ACEDS

In-Person Meetup: ACEDS Wisconsin Chapter's Fall Networking Happy Hour
2021-10-08 16:00 - 18:30 UTC | Godfrey & Kahn, SC, 833 E. Michigan St., Ste. 1800, Milwaukee, WI, 53202-5616, United States

In-Person Meetup: ACEDS Wisconsin Chapter's Fall Networking Happy Hour
2021-10-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., 833 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, US
It’s time to shut down your Zoom app & meet up in person at our October 8th networking event!

Enjoy food, drink, and door prizes atop Godfrey & Kahn’s rooftop patio while you mingle with your peers. Bring a friend and get a special gift!

Legal’s Model Citizen: Understanding, Building & Using AI Modeling in Legal
2021-09-23 12:00 - 13:00
Join the ACEDS Wisconsin Chapter for an educational webinar

This presentation will provide an overview of artificial intelligence modeling and natural language processing technologies, along with the potential they present within eDiscovery and the legal industry as a whole. We will further examine current use cases, and simple ways to quickly implement these tools into your current workflows.
Moderator:

Marco is Chief Innovation Officer at Lineal Services and is responsible for partnering with corporations and law firms in the design and implementation of advanced technology solutions tied to eDiscovery and legal operations. Marco is a 2001 graduate of the DePaul College of Law and has been consulting in the legal space for 17-years. He resides in Pewaukee, WI with his wife and two young children.
Speakers:

Jeanne is the Chief Legal Officer and Head of Managed Document Review at Lineal Services. For over a decade Jeanne has specialized in workflow design and advanced technology application for law firms and corporations. Jeanne is widely considered an expert on eDiscovery best practices and technology and is an adjunct professor at New York Law School where she teaches a course on advanced technologies in the legal industry. Jeanne is a 2007 graduate of the Fordham University School of Law and resides in New Jersey with her husband.

Kit is the Chief Technology Officer at Lineal Services and leads Lineal’s Research and Development operations team out of Chicago. Kit has the distinction of having been the first employee of kCura/Relativity and was the principal architect of the Relativity platform for more than a decade. In 2013, Kit co-found NexLP where he led the development of its best-in-breed AI solution until 2020. Kit resides in Oak Park, IL.

Understanding Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens
2021-07-08 12:00 - 13:00
Join the ACEDS Wisconsin Chapter for an educational event

Bitcoin, Dogecoin, blockchain, oh my! What do all of these things mean? During this presentation you will learn about blockchain, the technology underlying cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based technologies, like non-fungible tokens, as well as some of the legal issues that typically arise alongside these new areas. Will you become a crypto-millionaire after this presentation? No. But, you might just learn a little more about this emerging area of technology and the law.
Speaker:

Justin Webb serves as Chair of Godfrey & Kahn’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Group. Justin is also the firm’s Chief Information Security Officer and a member of the firm’s Technology & Digital Business Practice Group. Justin holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US) certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Justin’s practice focuses on helping clients with the legal issues that arise from technology and data in an increasingly digital world, with a specific focus on cybersecurity and data privacy matters.

Remote Review – Beyond COVID
2021-06-10 12:00 - 13:00
Join the ACEDS Wisconsin Chapter for an educational discussion

Please join Blake Sandven and Michael Ryan of Special Counsel for a discussion on the strategies, difficulties, successes and future of managing remote review.
Speakers:
Mike Ryan is a Director of Delivery at Special Counsel. He helps manage a team of over 30 project managers as well some of Special Counsel’s most complex cases and workflows including implementing active learning and various MDL matters. He has been managing remote teams for seven years.
Blake Sandven is a Director of Delivery and Managing Attorney at Special Counsel. Over his nearly 10 years of working in e-Discovery, Blake has managed cases from large to small and has been a part of the company’s push to move more reviews from in office to remote. His primary areas of focus are in Banking/Regulation and also Pharmaceuticals.

SURVIVING THE APP-OCALYPSE
2021-05-13 12:00 - 13:00
Let’s try this again!
Join ACEDS Wisconsin and Cat Casey, Chief Innovation Officer at DISCO for a fabulous presentation!

A few decades ago, email fundamentally changed how humans interacted and communicated, and the practice of law had to adapt. Today, mobile-powered enterprise grade business communication like Slack, and other short form messaging apps, have taken over. In this one hour webinar learn how to survive the world of app-ocalypse where practitioners must understand these new sources of potentially relevant evidence, the kind of data they are generating, how to formulate a strategy to integrate this atypical data into a usable workflow, and what resources are available to help them navigate in this brave new world.

Presenter: Catherine “Cat” Casey, Chief Innovation Officer
DISCO
Cat Casey is the Chief Innovation Officer for DISCO, the leading cloud-based AI-powered legal technology company, where she spearheads development and strategy for its advanced legal technology solutions. She is a frequent keynote speaker and outspoken advocate of legal professionals embracing technology to deliver better legal outcomes. Casey has over a decade and a half of experience assisting clients with complex ediscovery and forensic needs that arise from litigation, expansive regulation, and complex contractual relationships.
Before joining DISCO, Casey was the director of Global Practice Support for Gibson Dunn, based out of their New York office. She led a global team comprising experienced practitioners in the areas of electronic discovery, data privacy, and information governance. Prior to that, Casey was a leader in the Forensic Technology Practice for PwC. Prior to that Casey built out the antitrust forensic technology practice and served as the national subject matter expert on ediscovery for KPMG. Casey has an A.L.B. from Harvard University and attended Pepperdine School of Law.

E-Discovery Case Law from Wisconsin and Beyond
2021-02-18 12:00 - 13:00
Join the ACEDS Wisconsin Chapter for an educational event

How do recent court decisions affect your job and your lives on a daily basis? Whether you’re a litigation support professional, paralegal, attorney, or frankly anyone who goes online, you’ll want to join the ACEDS Wisconsin Chapter as we welcome Wisconsin and Colorado-licensed attorney Kelly Twigger, principal of ESI Attorneys and founder of the software firm, eDiscovery Assistant, and Washington, DC-licensed attorney David Horrigan, discovery counsel and legal education director at Relativity, as they examine important case law developments from the Badger State and Beyond, including important topics such as data collection, preservation and proportionality in e-discovery, mobile data, social media, and more.
Speakers:

Kelly Twigger is a Discovery Strategist and the Principal of ESI Attorneys, one of the first law firms in the country dedicated to advising clients on issues in electronic discovery, open records and FOIA, compliance and information management. Kelly’s practice includes consulting with clients on information governance and issues with electronically stored information and acting as eDiscovery counsel for law firms, corporations and municipalities. In 2014, the Wisconsin State Bar recognized Kelly as a Legal Innovator for her development of the eDiscovery Assistant™, a web based curated eDiscovery research tool and learning center that allows users to conduct ediscovery specific research and meet their ethical obligations to be up to date on ediscovery practices. Kelly is also a co-author of Electronic Discovery and Records and Information Management, a legal resource book updated annually and published by West, a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and go-to expert on eDiscovery and information management issues. She is a regular guest lecturer at law schools across the country, blogger and ediscovery columnist for Above the Law.

David Horrigan is discovery counsel and legal education director at Relativity. An attorney, award-winning journalist, and former legal technology industry analyst, David has served as analyst and counsel at 451 Research, reporter and assistant editor at The National Law Journal, and counsel at the Entertainment Software Association. A law school guest lecturer and legal media contributor, David has been cited in The American Lawyer, American Public Media, Bloomberg BNA, Corporate Counsel, JUVE (Germany), The Wall Street Journal CIO Journal, The Washington Examiner, among others, and he has been cited in law reviews and journals of Emory University, Northwestern University, Yale University, and others. David serves on the Cardozo Data Law Initiative Board of Advisors at Cardozo Law School and the Editorial Advisory Board of Legaltech News. He holds a juris doctor from the University of Florida, studied international law at Universiteit Leiden in the Netherlands, and is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia.

Legal Employment: Changes in 2020 and What to Expect in 2021
2021-01-14 12:00 - 13:00
Join the ACEDS Wisconsin Chapter for a virtual event

During this presentation, we will provide a quick overview of legal employment for support staff and the changes that COVID brought in 2020, as well as what to expect in 2021.

Have employers changed what they look for when hiring for remote work?
What can job seekers do to stand out in this environment?

Speakers:

Shana Laster is a Talent Manger at Legility where she recruits and onboards top attorney talent for Legility’s Managed Review and eDiscovery operations. She also works with law firms to search for and place attorney talent in eDiscovery contract attorney positions. Based primarily in Atlanta, Shana has recruited and placed hundreds of attorneys in contract roles. When asked what she enjoys most about her job, Shana notes the ability to be the bridge between helping candidates find work while also helping clients fill a needed position. Shana leverages a deep understanding of the eDiscovery industry with an understanding of clients’ eDiscovery needs. Prior to joining Legility, Shana was an eDiscovery Staff Attorney at an Am Law 100 firm. She holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Spelman College.

Blake earned his BA, cum laude, from Transylvania University and his JD from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. While in law school, Blake focused his efforts on the DREAM Act and civil rights, assisting with peer reviewed articles on the subject as well as the writing of the book Persistent Inequalities by Professor Maria Pabon Lopez. Upon admission to the Tennessee bar, Blake joined Legility, assisting in complex transactional and litigation matters for Am Law 100 law firms and large corporations in the areas of healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing, real estate, and intellectual property. In 2016, he assumed his current role of Talent Manager with Legility, assisting attorneys in Nashville and nation-wide with professional development and career placement, and assisting large law firm and corporate clients with talent-based solutions. He is a member of the Nashville Bar Association and serves on the board of the Lawyers Association for Women Marion Griffin Chapter.
