Different data sets can be best used to help in-house counsel develop strategies by finding ways to prevent litigation in the future and predicting the outcome of certain cases, a panel at the 2019 Corporate Counsel Symposium in Philadelphia, hosted by the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, said Monday.

Jeff Kelsey, managing director of legal in FedEx's employment law section, said the data companies collect can show where to improve and prevent litigation.

"As an internal lawyer it is really important for me to take these technologies and use the tremendous amount of data that we have and protect the company before the litigation occurs," Kelsey said.