seen him develop technology strategy for both the Service Provider and Software development space.
Nick Robinson, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
Nick is a Principal Program manager in the Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance & Management team focused on the eDiscovery solution area. Nick brings experience in product marketing, customer experience and product management to his role helping to define features that will help customers reduce the time and cost associated with common eDiscovery workflows.
Sponsored by: Consilio

Building a Proactive eDiscovery Plan for Cloud Collaboration Apps
2021-07-14 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
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From communication tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams, to collaboration tools like Box, Dropbox, and GSuite, organizations across the globe are relying heavily on cloud applications to get their work done. This is causing enterprise data to grow at an accelerated rate, posing new challenges for legal teams. In this session, we’ll dive into the implications for eDiscovery and how to build a proactive eDiscovery plan in the age of emerging technology.
You’ll learn about:

The importance of a proactive approach to eDiscovery
Data and technology inventories & data hygiene
Best practices for retention and preservation
Legal & IT collaboration

Judicial Treatment of the Sedona Canada Principles Addressing E-Discovery
2021-06-02 12:00 - 13:00 UTC

Future Training Law Students in Canada in 2021 and Beyond
2021-05-06 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

Bending the Continuum of the EDRM Timeline
2021-02-18 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join the ACEDS Toronto Chapter for a panel discussion

In any investigation, accessing the facts quickly is critical to effective and timely resolution. All too often, however, the facts are not well developed or are unknown. Without an understanding of what they are looking for, many teams resort to production style relevance review of large volumes of data. This approach can be inefficient and costly.
In this lively panel discussion, the speakers will reveal the secret of using advanced analytics and a targeted investigation team to bend the EDRM continuum and uncover the truth earlier, more efficiently, and at a lower cost.
Moderator:
Joe Kreuz, Regional Manager, eDiscovery, LegalTech & AI at OpenText
Joe has a proven track record of delivering complex solutions to business executives across all verticals. Joe grew up in Western New York and has spent the majority of his career there and in Southern California. He has over ten years of experience in Information Technology with a focus on Data Management solutions like eDiscovery and Data Archiving.
Panelists:
Rachael Jastrzembski, eDiscovery Strategist, Torys
As an eDiscovery Strategist, Rachael Jastrzembski creates tailored plans for document preservation, collection, review and production. She also develops and implements eDiscovery best practices, workflows and guidelines within the litigation department to maximize efficiencies and reduce client costs. Rachael has been working in our litigation law clerk group since 2014 on a variety of employment defence class actions, workplace investigations, data privacy, cyber security and construction matters, and has extensive experience with document intensive files involving intricate corporate/commercial disputes. Her practice also focuses on aiding in training and development, technology utilization and vendor engagement within the litigation department.
Ceyda Tocsoy, Director of eDiscovery Services, Miller Thomson LLP
Ceyda Tocsoy is the Director of eDiscovery services for Miller Thomson LLP. She is a nationally recognized industry expert with extensive background in designing, building and implementing litigation support and eDiscovery services within various organizations. Her industry experience at various law firms combined with her experiences at renown litigation support and eDiscovery service bureaus have contributed to her more than 25 years of experience in the legal industry. Ceyda frequently consults on large complex eDiscovery and forensic collection projects and enjoys providing best practice advice on variety of litigation support issues to lawyers, clients and colleagues
Tracy Drynan, Principal Consultant, OpenText
Tracy Drynan joined OpenText in 2020 as Principal Consultant, where she leads the Recon Investigations team. Tracy brings deep experience assisting leading law firms and their clients in nearly all aspects of the e-discovery lifecycle, and has more than 12 years’ experience providing investigative analysis to clients. Tracy has contributed to and led local, national, and international panels discussing investigation strategies. Before joining OpenText, Tracy served as senior staff attorney for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
Sponsored by: OpenText
