BDO's Legal Tech Talk Podcast

Guest Notes Kassi Burns is a senior attorney in King & Spalding’s E-Discovery practice. She is a skilled E-Discovery practitioner with more than 13 years of progressive experience advising corporate clients and legal professionals on E-Discovery best practices and the integration of technology and the law. Her diverse background ranges from transactional law, E-Discovery (technical and managed...

Guest Notes Emily Bartkowicz is a 20-year veteran of the legal industry and currently serves as the Litigation Support Manager with Akerman eDiscovery Services. Emily specializes in assisting firm clients and attorneys with a variety of e-discovery and litigation support-related projects, including case management, forensic collection coordination, document collections and document productions. Em...

Guest Notes Vanessa Barsanti emphasizes the significance of active listening and effective communication in resolving disputes and reaching agreements during legal proceedings. She also explores the cautious yet optimistic approach to integrating Gen AI into legal workflow. Guest LinkedIn Vanessa Barsanti | LinkedIn Key Takeaways Active Listening: Vanessa highlights the importance of truly underst...

Guest Notes Lynn is the Director of Litigation Support in the Chicago office of Dykema and has expertise in litigation support, Westlaw, trials, litigation, and document review, making her a valuable source of insights and knowledge for the industry. Guest LinkedIn Lynn Tubalinal | LinkedIn Key Takeaways Adoption of AI in Legal Industry: The legal industry is increasingly adopting AI technologies,...

Guest Notes Stacey is the Counsel and E-Discovery Lead in the Corporate Litigation Department of IBM in the Armonk, New York office. She handles IBM third-party subpoenas and manages all aspects of E-Discovery for Corporate Litigation. Guest LinkedIn Stacey Blaustein | LinkedIn Key Takeaways Human element in AI: Stacey emphasized the importance of the human element in AI, particularly in ensuring...

Guest Notes Sarah Alt is an accomplished professional in ethical artificial intelligence with extensive information technology experience working for and consulting with Fortune 1000 companies, professional services firms, institutions of higher education, startups, and nonprofits. As the Chief Process & AI Officer for Michael Best, Sarah spearheads the integration of AI technologies and strat...

Guest Notes Maureen Holland brings several years of consulting and hands-on legal technology and E-Discovery experience to her position as Global Assurance Services Manager for AstraZeneca. Having had many roles within the E-Discovery industry throughout her career—vendor, consultant, and E-Discovery advisor for both plaintiffs and defense—she has advised senior executive stakeholders, attorneys,...

Connie Brenton is a seasoned legal operations professional with a career spanning Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and NetApp. She co-founded CLOC and is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of LegalOps.com. Together with Jeffrey Franke, she is bringing the "Running Legal as a Business" conference as part of their latest venture, LegalOps.com. Jeffrey Franke has been in the legal operations field since 2005,...

Guest Notes Judge Paul Grimm has made significant contributions to the legal profession, particularly in the areas of e-discovery and legal technology. His work on the Advisory Committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and his scholarly contributions have been instrumental in shaping modern legal practices. Judge Grimm's dedication to improving the legal system's efficiency and fairness t...

Guest Notes Judge Paul Grimm has made significant contributions to the legal profession, particularly in the areas of e-discovery and legal technology. His work on the Advisory Committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and his scholarly contributions have been instrumental in shaping modern legal practices. Judge Grimm's dedication to improving the legal system's efficiency and fairness t...

Andrea is a partner in the New York office of Norton Rose Fulbright and spearheads the firm's outreach to technology sector clients. She focuses her practice on data privacy, e-discovery, cross border discovery, and cybersecurity. LinkedIn Andrea D'Ambra | LinkedIn Key Takeaways Norton Rose Fulbright has been using predictive AI for more than 10 years, and Andrea is interested in learning how gene...

During her 20 years in the legal industry, Lynn has held previous roles at Sidley Austin LLP, DLA Piper, and Rosen Technology Resources. She has a JD from DePaul University College of Law, and a skill set that includes litigation support, document review, and more. LinkedIn Lynn Tubalinal | LinkedIn Key Takeaways Lynn attends Legal Week in New York to network and share ideas with other legal techn...

Notes Emily has been at Akerman, an Am Law 100 law firm, for more than 20 years. She joined the firm as a paralegal. Now, as a litigation manager, she ensures efficient and effective processes for managing workflows, legal data, and documents. Four years ago, she helped start the e-discovery services department. She’s also Director of Charity at Women in eDiscovery. She has been involved in the or...

Notes Melissa serves as Of Counsel for Kidd Production LLP, a Texas-based oil company. She is the Director of Social Media and Brand Management at Women in eDiscovery, a nonprofit, and a contributor to the American Bar Association's Law Practice magazine. She is founder of mmData, an organization dedicated to spatial computing for the legal sector. She earned her J.D. from Southern Methodist Unive...

Since 2019, Emily has overseen PNC’s growing e-discovery team. She regularly advises on discovery issues, including the preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information, information governance, the implementation of new technology, and data remediation. Prior to her time at PNC, Emily was an associate in Reed Smith’s Records and eDiscovery Group where she advis...

Stacey is Counsel and E-Discovery Lead in the Corporate Litigation Department of IBM. She manages all aspects of E-Discovery for Corporate Litigation, from working on global and domestic cases, to setting policies and best practices in e-discovery, maintaining IBM’s e-discovery mapping, and keeping all company-wide platforms of communication compliant with preservation, retention, review and produ...

Throughout his career, Colin has seen technology as a key driver in improving how legal services are performed. His career has spanned industries, and he has witnessed a myriad of issues, from a systemic lack of interest in technology to the high cost of legal services barring entry for consumers. Now, his mission is to bridge the gap between the tech world and the legal world, advocating for the...

Zviad Guruli is Director of eDiscovery and Data Analytics at WilmerHale DiscoverySolutions and a member of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice. He provides consultation and strategy in complex discovery matters, advising on best practices, emerging technologies, and trends. He designs and implements workflows using advanced predictive methodologies, statistical modeling, and other s...

In addition to being a legal champion and change ambassador, Nicole advises corporations and attorneys on e-discovery best practices, process improvement methodologies, and change management. With a focus on cultivating deep relationships with her legal team globally, Nicole actively engages in training and education to help attorneys understand the power of legal technology and identify problems...

Joan develops leads technology initiatives for the firm. Her duties include producing and implementing technology policies, setting and managing technology budgets, and approving technology contracts and agreements, in addition to overseeing all aspects of the firm's information technology. Key Takeaways: We need to understand generative AI better. We need to figure out the use cases where AI can...

Rachi co-founded Altorney in 2022 with his brother Shimmy Messing. Previously, he worked as a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft in the Corporate, External, & Legal Affairs department. In that role, he managed and promoted the use of advanced technology solutions for the eDiscovery team. Key Takeaways: Altorney has a two-sided rating system to accurately match up clients with reviewers. Rachi...

Chris consults with attorneys and clients on information governance, data privacy, cyber security, data migration, litigation readiness, eDiscovery and leveraging advanced technology to improve efficiencies in legal operations. Chris manages eMerge’s technology team and technology infrastructure. He has over 20 years of experience in the legal technology industry serving in a variety of roles with...

Wendy is a frequent speaker and serves as a part-time instructor for an undergraduate business course offered by Penn State University’s World Campus on the topic of the social, legal and ethical environment of business. She has experience in eDiscovery and digital forensics in a wide array of workplace litigation matters, including harassment and discrimination defense, ADA claims, restrictive co...

Jessica worked for IBM for many years managing its litigation support department. She specializes in e-discovery, data retention, information governance, workflow improvement, and document processing. You can find her on LinkedIn . She wrote the book Yet I Rise: The True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Succeed Despite All Evils. Key Takeaways As a legal operations manager, Jessica manages data...

Sonya specializes in the areas of in-house legal/litigation practices and procedures, management of core-team efforts to implement policies, procedures and tools helping to mitigate risks associated with the preservation and production of electronically stored information thereby ensuring compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Sonya is on the board of the Association of Certified...