The LDI Architects Program

Melina is acting Head of Litigation Technology of Eversheds Sutherland since August 2019 and brings with her over 12 years’ experience in the legal technology sector. Her remit includes building on the firm’s existing suite of technology solutions for disputes and investigations work. A recognised Leader in legal technology and an eDiscovery Subject Matter Expert in GenAI, she has been passionately leading the Litigation Technology Team handling complex litigation, arbitration and competition cases and high profile highly sensitive Public Inquiries. Melina’s teams deliver solutions on eDiscovery, Trial Preparation, electronic bundling, case management and document automation. Melina most recently worked at Relativity where she was Senior Customer Success Manager with responsibility for client on-boarding, integration and successful adoption of Relativity’s technology in traditional and alternative use cases.

Melina is a qualified lawyer, and before moving into legal technology spent eight years practising law, specialising in financial crime and complex fraud investigations, with her most recent presentation focusing on Financial Crime and AI at the Council of Europe.

Matthew J. Hamilton is a civil litigator and eDiscovery counsel with more than 28 years of experience representing clients in complex pharmaceutical and medical products liability, data breach, antitrust, and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of federal multidistrict litigation (MDL), coordinated state court actions, class actions, and other complex matters. His practice encompasses all phases of eDiscovery, from preservation and collection to cost-effective review and production. Matt is certified in legal project management and legal lean sigma, with a singular focus on client value.

Recommended Canadian Lexology Index E-Discovery practitioner, Danny Chan’s background in Biological Sciences from the University of Guelph gave him the ability to understand and quickly adapt to different challenges. Starting in IT, he was able to take part in the evolution of technology in the legal space. His experience in both law firm and service provider environments has given him a unique perspective on the implementation of technology by legal teams, and he’s been acknowledged as an industry leader in the eDiscovery space.

In his free time, you can find Chan travelling the globe.

Professional achievements & leadership:

Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal), Canada Guide – National Leader; Canada – E-Discovery Practitioners, 2021 to present

Certified Relativity Master with the following certifications:

• Relativity Certified Administrator
• Relativity Analytics Specialist
• Relativity Project Management Specialist
• Relativity Processing Specialist
• Relativity Certified Review Management Specialist
• Relativity Assisted Review Specialist
• Relativity Certified Sales Pro
• Relativity One Certified Pro
• Relativity One Review Pro
• Relativity Contracts Pro
• Relativity Personal Information Detect Pro
• Relativity Generative AI Pro

Kevin M. Clark serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Right Discovery, a leader in the legal technology and eDiscovery industry, based in Dallas, Texas. At the helm of Right Discovery, Kevin's leadership is defined by his ability to blend legal strategies with business objectives, maximizing value and operational excellence. He is dedicated to fostering innovation and delivering exceptional solutions to meet the evolving needs of Right Discovery's clients.

With a career spanning over two decades, Kevin has established himself as a visionary in the field, known for his transformative leadership and innovative approach in legal technology and eDiscovery across various prestigious law firms and service providers.

His professional journey commenced at Williams & Connolly LLP, where he honed his skills in eDiscovery and legal project management. His expertise grew through progressive leadership roles at Cobra Legal Solutions LLC in Chennai, India, and at TrustPoint International in New York and Washington, DC, where he provided strategic advice and managed client relationships. Kevin further enhanced his leadership credentials at Compliance Discovery Solutions and Hire Counsel in Washington, DC, focusing on eDiscovery, managed review, data management, and process innovation.

His tenure at Holland & Knight LLP, and its predecessor Thompson & Knight LLP, solidified his reputation as a leader in legal support services delivery and litigation support management. In his role as Discovery Counsel and Vice President, Analytics and Review Operations at HaystackID in Dallas, TX, Kevin was instrumental in managing the Managed Review Division, focusing on operations, review management, and strategic planning. His innovative approach in leveraging the latest in automation, data analytics, and predictive technologies and artificial intelligence has distinguished him as a visionary leader in legal project and process management.

Kevin holds a Juris Doctor from the Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Illinois. He further advanced his legal qualifications by completing the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) at the University of Oxford, leading to his admission as a Solicitor in England and Wales. Additionally, Kevin is admitted to practice in Texas, the District of Columbia, and Illinois.

An active Director at the Master's Conference, Kevin brings his wealth of knowledge to this leading legal conference focusing on legal technology and data discovery. His commitment to the community is evident from his service as a Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem in Sunnyvale, Texas and his dedication to pro bono legal work for veterans.

Kevin is also a prolific writer and thought leader, contributing to several industry publications, and holds numerous certifications in legal technology and privacy. Throughout his career, Kevin has been instrumental in driving growth, expanding international operations, and implementing strategic initiatives, significantly advancing legal technology solutions, process efficiencies, and client service delivery.

For inquiries or more information, Kevin can be contacted via phone, email, or LinkedIn.

“The Legal Data Intelligence model is a living, breathing model. It can advance and develop along with technology and new strategies. It gives legitimacy and honors people who are normally looked down upon by other professionals. The terminology is absolutely crucial so that people can start naming what they know and not feeling like I did â€" that I have just a disparate set of skills that don't make sense. It's a set of skills that you could apply to disparate situations, and that's powerful.”

Kelly Friedman is the Chief Legal Data Intelligence Officer and Senior Counsel at Heuristica, where she combines over 30 years of legal expertise in commercial litigation, privacy and regulatory law with her tech savvy to help solve the toughest data challenges.

Prior to Heuristica, Kelly was Senior Counsel & National Leader at Beyond eDiscovery, BLG, where she spent six years offering unique expertise in electronic information matters across a range of areas including data breach response, data governance consulting, e-discovery, privacy, and regulatory monitoring.

As a founding member of the Legal Data Intelligence (LDI) project, Kelly sees LDI as a “problem-solving process” where everyone, regardless of department or business, ultimately wants the same thing: to uncover the insights and information buried under massive data volumes.

In 2011, Kelly was voted one of Canada's "Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers" by Canadian Lawyer Magazine.

Ross Gotler is Deputy Chair and Counsel for E-Discovery at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. In this capacity, Ross provides guidance on law, technology, and best practices relating to the discovery of electronic information. Leading the firm’s Information Systems Discovery & Data Intelligence team, Ross oversees a range of services and technologies designed to provide data solutions for complex disputes and investigations. As a Fellow of Information Privacy, Ross also offers insights into data privacy issues, particularly in the context of cross-border discovery.

A recognized thought leader, Ross frequently speaks and writes on topics related to discovery, legal data intelligence, and data privacy, including contributing to numerous publications by The Sedona Conference. Ross has served on the steering committee of The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 on Electronic Document Retention and Production, including as chair of its Publications Committee, and is a member of The Sedona Conference Leadership Council.

Ross has been named an "AI Visionary" for his efforts in promoting and adopting AI and advanced technology in the discovery process. His team was the first law firm group to obtain ISO 9001 certification for quality management of discovery services and has been recognized as a "Legal Technology Trailblazer" for developing and introducing an innovative case management and collaboration platform, honored with the American Lawyer Industry Award for "Best Use of Technology," and presented with the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law award for E-Discovery Technology and Innovation.

Dina is a senior eDiscovery and legal consultant with over 25 years of experience supporting complex disputes, investigations, and regulatory matters. She has deep expertise in managing large-scale, data-intensive matters and in designing defensible, technology-led eDiscovery workflows that align legal strategy with operational execution.

In her role as Senior Consultant at Ethical eDiscovery, Dina advises organisations on eDiscovery and DSAR programmes, with a particular focus on AI-enabled processes and defensible data handling. She works closely with legal, compliance, and operational teams to design and implement scalable workflows that address high-volume data, regulatory risk, and cross-border considerations, ensuring proportionate and auditable outcomes.

Dina also serves as a Senior eDisclosure Consultant at CMS, where she supports large, complex eDiscovery matters for disputes and investigations. Her work at CMS involves the practical application of advanced review methodologies, including continuous active learning (CAL) and generative AI-driven workflows, to manage and analyse significant data volumes efficiently and defensibly. CMS’s leadership in GenAI adoption provides a platform for Dina to work at the forefront of evolving legal technology practices in contentious matters.

Across both roles, Dina brings a process-driven, systems-thinking approach to legal data challenges, combining technical fluency with legal judgment to help teams navigate complexity, scale effectively, and extract meaningful insight from data in high-stakes disputes and investigations.

Tristan Jenkinson is the Head of Forensics and Investigations at Sky Discovery.

With a combined background in eDiscovery and digital forensics, Tristan Jenkinson specializes in providing strategic consultancy on investigation matters, complex litigation cases and responses to regulatory authorities. He has seventeen years of experience in the industry, working on high profile litigation cases, complex multi-jurisdictional fraud and bribery investigations, OSINT investigations, breach of sanctions investigations, internal investigations, and regulatory investigations. He also has experience in criminal matters.

Jenkinson has provided witness statements and expert reports to courts in the UK and Europe, and provided deposition testimony in the US. He has been appointed as a single joint expert and written joint expert reports with opposing experts. He is regularly engaged to analyze the reports or comments of opposing experts and vendors, across both eDiscovery and digital forensic matters, identifying inconsistencies, omissions and inaccurate statements.

Jenkinson regularly writes and presents on topics relating to eDiscovery, digital forensics, investigations, generative AI, fraud and OSINT.

Chuck Kellner is an expert ediscovery strategist with a record of success helping clients give and get the discovery they need with fairness and proportionality. His role on Everlaw's Value Engineering team brings innovation and positive impact to resolving disputes. A recognized legaltech evangelist, Chuck writes and teaches CLE at industry events on the trends impacting the legal profession.

Chuck’s experience includes Litigation and Practice Support Manager for an Am Law 50; litigation support operations director for a Big Eight; and consultant and executive for ediscovery consulting, services, and business development for legal industry leaders. He has testified as expert on issues of cost and burden, appropriate uses of technology, adequacy of production, and on findings from computer forensic examination.

Chuck holds a BA from Brandeis University and JD from Lewis & Clark Law School. Among several organizations, he is a past executive board member of the New England Legal Technology Professionals (NELTP) and the The Sedona Conference Working Group 6. He is a project team member for the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). He is a certified Everlaw Litigation Support Manager and a ProSci Change Management Practitioner.

Chuck and Ellen enjoy home in New Orleans where they take advantage of the food and music.

Glenn Melcher serves as Vice President, Public Sector at Cimplifi, where he provides strategic guidance to federal, state, and local government entities, government contractors, and non-profit organizations on eDiscovery processes and emerging technology applications. He also serves as a Legal Data Intelligence Architect in the Disputes and Investigations working group.

Glenn brings over three decades of experience building and operating eDiscovery programs within federal government agencies. As Senior Special Counsel for eDiscovery and Information Governance at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he established the agency's comprehensive eDiscovery program from the ground up, providing legal guidance on enforcement actions, investigations, and information governance. Prior to this, he created the eDiscovery office at the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, where he managed preservation, collection, review, and production across an organization of 100,000+ employees. His earlier career includes over a decade as a Senior Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice Tax Division, litigating complex cases against major corporations and partnerships. In addition, Glenn had the honor of serving his country as a United States Foreign Service Officer.

Glenn's government experience spans both enforcement and compliance perspectives— prosecuting cases while also advising agencies on discovery obligations, FOIA requirements, and data governance under resource constraints and political oversight. This dual perspective provides unique insights into how organizations navigate the collision of legal holds, transparency obligations, investigative demands, and operational realities.

Glenn also is an active participant in The Sedona Conference, serving on the brainstorming committee for an AI governance framework and the drafting committees for commentaries on legal hold management and Rule 45 subpoenas. He speaks regularly on the unique challenges at the intersection of eDiscovery and government operations.

Glenn holds a J.D. from Catholic University of America, an LL.M. in International Taxation from McGeorge School of Law, and is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Daniel Miller is Senior Counsel, E-Discovery & Information Governance, for Coinbase. In this role, Daniel advises the company on complex records preservation and collection issues, legal hold practices, electronic discovery in legal proceedings (including complex civil litigation, government investigations, arbitrations, subpoena responses, and internal investigations), and records management, record retention, and information governance. Daniel manages the work of a core electronic discovery team and its IT support personnel to complete e-discovery tasks for specific cases, to improve internal e-discovery processes, to develop strategic plans for e-discovery services, and to evaluate e-discovery vendors and solutions for the company. To support Coinbase’s information governance goals, Daniel guides defensible data management practices for internal legal teams and provides input on broader corporate data management and disposal policies. Prior to joining Coinbase, Daniel was a Partner in the e-Discovery Analysis & Technology ("e-DAT") Group of the internal law firm of K&L Gates LLP, where he practiced law for over seventeen years with a focus on counseling clients (including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, large non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies) on a broad range of electronic discovery, information governance, and data privacy matters.

Linda Sheehan is Head of intelligENS and an Executive at ENS, Africa’s largest law firm.

With experience across law firms and service providers working in Africa, Australia and the United Kingdom, Linda brings a cross-disciplinary perspective to complex data challenges. A former solicitor of England and Wales and eDiscovery professional, she designs defensible, end-to-end, data-driven workflows for disputes and investigations across multiple jurisdictions. Her work spans domestic and international regulatory and enforcement matters and extends into adjacent areas such as data subject access requests and data breach response. She supports both in-house and external clients with technology‑enabled, cross‑border data strategies.

Recognised as Relativity's 2024 AI Visionary, Certified Master, and Certification SME, and a finalist in an innovation security award, Linda brings together legal knowledge with technical and operational expertise. She has contributed to sector practice through thought leadership and speaking at leading legal and legal technology conferences.

“There is a blue ocean of opportunity for using Legal Data Intelligence on really anything you do as a legal organization”

Jeremiah Weasenforth is a founding member of Legal Data Intelligence.

Throughout his legal career, Jeremiah has been at the forefront of bringing AI/ML to streamline legal processes and harness the power of data analytics to drive winning outcomes. Operating at the intersection of technology, data and the law, Jeremiah brings a first-principles approach to solving complex legal data challenges. Some of his recent projects include building a human effort metric to streamline contract lifecycle management (using a machine learning model to quantify the level of hours a contract is likely to take up) and using data analytics to identify key opportunities for operational efficiency.

Today, he hopes to build further awareness around how Legal Data Intelligence can help legal professionals level up their careers.

Jeremiah is a graduate of the University of Akron School of Law; he received his undergraduate degree from West Virginia University.

“Legal Data Intelligence extends beyond traditional e-discovery work and can be used to solve a variety of data challenges by leveraging technology, resources, and know-how to take on large volumes of data and get to the relevant information faster. For example, a Legal Data Intelligence expert can support research and due diligence projects that require big data analysis to inform strategic business decisions relating to transactions and deals outside the litigation context.”

Sarah Bennington is the lead e-discovery attorney at Qualcomm and a founding member of the Legal Data Intelligence project. At Qualcomm, she is responsible for developing, executing and optimizing e-discovery strategy across its global litigation, regulatory, and investigation portfolio.

Throughout her career, Sarah has advanced her broad legal expertise with the power of technology to implement creative, efficient solutions to tough data challenges. Sarah leverages her knowledge about legal rights and obligations – as well as the needs of adjacent areas relating to security, privacy, information governance, export compliance, and legal operations – to develop effective strategies for interrogating large volumes of data.

Sarah’s recent projects include collaborating with outside counsel and her e-discovery service provider to develop a novel search term calibration methodology that leverages data-backed metrics to improve search effectiveness; innovating efficient protocols for data-heavy initiatives relating to regulatory merger reviews, DSARs, and internal investigations; and supporting internal research projects to enable strategic business decisions using big data analysis.

Prior to Qualcomm, Sarah was an Associate in Jones Day’s Intellectual Property Practice focusing on trademark, trade secret, patent, copyright, and unfair competition matters for a variety of technology companies. A lifelong Californian, Sarah attended the UC Irvine School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude) and UC Santa Barbara (B.A., highest honors).

“It is one's ethical obligation [as an attorney] to be competent at both the law and technology, and Legal Data Intelligence creates the unique opportunity to master these domains for measurable success.”

Briordy Meyers is Privacy Director at Capital One and a founding member of the Legal Data Intelligence project.

Briordy's philosophy of combining legal analysis with cutting-edge technology has empowered his teams to turn information into outcomes. Powered by a curiosity for innovation beyond the curve of current technology and a commitment to adapting to changing legal, data, discovery, and privacy landscapes, Briordy leverages the union of legal expertise and technology to facilitate culture-changing cost savings, data management, and risk reduction.

An early adopter of AI, Briordy’s interests in machine learning and LLMs predate the arrival of generative AI. He has successfully deployed AI models to overcome hurdles in cross-border data transfers and streamline compliance with international data protection regulations.

He hopes to educate key stakeholders on how LDI’s combination of legal analysis and technology can transform their organizations.

Prior to Capital One, Briordy was Discovery Counsel at Google. He has a Juris Doctor from the College of William & Mary and received his Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from the University of Virginia.

Mark Anderson is Managing Director for the EMEA region at Complete Discovery Source (CDS), where he leads European operations and provides expert consultancy on eDiscovery and digital forensics. He advises a global client base across all stages of the EDRM, including data mapping and identification, forensic data preservation, Disclosure Review Documents (DRDs), and the design of scalable workflows for reviewing large data sets. His work leverages advanced technologies such as Continuous Active Learning and Generative AI to reduce review time and cost.

Mark specialises in data collection, conversion, and analysis, with expertise in mobile devices and short-message data. He is highly experienced in the analysis and presentation of structured and semi-structured data from platforms including Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Telegram, as well as forensic tools such as Cellebrite, Magnet, and Oxygen. As a member of the CDS product team, Mark helps design proprietary solutions focused on chat data conversion and review, alongside custom Generative AI integrations for review and analysis.

A regular speaker at industry events, Mark presents on topics including litigation and investigation workflows, DSARs, Generative AI, and chat data collection and analysis. He also contributed to the EDRM, Text Messaging Metadata Primer 1.0 and holds multiple certifications, including Relativity Master, Relativity Certified Administrator, Relativity Analytics Specialist, Generative AI Pro, CEDS, and EnCase Certified Examiner.

Joe Bartolo is a former litigator in New York State, with more than 10 years of experience working for e-discovery providers. Joe is a VP in the Metro New York Chapter of ACEDS and the co-chair of their Educational Committee. He is a former working group leader in the EDRM and has instructed continuing legal education courses about e-discovery throughout the United States. Joe received a Juris Doctorate Degree from Rutgers School of Law – Newark in 1992, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from New York University in 1989.

With a career that spans Washington, D.C., Dublin, Brussels, and Rome, Ryan has cultivated an expertise in data protection and data privacy compliance across a career in eDiscovery and litigation support. With a particular interest in the area where cross-border discovery and data protection intersect, Ryan has worked with a myriad of clients to manage EU-based eDiscovery exercises while navigating data protection compliance challenges on both sides of “The Pond.” With the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) amidst other changes in the regulatory context, Ryan has assisted organizations in remediating cross-border discovery risks at every turn, with an eye toward solutions that utilize best practice technical and organizational measures, data management solutions and innovative technologies.

Josh Franks is a seasoned cybersecurity and legal technology executive with close to 10 years of experience leading global cyber incident response, data breach review, privacy compliance, and legal operations solutions. As the Cyber Practice Founder and Leader at Morae, he oversees the go-to-market and delivery of a full-spectrum data risk and cybersecurity portfolio—spanning proactive advisory to reactive breach services—designed for corporations, law firms, and insurers navigating today’s evolving threat landscape.

Prior to Morae, Josh held senior leadership roles at CyTrex Cyber and Integreon, where he built and scaled global cyber teams and spearheaded enterprise data protection programs. He is a trusted advisor to Fortune 20 companies, cyber insurers, and outside counsel on complex regulatory, technical, and operational challenges.

Additionally, Josh also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity Law at NCCU School of Law - Technology Law and Policy Center.

Chris Haley is an experienced e-discovery and legal technology leader with an extensive 25+ year career in the field. His current role at Relativity includes consulting with e-discovery and legal technology professionals on ways to leverage artificial intelligence in their workflows to improve results and key value drivers for their services.

Michael leverages his background in technology, law, and consulting, as well as extensive experience providing advice and developing technical solutions and processes to address complex issues related to electronically stored information (ESI). He advises clients regarding data protection, information privacy, information governance, eDiscovery, and emerging artificial intelligence issues. At Redgrave LLP, Michael focuses on extracting, analyzing, and visualizing structured and unstructured data, and advises clients on tools and processes to help litigation and project teams understand data and develop effective case and project strategies. He also speaks and writes on recent advancements in artificial intelligence and related impacts to the fields of privacy, information governance, security, and eDiscovery. Michael is a certified Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP). Before rejoining Redgrave LLP in 2024, Michael was the Head Solutions Architect at Redgrave Data. He also served as a Legal Technology Solutions Architect at Hogan Lovells and managed an information security risk department team and Wells Fargo.

Susana Medeiros is a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Cybersecurity and Privacy team focusing her practice on managing data risk from a cybersecurity, litigation and eDiscovery, information governance, and data law perspective.

George is a dynamic leader with over 24 years of experience in eDiscovery. Focused on operations management, he has worked to hone and improve a wide range of eDiscovery disciplines. For the last 14 years as the head of Morgan Lewis eData’s global technology stack and application development, he oversees data collection, preservation, processing, search and analysis, hosting, review platforms, forensics, and production—managed within on-premise data centers and cloud resources—while driving cutting-edge solutions and technology innovation.

A passionate advocate for continuous learning, George excels in mentoring teams, fostering talent, and leading with a metrics-based approach rooted in quality management methodologies. He specializes in identifying inefficiencies and crafting elegant, streamlined solutions, leveraging technology to reduce waste, optimize processes, and automate workflows. With a relentless focus on innovation and growth, George has established himself as a transformative force in developing advanced applications and optimizing operational systems.

Matthew is a 20+ year eDiscovery veteran who’s spent his career pressure-testing how legal teams handle high-stakes data. He’s advised Fortune 500 companies, AmLaw 200 firms, and litigation service providers on matters where speed, precision, and defensibility are non-negotiable, earning a reputation for rethinking the status quo across the eDiscovery lifecycle.

As founder of ModeOne, Matthew introduced the first truly remote, targeted smartphone data collection platform, changing how mobile evidence is captured, scoped, and reviewed. He’s known for pairing practical legal insight with unapologetically modern technology, helping the industry move faster, collect less noise, and focus on what actually matters.

Lisa Ripley is the Senior Director of eDiscovery and Information Governance at Oracle. As an experienced leader managing two global functions at Oracle, she fosters the use and integration of emerging technologies in a defensible manner to address complex audits, litigations, investigations, and M&A activities.

She lives in the land where geek and legal meet to tackle challenging problems. She loves talking about forensics, legal tech, and the challenges of dealing with the ever-increasing data types and volumes that eDiscovery must address. Lisa has a cybersecurity, investigative, legal and technical background. She holds both the CISSP and CEDS certifications. Professional certification and the CEDS - Certified E-Discovery Specialist certification.

Josh was at AstraZeneca for the last six years, where he led the drugmaker’s eDiscovery program and later expanded its scope to include a variety of insourced services designed to significantly reduce legal costs and transform the legal function from cost center to innovation leader. In 2022, he was named on Relativity’s annual list of the legal industry’s “AI Visionaries”. Josh previously worked at the global law firm Winston & Strawn LLP and was an eDiscovery Project Manager at DiscoverReady (now Consilio) before that. He is also a founding member of the Legal Data Intelligence project.

Josh is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a member of the Washington DC Bar.

Bobby Malhotra is a Litigation Partner and member of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy Group at Winston & Strawn LLP where he uses his unique combination of hands-on technical skills and two decades of business and litigation experience to help clients navigate complex e-discovery, digital forensics, cross-border, AI, and data privacy issues. He is also a founding member of the Legal Data Intelligence project.

A true “techno” lawyer, Bobby merges technical knowledge with legal expertise to serve clients across numerous sectors and industries. He serves as a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 clients, and in this role, he provides counseling and guidance in connection with legally defensible and standardized company-wide discovery practices.

Bobby develops innovative, cost-effective, and defensible strategies for the preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information. Bobby regularly serves as lead discovery counsel on large-scale matters and manages all aspects of national and international e-discovery. His extensive experience includes counseling financial institution clients on the unique data challenges they face in high-exposure matters, as well as leading training on platforms and workflows and providing advice on vendor management and budgeting.

Bobby is a globally recognized thought leader on applying artificial intelligence and analytics to the practice of law and is also a frequent speaker and author on e-discovery, information governance, data security, and other legal technology topics. Bobby’s AI counseling practice encompasses drafting comprehensive AI policies and procedures tailored to either entire organizations or specific departments, negotiating and reviewing AI contracts, updating vendor master services agreements and engagement letters to address AI issues, vetting and deploying AI technologies, providing strategic guidance on data security and collection, and advising on algorithm training. He has been published and quoted in publications and information outlets, including ALM’s Business Crimes Bulletin, Cybersecurity Law & Strategy Newsletter, ABA Journal, Legaltech News, ABA’s Sound Advice Podcast, ABA’s Class Action & Derivative Newsletter, ABA Law and Practice Today, and Thomson Reuters Institute Podcast.

Prior to his legal career, Bobby acquired nearly five years of technical experience in the areas of network engineering, firewall administration, technology consulting, and computer programming. His technology experience dates back to his first job in college building and configuring Novell NetWare and Windows NT applications and file servers. He has multiple computer certifications, including the CompTIA A+ computer hardware certification.

Bobby is a member of the International Legal Technology Association, American Bar Association: Section of Litigation, and Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production.

Odette has been immersed in legal data for over a decade and has found her passion in solving unique eDiscovery challenges. In her previous role as Solutions Advisor at ProSearch, she harnessed her love of learning as she continued to test and implement the latest technologies in the market for her client teams. She also advised on the best use cases for tools and workflows in fast moving investigations and leads Data Insights teams in accomplishing this effort. Prior to ProSearch, Odette worked at a variety of large and mid-sized legal service providers as a Project Manager and a Document Review Attorney.

Odette is an Arizona native, hailing from Sedona and a graduate of Arizona State University’s Barrett Honors College with a B.A. in Political Science. Wanting a break from the constant sunshine, Odette moved to Boston to attend New England Law and lived in D.C. and New York for internships during the summers to experience the east coast before returning to Arizona to take the bar exam and begin her legal career.

Yvonne Ike is a seasoned eDiscovery attorney with over 15 years of experience in litigation, investigations, and regulatory compliance. She specializes in managing complex, large-scale projects domestically and internationally, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and defensibility throughout the eDiscovery lifecycle.

At Proskauer, she advises the Firm, legal service providers, and clients on eDiscovery best practices, information governance, and data privacy compliance. She also leads clients through critical eDiscovery and cybersecurity matters, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure seamless execution.

Previously, she managed eDiscovery review matters at Conduent (formerly Xerox) and consulted for Hogan Lovells on large-scale bankruptcy cases. Committed to continuous learning, Yvonne actively participates in industry events/organizations, and while pursuing eDiscovery, AI and data privacy certifications, bridging the gap between legal strategy and technology.

Tim Kurucz is the Director of Legal Services at AstraZeneca, where he leads a world-class team providing eDiscovery and comprehensive legal services. With over a decade of experience in delivering exemplary legal solutions, Tim has played a pivotal role in expanding services across the broader business to enhance productivity and reduce costs. His expertise includes leading hundreds of investigations and litigations from a technical perspective, ensuring robust legal support and transformation. Tim's strategic vision and leadership have driven the development of standardized processes and resource optimization, contributing significantly to AstraZeneca's legal service excellence.

Tara Lawler is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years of experience in strategic discovery portfolio management and data governance. She skillfully navigates the complex intersection of legal and technical issues, focusing on discovery, information governance (IG), data privacy, security, and artificial intelligence (AI). Tara routinely partners with clients' in-house legal and technology teams to assess, develop and implement best practices for discovery and data management, aiming to minimize risks, enhance efficiency, and ensure legal compliance.

Her work involves drafting and revising policies and templates, creating training programs, and overseeing their implementation. She has conducted comprehensive discovery assessments for numerous global clients, working with internal teams to evaluate current practices, protocols, and tools. Tara provides recommendations to align with best practices, reduce risks, and improve efficiency.

Tara has experience assisting clients with data management during divestitures, acquisitions, and mergers. She advises on establishing protocols for identifying and segregating data during structural changes and onboarding data from new acquisitions. Tara guides clients through the complexities of retaining data for ongoing legal obligations, ensuring effective management within new company structures.

Tara represents major pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in high-stakes product liability, multidistrict litigation (MDL), and government investigations. She manages the entire discovery process, including negotiating discovery scope, timing, and discovery-related protocols (such as ESI protocols, protective orders, plaintiff and defense fact sheets, etc.). Clients value her extensive experience as national discovery counsel, especially her advice on complex discovery issues and implementation of defensible, consistent, and cost-effective strategies. Tara also assists with written discovery, prepares witnesses (including Rule 30(b)(6) discovery-related topics), and collaborates with merits counsel on various issues.

Tara frequently speaks at continuing legal education classes, seminars, and webcasts, focusing on strategy, best practices, and case law updates in discovery, IG, and AI.

Jenya Moshkovich is Assistant General Counsel and Head of eDiscovery for Roche and Genentech. Jenya leads the global eDiscovery function and advises legal teams on eDiscovery topics and strategies. Prior to joining Roche, Jenya was a litigation partner at a national law firm where she focused on electronic discovery and product liability defense for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.

Virginia Duke Ring is a Principal at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and a key leader of the LitSmart® E-Discovery Team. She drives the development and implementation of customized legal solutions, combining cutting-edge technology and strategic workflows to address complex legal and data management challenges. As an industry leader, Virginia integrates AI-driven tools into her solutions, leveraging advanced technology to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness for clients.

Virginia’s expertise lies in aligning technology with client goals, crafting innovative tools and processes that deliver measurable results, including real-time insights and comprehensive tracking mechanisms for project transparency. She leads her team’s AI initiatives, overseeing the creation of workflows that harness the power of AI to streamline operations and solve unique client challenges. In addition, she directs quality control efforts, implementing rigorous protocols and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes across all services.

With over 14 years at Kilpatrick, Virginia has grown from a junior attorney into a trailblazer in legal tech innovation and e-discovery. She is a graduate of Duke University School of Law and earned her B.A. summa cum laude from Auburn University.

Daniel Semelhack is a seasoned eDiscovery and litigation support professional with more than two decades of experience helping corporate legal teams and law firms manage complex data challenges. In his role as Client Partnerships Advisor at ProSearch, he specializes in architecting RelativityOne and GenAI-driven workflows that streamline discovery and enhance defensibility across high-stakes matters. Over the course of his career, Daniel has led discovery efforts on mass tort, multidistrict litigation, and second request engagements, and his expertise spans all phases of electronic discovery and information management. He holds industry-recognized credentials as a Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA) and RelativityOne Certified Pro (ROCP) and is an active member of the legal technology community, regularly presenting on emerging topics such as chat and collaboration data and generative AI adoption.

Beyond his client work, Daniel is a respected thought leader and mentor in the eDiscovery ecosystem. He was selected as a mentor in Relativity’s Academic Mentorship Program, where he supports the next generation of discovery professionals, and he frequently speaks at industry events and webinars alongside peers and platform partners. His insights into the intersection of technology, data strategy, and legal workflows have also been featured in webinars designed to help legal teams adopt generative AI effectively and with stakeholder alignment. Daniel’s practical, forward-looking approach reflects a deep commitment to empowering users with technology and best practices that make discovery more efficient, transparent, and impactful.

Recommended Canadian Lexology Index E-Discovery practitioner, Danny’s background in Biological Sciences from the University of Guelph gave him the ability to understand and quickly adapt to different challenges. Starting in IT, he was able to take part in the evolution of technology in the legal space. His experience in both law firm and service provider environments has given him a unique perspective on the implementation of technology by legal teams, and he’s been acknowledged as an industry leader in the eDiscovery space.

In his free time, you can find Danny travelling the globe.

Professional achievements & leadership:

Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal), Canada Guide – National Leader; Canada – E-Discovery Practitioners, 2021 to present

Certified Relativity Master with the following certifications:

• Relativity Certified Administrator
• Relativity Analytics Specialist
• Relativity Project Management Specialist
• Relativity Processing Specialist
• Relativity Certified Review Management Specialist
• Relativity Assisted Review Specialist
• Relativity Certified Sales Pro
• Relativity One Certified Pro
• Relativity One Review Pro
• Relativity Contracts Pro
• Relativity Personal Information Detect Pro
• Relativity Generative AI Pro