The Evolving Landscape of AI in e-Discovery: Staying Ahead of the Curve

Cristin is a Senior Product Strategy Manager at Relativity, where she focuses on the legal technology needs of law firms. Cristin previously served as Discovery Counsel at McGuireWoods LLP, where she oversaw a multi-faceted team of legal professionals providing experienced discovery assistance and strategic advice to firm clients. She also managed the Richmond Document Review Center and was a member of the firm’s Practice Innovation Office. Cristin is a frequent speaker and author on discovery issues. She is a member of the EDRM Global Advisory Council, Project Trustee of the EDRM Privilege Log Protocol, and Chapter Director of Richmond Women in eDiscovery. She is active in Sedona Conference WG1 and her certifications include Relativity Master, Relativity Certified Administrator, Review Management Specialist, Analytics Specialist, Project Management Specialist, Processing Specialist and Certified Training Pro.

Michallynn Demiter is an eDiscovery Expert at Bayer. She has over twelve years of eDiscovery experience in a highly regulated and global environment. Outside of eDiscovery she has completed a rotation in LEAN management and is currently part of the core team implementing global retention policies. She is a Certified eDiscovery Specialist, a Relativity Expert, and she has a Master of Science in Information Systems. She is a founding steering committee member of the Pittsburgh Relativity User group, member of the Relativity Corporate AI Feeback Group, and a long-time volunteer with the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA).

Robert Keeling, founder and head of Sidley’s eDiscovery and Data Analytics group, is one of the country’s preeminent authorities on eDiscovery. Keeling serves as global outside discovery counsel for some of the nation’s best known and most technology-focused corporations.

An experienced litigator and white-collar lawyer, Keeling’s practice has long included a special focus on eDiscovery. He regularly serves as coordinating discovery counsel on major litigations, government investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, and internal investigations. Keeling guides clients through every aspect of modern discovery and successfully handles some of the largest, most sophisticated, and most data-intensive matters in the country. Clients benefit from his unique blend of real-world litigation experience and cutting-edge technological skills.

For more than a decade, Keeling has remained at the forefront of technology in litigation and government investigations. Today, whether working on a matter that has millions of documents or only thousands, Keeling applies a tailored combination of data analytics and machine learning (e.g., “predictive coding”) to quickly identify key evidence, minimize client costs, and synthesize information into compelling legal arguments.

Keeling’s extensive litigation and investigations experience gives him uncommon perspective when advising clients on the practical consequences of the eDiscovery policies, procedures, and practices they adopt.

Keeling was selected as the inaugural chair of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) Global Advisory Council, a body of distinguished members of the judiciary, the legal profession, industry, and academia.