Socha’s Weekly Trend Report – August 10, 2020

August 10, 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, Enhancing Practice	08/10/2020	American Legal Technology announced the finalists for its inaugural American Legal Technology Awards, reported Bob Ambrogi of Law Sites and Richard Tromans of Artificial Lawyer.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/06/2020	ROSS Intelligence released an extension for the Chrome web browser that lets one highlight text anywhere online and search for related legal authority, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/06/2020	Relativity announced that voting has opened for its Innovation Awards 2020. There are 12 finalists in four categories open to community voting: Attorney Tech Evangelist, Corporate Tech Evangelist, Lit Support All-Star, and Stellar Women in e-Discovery.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/05/2020	Xact Data Discovery (XDD) announced the acquisition of UK-based e-discovery services provider Anexsys Group Limited.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/04/2020	HaystackID and NightOwl Global announced the combining of the companies as part of a merger facilitated by majority investor market private equity firm, Quad-C Management, Inc. The combined company will operate under the HaystackID brand, as noted in the HaystackID Merger FAQs.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/04/2020	ILTA announced the finalists for the 2020 Distinguished Peer Awards program. Winners will be announced throughout ILTA>ON (August 24 – 28, 2020).
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/03/2020	Logikcull announced InHouse, a one-day, peer-led users conference for in-house leaders.

E-discovery

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/06/2020	Relativity announced that voting has opened for its Innovation Awards 2020. There are 12 finalists in four categories open to community voting: Attorney Tech Evangelist, Corporate Tech Evangelist, Lit Support All-Star, and Stellar Women in e-Discovery.
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	08/06/2020	Five ways corporate legal departments are evaluating their relationships with ALSPs, reported Frank Ready of Legaltech News, are:Cautiously exploring legal managed services, particularly for e-discovery and litigation;Showing greater interest in buying outcomes (the ALSP route) instead of technology;Seeking recommendations from trusted colleagues;Becoming more confident in the ability of ALSPs to successfully execute tasks such as contract review, e-discovery, and due diligence; andLooking to who can better handle more complex work, with law firms still having the advantage.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/05/2020	Xact Data Discovery (XDD) announced the acquisition of UK-based e-discovery services provider Anexsys Group Limited.
E-Discovery	08/05/2020	Herb Roitblat of Mimecast has written a paper, Is there something I’m missing? Topic Modeling in eDiscovery, noted Rob Robinson of Complex Discovery, in which Herb argues that discovery should be based on identifying the relevant facts of a case rather than on identifying all the documents containing those relevant facts.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/04/2020	HaystackID and NightOwl Global announced the combining of the companies as part of a merger facilitated by majority investor market private equity firm, Quad-C Management, Inc. The combined company will operate under the HaystackID brand, as noted in the HaystackID Merger FAQs.
E-Discovery	08/04/2020	Stacey Solliday of Relativity discussed and displayed navigational changes coming this month with the rollout of Aero UI in Relativity One.
E-Discovery, Privacy	08/03/2020	In the first of two Law Journal Newsletter articles, Jared Coseglia of TRU Staffing Partners discussed the state of the the e-discovery and data privacy job markets, pre and post COVID-10.
E-Discovery	08/03/2020	Ari Kaplan of Ari Kaplan Advisors reflected on e-discovery trends in a Law Journal Newsletter article. Based on recent interviews with 27 e-discovery decisions makers, Ari concluded that e-discovery is expanding, particularly in the use of analytics, the impact of AI, and challenges from complex data types’ corporations and law firm are investing in software, training, data mapping, and automation; law departments continue to move e-discovery in-house; use of remote document review and cloud-based systems is growing and privacy is having its impact; and clients continue to want high-quality providers to work with.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/03/2020	Logikcull announced InHouse, a one-day, peer-led users conference for in-house leaders.

Enhancing practice

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/10/2020	American Legal Technology announced the finalists for its inaugural American Legal Technology Awards, reported Bob Ambrogi of Law Sites and Richard Tromans of Artificial Lawyer.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/06/2020	ROSS Intelligence released an extension for the Chrome web browser that lets one highlight text anywhere online and search for related legal authority, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites.
Enhancing Practice	08/06/2020	Thomson Reuters published its 2020 State of Corporate Law Departments, which looks at three strategic priorities: improving functional effectiveness, increasing efficiency, and safeguarding the company.
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	08/06/2020	Five ways corporate legal departments are evaluating their relationships with ALSPs, reported Frank Ready of Legaltech News, are:Cautiously exploring legal managed services, particularly for e-discovery and litigation;Showing greater interest in buying outcomes (the ALSP route) instead of technology;Seeking recommendations from trusted colleagues;Becoming more confident in the ability of ALSPs to successfully execute tasks such as contract review, e-discovery, and due diligence; andLooking to who can better handle more complex work, with law firms still having the advantage.
Enhancing Practice	08/06/2020	Analyzing the results of Altman Weil’s Law Firms in Transition 2020 flash survey, which reports on large law firm trends, in the second of two posts Ron Friedmann examined alternative staffing, efficiency initiatives, and pricing.
Enhancing Practice	08/05/2020	California attorney Erin Levine has begun to take her award-winning do-it-yourself divorce platform Hello Divorce nation-wide, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites, initially expanding from California into Colorado and then Utah and Texas.
Enhancing Practice	08/05/2020	ALSPs continue to be threat to than partner with law firms, reported Frank Ready of Legaltech News. One way to address that threat, reported Dan Packel, also of Legaltech News, is for law firms to learn how to collaborate with ALSPs.
Enhancing Practice	08/05/2020	Zach Warren of Legaltech News looked into what is meant by the phrase “New Law”: a marketing phrase? Something you only know when you see it? Strategic positioning? The bottom line: it appears there is not yet a consensus.
Enhancing Practice	08/05/2020	To get a sense of what GPT-3 can (and cannot) do, look at Legaltech is “full of hype”, says GPT-3. The article was written entirely by GPT-3 and published by Genie AI.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/04/2020	ILTA announced the finalists for the 2020 Distinguished Peer Awards program. Winners will be announced throughout ILTA>ON (August 24 – 28, 2020).
Enhancing Practice	08/03/2020	EY Law published the results of a new survey it performed, Realizing the benefits of legal managed services, reported Victoria Hudgins of Legaltech News. Cornelius Grossman and Nicholas Bruch of EY added further thoughts in a Bloomberg Law article.
Enhancing Practice	08/03/2020	The most recent issue of The Practice, a publication from Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession, contained six articles on remote courts:The Future of Courts, by Richard Susskind The Doctor Will See You: What telehealth can teach us about remote courts Separating the People from the Problem: Colin Rule and the rise of online dispute resolution Public Trials: In Brief: Remote courts as public spaces Not Remotely the Same: In the News: What happens to the law school clinic?What Carries Over? Speaker’s Corner: Richard Susskind and Jonathan Zittrain on remote courts and the future of justice
Enhancing Practice	08/03/2020	Caroline Hill of Legal IT Insider summed up her discussions with a raft of senior legal technologists about the potential impact of GPT-3 on the legal sector: what GPT-3 is; who in the legal sector has their hands on it; it’s potential relevance to the legal sector; issues of privacy, confidentiality, and bias; and finally whether it is hype or a game changer.

Privacy

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Privacy	08/07/2020	The FTC plans to “continue to hold companies accountable for their privacy commitments, including privacy promises made under the Privacy Shield”, despite the Schrems II decision invalidating the Privacy Shield framework, reported Buckley LLP.
E-Discovery, Privacy	08/03/2020	In the first of two Law Journal Newsletter articles, Jared Coseglia of TRU Staffing Partners discussed the state of the the e-discovery and data privacy job markets, pre and post COVID-10.

E-discovery case law

DATE	POSTURE	OUTCOME	ENTRIES
07/16/2020	Defendants’ appeal of district court’s imposition of judgment as spoliation sanction.	District court decision affirmed.	QueTel Corporation v. Abbas, No. 18-2334 (4th Cir. July 16, 2020) In an unpublished per curiam opinion, appellate judges Gregory, Keenan and Thacker affirmed a district court’s judgment that awarded judgment to plaintiff-appellee as a sanction for defendants’ spoliation of evidence and imposed a permanent injunction against defendants. Four months after plaintiffs sent defendants a cease-and-desist letter notifying them of potential litigation, one of the defendants, a former employee of plaintiff, destroyed a computer used to develop software at issue in the case. Defendants did not disclose the destruction until confronted by plaintiff. Defendants also deleted a source code control system and a considerable amount of files related to the dispute from the replacement computer in the middle of the parties’ discovery disputes over the existence of such a system. Accepting a recommendation from the magistrate judge, the district court found that the cease-and-desist letter put defendants on notice and invoked a duty to preserve, that the defendants intentionally destroyed evidence in bad faith with the intent to deprive plaintiff of the evidence’s use in the lawsuit, that plaintiff had been irreparably harmed, that a jury instruction was an insufficient remedy, and that as a result judgment should be imposed as a sanction against defendants. Examining the situation, the appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the district court’s decision.

Additional articles

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Additional Articles, E-Discovery	08/05/2020	How to Unravel the Story in Your Legal Matters with Cooperative TechnologySource: Relativity Author: Sam Bock
Additional Articles, E-Discovery	08/05/2020	Lessons Learned: Destroying Relevant Evidence Can Be Catastrophic in Litigation Source: Legaltech News Authors: Michael W. Mitchell and Edward Roche (Smith Anderson)

Upcoming events

CATEGORIES	TYPES	DATES	TIMES	ENTRIES
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/10/2020	1 pm ET	The COVID-19 Bankruptcy Boom: Preparing for Restructuring Discovery Organization: Legility Speakers: Christine Payne (Redgrave), Jason DeJonker (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner), David Wesch (Legility), Eric Schultenover (Legility)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/11/2020	12 pm ET	Episode 8: I Beg to DFIR – Working an investigation – Making sense of the data Organization: Cellebrite Speakers: Heather Mahalik, Ronen Engler, Paul Lorentz, Matt Goeckel
Privacy	Webinar	08/11/2020	1 pm ET	Charting New Territory: The Evolving State of Privacy Law Organization: KLDiscovery
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/11/2020	2 pm ET	Disruption as an Enabler for Change: Transforming Ediscovery in the Cloud Organization: Everlaw Speakers: Caitlin Reinmuth, Chris Rauen
Cybersecurity	Webinar	08/11/2020	3 pm ET	Panel Discussion: What’s New in the Cybersecurity Venture Capital Landscape Organization: Fidelis Cybersecurity Speakers: Matt Thompson (Skyview Capital, LLC), Ondrej Krehel (LIFARS), Gerald Mancini (Fidelis Cybersecurity), Alex Nascimiento (UCLA), Krishna Viswanadham (Secure Transactions)
E-Discovery, Privacy	Webinar	08/12/2020	9 am CT	The Law of the Smart Phone: Smart Phone Litigation and Policy Roundup Organization: Minnesota CLE Speakers: Aaron R. Fahrenkrog (Robins Kaplan LLP), Shui Li (Robins Kaplan LLP), Courtney E. Ward-Reichard (Nilan Johnson Lewis)
Information Governance	Webinar	08/12/2020	12 pm ET	NetDocuments for Government – Better Organization, Compliance, and Efficiency Organization: NetDocuments Speakers: David Hansen
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/12/2020	1 pm ET	Responding to Litigation Data Requests: Creating a Comprehensive Global Strategy Organization: Exterro Speakers: Paul Salazar (Siemens AG), David Yerich (UnitedHealth Group), David Cohen (Reed Smith), Bryant Isbell (Baker McKenzie)
Privacy	Webinar	08/12/2020	2 pm	Your Privacy Roadmap Organization: Federal Bar Association Speakers: Odia Kagan (Fox Rothschild), Renata Lowenbraun (Prove)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/12/2020	2 pm ET	TAR Talk: We’re back with a new episode on AI, Machine Learning and the Future Organization: EDRM Speakers: John Tredennick (Merlin Digital Magic), Tom Gricks (OpenText), Jeremy Pickens (OpenText), Mary Mack (EDRM)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	08/13/2020	1 pm ET	Cybersecurity Risks in the Construction Industry Organization: ABA Section of Litigation Construction Litigation Committee, Ankura Speakers: Odia Kagan (Fox Rothschild), Ankur Sheth (Ankura), Michael J. Skweres (Ankura), Karen Layng (M.A.I.T Co.)
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/13/2020	9:30 am ET	The value of artificial intelligence to law firms Organization: Luminance Speaker: Frederica Kitchen
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/13/2020	10 am ET	Archiving Innovations: Meeting today’s Compliance and e-discovery needs Organization: Proofpoint Speakers: Michael McGrath, Jen Gough
Cybersecurity	Webinar	08/13/2020	11 am ET	The Need to Know About Ransomware Organization: ILTA Speaker: Katherine (Kate) Riley (Braintrace)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/13/2020	11 am ET	Tips & Tricks // AXIOM Advanced Searches / Regular Expressions Organization: Magnet Forensics Speaker: Mike Williamson
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/13/2020	11:30 am SGT	Tips & Tricks // File System in Magnet AXIOM Organization: Magnet Forensics Speaker: Tarah Melton
Cybersecurity, Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/13/2020	12 pm ET	VPN, Remote Access, and Remote Data Protection Organization: FalconStor Speakers: Richard ‘Mac’ MacDonald (LMC Associates), Alex Wey (Aerwave), David Morris (FalconStor)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/13/2020	1 pm ET	Driving Efficiencies in Litigation Spend: Best Practices for Corporations Organization: EDRM Speakers: Tim Nendorf (OpenText), Patrick Kelley (Thomson Reuters), Mary Mack (EDRM)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/13/2020	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)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/13/2020	1 pm ET	How AI is Reshaping Privilege Review Organization: text IQ Speakers: Andrew Peck (DLA Piper), Laura Kibbe (IQVIA), Bobby Malhotra (Munger, Tolles & Olson), Scott Reents (Cravath, Swaine & Moore)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	08/13/2020	10 am PT	Implementing and Defending Reasonable Data Security Requirements Organization: O’Melveny Speakers: Melody Drummond-Hansen (O’Melveny), John Dermody (O’Melveny), Art Ehuan (The Crypsis Group), Ed Cabrera (Trend Micro)
E-Discovery, Information Governance	Webinar	08/13/2020	12 pm CT	Returning to Business as Usual – What It Means for IG and Your E-Discovery Organization: ACEDS Wisconsin Chapter Speakers: Diana M. Fasching (Redgrave LLP), Leslie A. Melo (Redgrave LLP)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	08/14/2020	11 am PT	Product Briefing: How TitanFile Revolutionizes Secure Client Collaboration in Law Firms Organization: ILTA
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/14/2020	12 pm ET	Product Briefing: All critical dates related to a case or matter in one place Organization: ILTA
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/14/2020	3 pm ET	Legaltech Week Live: Journalists’ Roundtable
Information Governance	Networking Event	08/14/2020	6 pm ET	Legal Jeopardy/Trivia Time Organization: LegalRM
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/17/2020	11 am ET	Product Briefing: Automate the Capture of Federal Court Filings to HighQ Through a SeeUnity/PacerPro Integration Organization: ILTA
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/17/2020	12 pm ET	Product Briefing: Why Law Firms Need to Move to the Cloud Today (Hint: Remote Work) Organization: ILTA
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/17/2020	1 pm ET	Virtual Trials: Lessons from the “Room Where it Happened” Organization: American Bar Association Speakers: James A. Reeder, Jr. (Jones Day), Judge Keith Dean (Dallas, TX), Judge Emily Miskel (McKinney, TX), Matthew R. Pearson (Pearson Legal PC), Amy M. Stewart (Stewart Law Group PLLC)
E-Discovery, Privacy	Webinar	08/18/2020	9 am ET	Recording and Reviewing Online Meetings for eDiscovery Professionals Organization: Nuix Speakers: Martin Bonney (Panoram), Neil Thomas (Nuix), Vince Neicho (Integreon)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/18/2020	1 pm ET	Effectively Conduct Corporate Investigations With eDiscovery Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Derrick Donnelly (BlackBag), Shahaf Rozanski (Cellebrite)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/18/2020	2 pm ET	New Techniques for Finding Relevant Data Faster Organization: EDRM Speakers: Tara Jones (Verizon Media), Brett Tarr (Ernst & Young), Tiana Van Dyk (Epiq), Michael Hamilton (Exterro)
Privacy	Webinar	08/18/2020	2 pm ET	Establishing Data Retention Policies That Comply with CCPA & GDPR Organization: Onna Speakers: Jennifer Harkins Garone (Carnival), Richard Hoshal (Carnival), Meenakshi Thanikachalam (Ally)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/19/2020	9 am ET	Defeating Encryption and Password Protection in Nuix Workstation Organization: Nuix Speaker: Robert O’Leary
Cybersecurity	Conference	08/19/2020	9:15 am ET	New York City Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/19/2020	11 am ET	Emerging eDiscovery and Compliance Considerations in a Microsoft Teams-centric Modern Workplace Organization: Epiq Speakers: Rachel O’Shea (Microsoft), Jon Kessler (Epiq)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/19/2020	11 am ET	Demystifying Mac Investigations: Mac vs. Windows Artifacts Comparison Organization: Magnet Forensics Speaker: Trey Amick
Privacy	Webinar	08/19/2020	12 pm ET	How to Leverage Your GDPR Compliance for CCPA, Privacy Shield & More New Requirements Organization: TrustArc Speakers: K Royal, Joanne Furtsch, Meaghan McCluskey
Privacy	Webinar	08/19/2020	12 pm ET	The New Data Privacy Risks of the EU Ruling Invalidating the US Privacy Shield Organization: Exterro Speakers: Rebecca Perry (Exterro), Jason Heath (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	08/19/2020	1 pm ET	2020 PCL Virtual Annual Meeting: Are your Networks Ready to be Certified? Implementation of DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Organization: American Bar Association Speakers: Ashden Fein, Katie Arrington, Maureen T Kelly
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/19/2020	1 pm ET	ACEDS Roundtable Series: Transitions, Transformations, and Triumphs in 2020 Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Rachi Messing (Microsoft), Jeff Jacobson (Drinker Biddle & Reath), Julie Brown (Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease), Sonya Judkins (Sprint)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/19/2020	1 pm ET	On the Case? eDiscovery Case Law Update for the First Half of 2020 Organization: HaystackID Speakers: Doug Austin (eDiscovery Today), Ashish Prasad (HaystackID), Vazantha Meyers (HaystackID), Todd Haley (HaystackID), Seth Schechtman (HaystackID)
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/19/2020	1 pm ET	Video Arbitration: What to Consider Before Jumping In Organization: American Bar Association Speakers: Brianna Elizabeth Kostecka, Jessica Eileen Sabbath, Michael A Marra
Cybersecurity	Webinar	08/19/2020	1 pm ET	Business Email Compromise During the Pandemic: Training, Technology, and Other Tools Organization: Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Gail Gottehrer (Law Office of Gail Gottehrer LLC), Shehzad Mirza (Global Cyber Alliance)
E-Discovery	Webinar	08/20/2020	1 pm ET	eDiscovery In The Age of Cloud Applications: How To Collect From Slack Organizations: ACEDS, Onna Speakers: Adam Seitzman (Onna), Allison Keane (Onna)
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/20/2020	3 pm ET	Minimizing Business Disruption with Digital Transformation Organization: ARMA Speaker: Blake Gilmore (Upland-FileBound)
E-Discovery	Workshop	08/21/2020	9:30 am CEST	eDiscovery worship for Corporates Organization: ZyLAB Session in Dutch
Enhancing Practice	Virtual Roundtable	08/21/2020	11 am ET	There Are No Experts – #CreatingtheFutureTogether Virtual Roundtable Organization: ILTA Speaker: Joy Heath Rush (ILTA)
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	Webinar	08/21/2020	3 pm ET	Legaltech Week Live: Journalists’ Roundtable
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
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	Webinar	08/25/2020	2 pm ET	E-discovery in 2020: COVID-19’s Impact on Our Data Footprint Organizations: Law.com, FTI Technology
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	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)
Privacy	Webinar	08/27/2020	1 pm ET	Chief Privacy Officer Virtual KnowledgeBridge Organization: Consero
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)
Enhancing Practice, Privacy	Conference	09/02/2020		5th Internet of Things (IoT) National (Virtual) Institute 2020 Organization: American Bar Association
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: Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Lauri Sawyer (Jones Day), Marla S.K. Crawford (Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC)
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: Practicing 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
Privacy	Conference	09/09/2020	9 am PT	Twenty-First Annual Institute on Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Organization: Practicing 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
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	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)
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
E-Discovery, Information Governance	Webinar	09/14/2020	1 pm ET	Locking Down Your Data: Adapting to Lawyers Working Remotely Organization: Practicing 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)
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
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
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
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
Cybersecurity	Conference	09/24/2020	9 am ET	Cybersecurity 2020: Managing Cybersecurity Incidents Organization: Practicing 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
Cybersecurity	Conference	09/30/2020	9 am ET	Capital Region Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
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: Practicing 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	Conference	10/08/2020	8:50 am CT	San Antonio & Austin Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
E-Discovery	Conference	10/09/2020	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	10/12/2020		2020 Annual Meeting Organization: Association of Corporate Counsel
Cybersecurity	Conference	10/15/2020	9 am PT	SoCal Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
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: Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Randall W. Edwards (O’Melveny & Myers LLP)
E-Discovery	Conference	10/22/2020	9 am ET	Trial Evidence 2020 Organization: Practicing 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	Webinar	10/27/2020	1 pm ET	Effectively Using Nuix Discover’s Search Functionality Organization: Nuix Speaker: Emily Tice
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	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)
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	Conference	12/02/2020	9 am ET	Atlanta Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Organization: Data Connectors
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: Practicing 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: Practicing 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: Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Speakers: Ronald J. Hedges (Dentons US LLP)
Cybersecurity	Conference	02/01/2021	9 am ET	Cybersecurity Best Practices for Lawyers 2021 Organization: Practicing 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.