Socha’s Weekly Trend Report – August 31, 2020

August 31, 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	08/27/2020	Innovative Discovery announced it has completed the annual audit for the FedRAMP moderate Cloud Service Provider reauthorization for 2020-2021 and has added iCONECT, a digital document review platform, to its FedRAMP-authorized cloud environment.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/26/2020	Relativity announced its has begun its inaugural Relativity Fellows program, with a class of 12 selected from more than 320 applicants based in Chicago.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/25/2020	The Sedona Conference announced publication of a Second Public Comment Version of The Sedona Conference Commentary on Rule 45 Subpoenas to Non-Parties, Second Edition. Comments should be submitted by Sep. 25.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/25/2020	Relativity announced its agenda for Relativity Fest 2020, with more than 100 live sessions, on-demand content, and hands-on exercises.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/25/2020	Labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has partnered with Blue J Legal Inc. to bring the Toronto legal tech company’s AI-powered technology, which predicts court outcomes in the employment law arena, to the United States, reported Lyle Moran in the ABA Journal.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/24/2020	iManage announced the acquisition of legal transaction management company Closing Folders, reported Victoria Hudgins of Legaltech News.

E-discovery

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
E-Discovery	08/31/2020	The EDRM website has a new look and new capabilities, including the EDRM Wiki.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/27/2020	Innovative Discovery announced it has completed the annual audit for the FedRAMP moderate Cloud Service Provider reauthorization for 2020-2021 and has added iCONECT, a digital document review platform, to its FedRAMP-authorized cloud environment.
E-Discovery	08/27/2020	Microsoft recently added an automated transcription feature to its online Word, Transcribe in Word, noted Greg Buckles of eDiscovery Journal in a post where he gave an overview of the function and discussed potential preservation, collection, and review issues arising from the new capability.
E-Discovery	08/26/2020	The Sedona Conference sent a reminder that the deadline to apply for three new Working Group 1 Brainstorming Groups is Monday, August 31. The groups are: Brainstorming Group on Discovery and Preservation of Data from the Internet of Things (IoT)Brainstorming Group on Improving the Privilege Log ProcessBrainstorming Group on Discovery Sanctions
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/26/2020	Relativity announced its has begun its inaugural Relativity Fellows program, with a class of 12 selected from more than 320 applicants based in Chicago.
Additional Articles, E-Discovery	08/25/2020	EDRM Headline News Source: EDRM
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/25/2020	The Sedona Conference announced publication of a Second Public Comment Version of The Sedona Conference Commentary on Rule 45 Subpoenas to Non-Parties, Second Edition. Comments should be submitted by Sep. 25.
Announcements, E-Discovery	08/25/2020	Relativity announced its agenda for Relativity Fest 2020, with more than 100 live sessions, on-demand content, and hands-on exercises.
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	08/25/2020	Zach Warren of Law.com talked with Jared Coseglia of TRU Staffing Partners about the changing legal tech job market and the growth in ALSP opportunities. To support this, Jared pointed to two sets of jobs numbers his firm has compiled: 2013: 60% law firms, 30% ALSPs, 10% corporations2019: 65% ALSPs, 30% law firms, 5% corporations
E-Discovery	08/25/2020	E-discovery work continues to move in-house, wrote Mike Quartararo of ACEDS. According to a recent reported produced by Exterro and ACEDS, 50% of legal departments now feature an on-site e-discovery team.
E-Discovery, Profiles	08/21/2020	Wendell Jisa, CEO of Reveal, and Jay Leib, the new EVP of Innovation and Strategy of Reveal, were profiled by Clinton Sanko of Baker Donelson.
E-Discovery	08/20/2020	In a post prompted by a story reported by Law.com about faked cell phone evidence, Sharon Nelson of of Sensei Enterprises offered advice on how to address potentially manipulated cell phone data.

Enhancing practice

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Enhancing Practice	08/28/2020	Arizona’s Supreme Court voted unanimously to eliminate its ethics rule barring nonlawyers from having an economic interest in a law firm or participating in fee sharing, reported Lyle Moran of the ABA Journal, making it the second state in recent weeks to approve opening the door to non lawyer ownership or investment in law firms as a means of expanding access to justice. The court also approved a modification to the licensure process that will allow nonlawyers called “Legal Paraprofessionals” to provide limited legal services to the public, including being able to go into court with their clients.
Enhancing Practice	08/27/2020	Australia’s Flinders University is launching a six-month online course to teach lawyers how to code, open to practitioners around the world, reported Richard Tromans of Artificial Lawyer.
Enhancing Practice	08/27/2020	The COVID-19 pandemic has driven at least one positive outcome, wrote Josh Becker of LexisNexis in a LawSites guest column: the legal industry has been innovating in response to remote work mandates rapidly and effectively with results seen as very positive by GCs of large corporations and big law partners.
Enhancing Practice	08/26/2020	Having completed a 10-day virtual arbitration via Zoom, Nicole Gueron, Melissa Holsinger, Allison Pincus, and Muriel Leung of Clarick Gueron Reisbaum offered 10 lessons on how to conduct a remote hearing effectively:It worked.Make sure the fundamental tech works right and you know how to use it.Skip the virtual backgrounds.You still need hard copy for some exhibits.Hide your self view – you will only get distracted watching yourself.Prep witnesses using the same tech you plant to use live.Place more emphasis than ever on effective team communication.Take breaks from the screen.Find the benefits of going virtual and capitalize on them.Remember that trials are a team sport and run them that way, even remotely.
Enhancing Practice	08/25/2020	Bob Ambrogi looked at CampaignTester, emotion-spotting software that analyses facial expressions of up to 100 people in real-time, and contemplated uses such as for evaluating how convincing and credible witnesses might be.
Enhancing Practice	08/25/2020	Legal publisher Fastcase named the winners of its 2020 Fastcase 50 award, which honors 50 individuals who are judged to be the year’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders in the law”, reported Bob Ambrogi of LawSites.
Enhancing Practice	08/25/2020	In a guest column in LawSites, Leigh Vickery of Level 2 Legal Solutions offered thoughts on how Utah might make good use of the two-year regulatory sandbox it recently authorized.
Enhancing Practice	08/25/2020	Part of the two-year access-to-justice pilot program recently establshed by the Utah Supreme Court in Standing Order No. 15 provides for a new nine-member Office of Legal Services Innovation, reported Victoria Hudgins of The American Lawyer. Operating under the direct auspices of the Utah Supreme Court, the Innovation Office will establish and administer a pilot legal regulatory sandbox through which traditional and nontraditional providers may be approved to offer nontraditional legal services to the public using options not previously permitted. The 18-page Standing Order goes on to discuss various aspects of the Innovation Office including its composition, the scope of its authority, the regulatory objective driving creating of the Office and the regulatory principles that will guide the Office. The Order also addresses what the sandbox is meant to achieve and how it is to function.
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/25/2020	Labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has partnered with Blue J Legal Inc. to bring the Toronto legal tech company’s AI-powered technology, which predicts court outcomes in the employment law arena, to the United States, reported Lyle Moran in the ABA Journal.
E-Discovery, Enhancing Practice	08/25/2020	Zach Warren of Law.com talked with Jared Coseglia of TRU Staffing Partners about the changing legal tech job market and the growth in ALSP opportunities. To support this, Jared pointed to two sets of jobs numbers his firm has compiled: 2013: 60% law firms, 30% ALSPs, 10% corporations2019: 65% ALSPs, 30% law firms, 5% corporations
Announcements, Enhancing Practice	08/24/2020	iManage announced the acquisition of legal transaction management company Closing Folders, reported Victoria Hudgins of Legaltech News.
Enhancing Practice	08/21/2020	Remote depositions are likely here to stay for two sets of reasons, opined Darren Goldman of Becker & Poliakoff PA. Technological challenges have been addressed, for the most part: screen-sharing has made it possible to work effectively with exhibits, even remotely, breakout rooms allow for side discussions, and video and audio can be recorded and synced. And costs also are lower, a sure attraction to clients.
Enhancing Practice	08/19/2020	A recent Illinois state court bench trial, conducted virtually, went better than expected, reported Lyle Moran in the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels section. While there were some technical challenges, exhibits were screen-shared with witnesses, lawyers conducted cross examinations from their offices, and the the judge presided from him home.

Privacy

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
Privacy	08/31/2020	The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1281, which extends the CCPA’s business-to-business and employee exemptions by one year until January 1, 2022, reported David Strauss of Husch Blackwell. The bill moves to the California Governor’s office.
Privacy	08/27/2020	In a turnaround, the new Brazilian data protection law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais or “LGPD”) now will come into effect when the President signs the bill within 15 days of receiving it from Congress, reported Hunton Andrews Kurth.
Privacy	08/27/2020	TrustArc published its CCPA Readiness Market Report 2020, in which the company reported that as of May 2020, 53% of US-based companies either had not started or still were in the planning stages of CCPA compliance efforts.
Privacy	08/27/2020	Hours after the Brazilian Senate rejected a delay of the new Brazilian data protection law, the Brazilian Presidency published Decree 10.474/2020, reported Hunton Andrews Kurth. The decree, approving the regulatory structure of the new Brazilian data protection authority (the “ANPD”) and establishing its roles, will apply after the President-Director of the ANPD is officially appointed through publication in the Official Journal.
Privacy	08/26/2020	Privacy company Ethyca released its Q3 2020 C-Level Privacy Survey indicating that 74% of companies have plans to spend more on privacy in the coming year, reported Frank Ready of Legaltech News. 58% of respondents worried about facing penalties and 76% believe privacy issues will impact a potential customer’s willingness to do business with a company.
Privacy	08/25/2020	The Data Protection Supervisory Authority for the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, one of Germany’s 17 data protection supervisory authorities, issued post-Schrems II substantive guidance on how to conduct the necessary analysis and risk assessment for cross-border data transfers, reported Christian Schröder, Shannon Yavorsky, Dennis Schmidt and Yumiko Olsen of Orrick in a post that summaries the new guidance.
Privacy	08/25/2020	Poland’s data protection authority, the UODO, offered guidance on email monitoring in the workplace, reported Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild.

Additional articles

CATEGORIES	DATE	ENTRIES
E-Discovery	08/31/2020	Here are Some Disruptive Stats in Discovery: eDiscovery Trends Source: eDiscovery Today Author: Doug Austin
Additional Articles, E-Discovery	08/26/2020	Clawbacks, Redactions, and Formats…Oh My! at ILTA-ON Today: eDiscovery Best Practices Source: eDiscovery Today Author: Doug Austin

Upcoming events

CATEGORIES	TYPES	DATES	TIMES	ENTRIES
E-Discovery	Meeting	09/01/2020	12 pm PT	ACEDS Vancouver Chapter Launch: eDiscovery – A Vancouver Litigator’s Perspective Organizations: ACEDS Vancouver Chapter, Deloitte Speaker: Andrew Nathanson (Fasken)
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, Cybersecurity, Privacy	Webinar	09/03/2020	12 pm ET	Masterclass: The Current and Future State of the Legal Technology Job Market Organizations: EDRM, TRU Staffing Partners Speakers: Jared Coseglia (TRU Staffing Partners), Mary Mack (EDRM), Kaylee Walstad (EDRM)
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)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	09/09/2020	11 am ET	Digital Intelligence Produces Crucial Clues To Trace Cryptocurrencies Organization: Cellebrite Speakers: Pamela A. Clegg (CipherTrace), Yuval Ben-Moshe (Cellebrite)
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)
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	09/09/2020	2 pm ET	Working Remote: Advantages Gained from Legal Technology Adoption Organizations: AbacusNext, Law.com
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	12 pm ET	The Ethical Hurdle: How Technology is Changing the Way We Practice Law & What You Need to Know Organizations: BDO, Primerus Speakers: Daniel Gold, Bryan Bellack (BDO)
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
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/16/2020	11 am ET	So Many Logs, So Little Time: Efficient Windows Event Log Analysis Organization: Cellebrite Speaker: Vico Marziale
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)
Cybersecurity, Privacy	Webinar	09/16/2020	12 pm ET	Jones Day’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Update: A Roundtable Discussion of Key Developments and Hot Topics Organization: Jones Day Speakers: Undine von Diemar, Samir Jain, Jay Johnson, Mauricio Paez, Jeff Rabkin, Lisa Ropple, John Vogt
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	Webinar	09/21/2020	12 pm ET	Save Your Sanity: When Document Management Meets Project Management Organization: NetDocuments Speakers: Michael Sanders, Fred Levesque
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
E-Discovery	Webinar	09/23/2020	1 pm ET	Product Showcase: Optimize Your E-Discovery Process for Data Stored in Slack Organizations: ACEDS, Exterro Speaker: Tara Jones (Verizon Media), Bill Piwonka (Exterro), Joe Mulenex (Exterro)
Enhancing Practice	Webinar	09/23/2020	1 pm ET	The New Role General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers Must Play Organization: Exterro Speakers: Connie Brenton (NetApp), Chris Colvin(In th House), Scott Milner (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
Cybersecurity	Webinar	09/23/2020	2 pm ET	3rd Annual National Cybersecurity Summit: Leading the Digital Transformation Organization: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Privacy	Webinar	09/23/2020	2 pm ET	Discovery Challenges: GDPR Legal Tensions Organization: Corporate Counsel, LexisNexis Speakers: Sean Gorman (Bracewell), Daisy Puente (Bracewell), Randi-Lynn Smallheer (LexisNexis), Caren Silverman (LexisNexis)
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	Webinar	09/29/2020	1 pm ET	Shortening Time to Insight: How to Make Your ECA More Effective with Digital Discovery Pro Organizations: ACEDS, Zapproved Speaker: Carolina von Kramer, Emily Welborn, Leah Langston (Zapproved)
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)
Enhancing Practice	Conference	10/20/2020	7 pm ET	Neota Network Global Organization: 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	Conference	11/12/2020	9 am ET	2020 Global Advanced eDiscovery Institute Organization: Georgetown Law
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, E-Discovery	Conference	11/24/2020	9 am ACT	8th Annual Police Technology Forum Organization: Informa Connect
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) Speaker: 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.