eDiscovery Daily Blog

• February 1, 2018

As noted yesterday and Tuesday, Legaltech® New York (LTNY) is happening this week and eDiscovery Daily is here to report about the latest eDiscovery trends being discussed at the show.  This is the last day to check out the show if you’re in the New York area with a number of sessions available and over 200 exhibitors providing information on their products and services, including our company, CloudNine at booth #533.

While at the show, we will (for the eighth year in a row!) be interviewing several industry thought leaders to see what they think are the significant trends for 2017 and, which of those are evident at LTNY.  After the show, we will announce the series of thought leader interviews and identify when each will be published, so mark your calendars!

There are plenty of interesting sessions today.  Sessions in the main conference tracks include:

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM:

George Orwell’s The Animal Farm and Prepping for Disaster

Are your information assets properly protected? Hurricanes Maria, Harvey and Irma. Earthquakes in Mexico City. Equifax hacks and security breaches. All of these and a host of other events present real risks and hazards to your organization’s information assets. And your information is the lifeblood of critical business operations. In this session, the panelists will discuss how risk assessments and ranking risk should be applied in managing and protecting information assets. What are the hallmarks of vital records? How do you know if an information system is vital? What if the vital records and systems are stored in the cloud? And most of all, what can we learn from George Orwell and the Animal Farm?

Speakers to include: MODERATOR: Jason Stearns, Director – Legal and Compliance Group, BlackRock; SPEAKERS: Patsy Pritchett, Sr. Business Continuity Consultant, Aflac; Jeffrey Sharer, Partner, Co-Chair, Data Law Practice, Akerman LLP; Joe Mazza.

IoT, AI and Intelligent Algorithms: Our Connected Lives & The Coming War for Control

Online services have become so popular with consumers and business alike: it is estimated that 10B devices by the end of 2018 will be connected to the internet – listening, recording and analyzing our movements, conversations, behaviors, likes, dislikes and most secret habits. As we retire ‘disruption’ as the word of 2017, IoT technology has become much more than a supplement to many industries and now comprises core operations. In this session, we’ll take a deep dive into moral, ethical and legal issues surrounding the explosion of smart devices, the vast troves of data they produce and the ways in which that data should be used and protected.

Speakers to include: MODERATOR: Robert Brownstone, Chair, Electronic Information Management (EIM) Group, Technology & eDiscovery Counsel, Litigation, Fenwick & West LLP; SPEAKERS: Olga Rodstein, Head of Legal, Electric Imp, Inc.; Pallab Chakraborty, Cyber Security & Privacy Counsel, AI & Legal Technology Thought Leader; Hanley Chew, Partner, Fenwick & West LLP; Bert G. Kaminski, Chief Commercial Counsel, GE Digital.

1:00 – 2:00 PM:

Making Disposition Defensible: The Tools You Need

Despite advances in technology and legal clarifications, organizations continue to struggle with hitting the delete button on their information assets. Sometimes this is due to fundamental misunderstandings of what is legally required. But, if most organizations are honest, the reluctance to dispose of information results from lack of guidance and a proper policy framework. But, information governance experts know that such reluctance presents risks to the organization that could be mitigated. This panel of experts will identify critical components of those mitigation efforts. Among the components to be discussed will be: necessary policies and procedures, clearly defined role and accountability for the Governance Committee, collaborating with IT and Legal during the process, and guidance for handling disposition when the decision to keep or destroy is unclear.

Speakers to include: MODERATOR: John Jablonski, Managing Partner, Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP; SPEAKERS: John Isaza, Partner, Records & Information Governance, Rimon; Richard Kessler, Director, KPMG.

2:15 – 3:15 PM:

Planning for Cloud Services: Records Considerations

Gartner predicts that by 2020, a ‘no cloud’ policy will be as rare as a ‘no internet’ policy is today. In fact, many organizations have a ‘cloud first’ policy. Every organization is expected to have a hybrid combination of in-house architecture and cloud-based services. They recognize the benefits of flexibility, cost efficiencies and quick implementation of new technology. However, the risks posed by legal and security concerns are often ignored. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With planning, an organization can protect its cloud-based information, make sure the information is easily accessible, while meeting its ethical, legal and compliance obligations. Our panel of experts will address critical aspects of the planning process and give ‘live from the trenches’ tips for implementation success.

Speakers to include: MODERATOR: Galina Datskovsky, CEO, Vaporstream; SPEAKERS: Ron Hedges, Senior Counsel, Dentons; John Isaza, Partner, Records & Information Governance, Rimon; Jeffrey Beard, Formerly Legal, Information Governance & GRC Leader, IBM Analytics.

In addition to these, there are other eDiscovery-related sessions today.  For a complete description for all sessions today (and for the entire show, since they’re all on one page), click here.

So, what do you think?  Did you attend LTNY this year?  If so, what did you think?  Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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