EDRM Global Podcast Network

Rene Novoa, Director of Forensics for EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery, his excitement over HaystackID's Mobile Elite Discovery and Analysis Lab (MEDAL) Suite, the challenges of commingled business and personal data, upcoming challenges with changes in chipsets and how that affects forensic collection, analysis and more.

Zef Deda, Managing Director at EDRM Trusted Partner, Venio Systems, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery and what attracted him to team Venio. Our conversation ranged from the challenges eDiscovery teams are facing today, especially around communicating regarding AI, to how Zef learned to work a room with his signature style and why he is called "Number 96".

Nate Latessa, Executive Vice President of Advisory Services for EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about their groundbreaking M365 with HaystackID Suite to Maximize Microsoft 365® Investments. We cover what challenges the offering endeavors to address, especially around data loss prevention and security, migration challenges, readiness for Co-Pilot, and implementation all through the lens of a veteran eDiscovery and information governance practitioner.

In the sixteenth episode of EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID’s podcast series, Andy Paredes, Vice President - Managed Review Operations for HaystackID, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery and to HaystackID, including HaystackID's focus on reviewers' critical value as well as what effective client communication looks like and what it doesn't. We ended our conversation with a fun fact and the opportunities in front of eDiscovery leaders right now.

Greg Witczak, legal ops leader at four highly regulated financial enterprises (Deutsche Bank, Fidelity Investments, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lehman Brothers) sits down with Kaylee & Mary. Greg talked about his journey, technology adoption and change management, and what the ACC saw in his team that led them to award them ACC Value Champion in 2019. We ended our conversation with the AI opportunity and challenges facing corporate legal departments and those who serve them.

Charisma Starr, Vice President of Discovery Technology Strategy and Innovation for JP Morgan Chase & Co. sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about her journey to legal tech and how her early experiences and family have informed her exploration and acceptance of her own and others' neurodiversity. Charisma talked about neurodiversity to include giftedness, aspects of ADHD and autism with an emphasis on creating bridges for communicating across differences much like we all did in the early days when bridging the gap between legal and IT. Join us for this most informative discussion.

Sheila Johnston, the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Luminari Partners, sits down with Kaylee & Mary. Formerly a leader at the California Lawyers Association, Sheila is a kindness driven business executive. Sheila shared some of her amazing journey, principles and practices for creating room to be memorable and make a difference in our communities, legal environments and beyond.

Adrian Lurssen, the Co-Founder and VP of Strategic Development at JD Supra, one of EDRM's most trusted and valued partners, returns to sit down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about the 2024 JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards and what has changed and what is enduring around the Awards, and the surprising diversity of thought leaders and award winners. Adrian talked with us about what he is seeing across the JD Supra ecosystem, how JD Supra serves clients and how they retain their wonderful team members and some JD Supra Secret Sauce.

In the fifteenth episode of EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID’s podcast series, Shawn Belovich, Senior Vice President - Digital Forensics & Cyber Incident Response for HaystackID sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery and to HaystackID, including his service in the Executive Office of the President where he spearheaded initiatives for information security, information governance, forensic investigations and eDiscovery. Shawn also brought some tips from his panel at the recent NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit as well as some background on HaystackID's 2024 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award in the category of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity for its Protect Analytics AI for Relativity offering.

Stephanie Wilkins, Editor-in-Chief of Legaltech News, returns to sit down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about the evolution of the publication under her mandate, the topics the team is covering, which ones are challenging, and the good (to include an innovative new award given to an outstanding recipient), the bad and the ugly around some reported events in and around Legalweek.

Danny Pelc, Executive Chair of the Scenic Shore Bike Tour, JC Steinbrunner, captain of Team Discovery and Jen Grandkoski of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society sit down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about this year's 2 day 150 mile fully supported cycling event in support of a cure to blood cancer. The conversation includes a description of the day's events both for riders and supporters and how to join up with the Scenic Shore Bike Tour as a participant and supporter. Learn more about Team Discovery and the Scenic Shore Bike Tour and sign up to get involved today!

Marla Crawford, General Counsel of Cimplifi, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about her storied journey to eDiscovery, how the SPLASH pledge movement came about in response to reported bad conference behavior, feedback to it, why it is necessary and what people should expect over the near and far terms.

In the fourteenth episode of EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID’s podcast series, Vazantha Meyers, Vice President of Discovery Services for HaystackID, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about her journey to eDiscovery and to HaystackID, how she took time to join her attorney mother in South Africa as the new Constitution was being written, her collaboration on her initiative to steward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion together with their Chief People Officer and how to get in touch for Legalweek and beyond.

Aaron Patton, the alter ego of memester Gates Dogfish and a Managing Director at Trustpoint One, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about his very different journey to eDiscovery, the drama over LinkedIn removing his Gates Dogfish profile, followers and 450 memes, his screenplays and his unveiling as the one and only Gates Dogfish.

Tom O'Connor, author of "eDiscovery for the Rest of Us" sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about his long, winding and colorful journey to eDiscovery, his newly published book, his book signing at Legal Week in New York City at the Carnegie Club sponsored by EDRM Trusted Partner, Nextpoint and EDRM and many more topics.

In the thirteenth episode of EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID’s podcast series, Nate Latessa, Executive Vice President of HaystackID, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery and to HaystackID, his approach to file analysis for information governance and security, his plans for technical partners like Microsoft, Amazon and Google, the talent on the HaystackID team and his wish for a super power to solve his flight challenges.

Illumination Zone: Monica Harris, Product Manager for EDRM Trusted Partner, Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about the launch of Cellebrite's new solution, Mobile Ultra. With Mobile Ultra,Cellebrite focused on making the client investigator more productive via ease of use, less clicks and more wizards to help you get what you want faster. Mobile Ultra also extends the reach of Cellebrite's collection approaches, especially for newer data types, gaming platforms like Discord and ephemeral data like WhatsApp and Snapchat. We ended our conversation with Monica encapsulating her essence, both personally and professionally, and an invitation to connect.

Illumination Zone: Joan Davison, CEO of Hire Counsel sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about Joan's journey to Hire Counsel, their 94 percent client retention rate, the impact of AI on managed review and career paths for Hire Counsel talent.

In twelfth episode of EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID’s podcast series, Jason Covey, M365 eDiscovery Consultant at HaystackID, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about their journey to eDiscovery. Jason exposed the Paradox of M365, with a retrospective on law firm back office, and an exploration of newer tools and how to take advantage. With rich visual imagery, Jason painted the emerging technical landscape.

Illumination Zone: Joey Seeber, CEO of EDRM Trusted Partner, Level Legal, and David Greetham, Vice President of Digital Forensics sit down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about Joey's journey (David's journey was covered in February 2022) and how David, Joey, Level Legal and PC Forensics joined forces. Level Legal's emphasis on delighting the humans in legal was explored, along with David and Joey's core values embodying their essences.