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Thursday’s ILTACON Sessions: eDiscovery Trends
As noted yesterday, Monday and Tuesday, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual educational conference of 2015 (now known as ILTACON) is happening this week and eDiscovery Daily will be reporting this week about the latest eDiscovery trends being discussed at the show. This is the last day to check out the show if you’re in the Las Vegas area with a number of sessions available and over 190(!) exhibitors providing information on their products and services.
Perform a “find” on today’s ILTACON conference schedule for “discovery”, “litigation support” or “information governance” and you’ll get at least 3 sessions with hits. So, there is plenty to talk about! Sessions in the main conference tracks include:
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM:
Develop Talent and Prove the Value of Your Internal Litigation Support
Description: With more and more vendors touting all-inclusive services, litigation support managers and directors have to show the value their departments add to the discovery process. Come hear experts talk about their experiences developing talent and managing “up” to meet the vendor challenge.
Speakers are: Scott M. Cohen – Winston & Strawn LLP; Ross Gotler – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Wale Elegbe – Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Denise Talbert – Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM:
Past Performance and Future Success: What’s Next for E-Discovery?
Description: From the days of paper review to the advent of electronic scanning and to e-discovery as we now know it today, listen as industry veterans explore the evolution of our industry and share their experiences of adjusting to the times. They will explore the role of technology, adoption and expertise of the courts and government agencies, the role of the attorney, and much more!
Speakers are: Mary Pat Poteet – Project Leadership Associates, Inc.; Scott M. Cohen – Winston & Strawn LLP; Eric Lieber – Toyota Motor Sales; Beth Patterson, CLSP – Allens.
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM:
A Conversation with Judge Peck
Description: Audience members are sure to enjoy hearing respected jurist, Judge Andrew Peck, speak about various e-discovery topics.
Speakers are: Mary Pat Poteet – Project Leadership Associates, Inc.; Honorable Andrew J Peck.
For a complete summary listing of all sessions at the conference, click here.
So, what do you think? Did you attend ILTACON this year? What did you think of the conference? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.
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