What to Do With Chat: eDiscovery and Governance

Ryan O’Leary is a Research Director in IDC's Security and Trust research program covering Privacy and Legal Technology. In this role, Mr. O’Leary leverages his legal experience to provide perspective on changes in laws, shifting regulation, and other market forces that affect technology decision making today for both law firms and corporations. He also provides thought leadership that technology suppliers and technology buyers may use to develop effective strategy for the future.

Mr. O’Leary’s core research coverage includes the evolution of eDiscovery and legal technology. As well as the evolution of privacy compliance technology and impacts of new and emerging data privacy regulation.

Vice President of Data Forensics and Preservation with UnitedLex. Thirty years of experience serving in law enforcement and as a consultant supporting various agencies with incident response, computer forensics, and eDiscovery. Height Tech Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA.org) International President. HTCIA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. Coauthor of “Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials.” Master of Science in Digital Investigations and Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics. Industry certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Digital Forensics Certified Practitioner (DFCP), Encase Certified Examiner (EnCE), Cellebrite Advanced Smartphon Analysis (CASA), Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA)

Alex has 28 years of experience in the litigation technology field - 13 years as a vendor and 15 within a law firm. His vendor background includes the management and development of a wide array of legal technology services as well as consulting on a number of high-profile cases for various federal/state agencies and corporations. This diverse background with both strategic development and tactical-level litigation service implementation has allowed Alex to be actively involved with case teams and clients in all facets of technology related to data identification, collection, review/discovery, deposition, and trial preparation/presentation. Alex is currently the Global Litigation Support Manager at Squire Patton Boggs and is a member of the firm’s Global Practice Support Group as well as the eDiscovery and Data Management Team.

Mr. Presser spent a decade as a New York litigator, focusing on appeals, complex commercial litigation, and arbitration, before going in-house as General Counsel and Chief Litigation Officer for a globally recognized portfolio of brands. After moving in-house, Mr. Presser recognized the distinct litigation challenges that large companies face when disputes are spread across different venues. He has developed strategies and found technologies to overcome those challenges, significantly reducing the burden on other company departments while also reducing legal spend.

Jeffrey Wolff, CEDS serves as Director of Corporate Solutions for IPRO. In this role, he’s responsible for consulting with North American corporations on their information governance and legal operations to help improve efficiency. Jeffrey speaks regularly on podcasts, webinars, and at events in the eDiscovery industry. Mr. Wolff has almost a decade of experience in eDiscovery at IPRO and prior to that over 20 years of work in information systems and enterprise content management. He has been involved in solution architecture, design, and implementation for major projects within the Department of Defense and Fortune 1000 corporations his entire career. Jeffrey is a member of the EDRM Global Advisory Council and has been a project trustee most recently on the Processing Standards Guide.