I spoke with Sean Greaney, the general counsel of HyperDraft, a legal document automation platform. We discussed how advancements in document automation have affected the overall development of legal technology and career advice in making the transition from law firm partner to startup general counsel.
I spoke with Haley Altman, the global director of business development and strategy for Litera, a document lifecycle software provider. We discussed her transition from law firm partner to legal tech startup founder to senior executive at a software firm that acquired her company, Litera’s acquisition strategy, how the remote working environment has impacted the way Litera’s customers use its software, how the document lifecycle sector is evolving.
I spoke with Dan Hauck and Bradlee Duncan, the vice president of Product & User Experience, and the senior product manager, respectively, for NetDocuments, a cloud-based content management platform for law firms and corporate legal departments.
We discussed the company’s recent launch of ndMail, a predictive email tool, its implementation of ndThread, based on its acquisition of ThreadKM, how NetDocuments reconciles security with usability in its approach to developing technology, and the future of collaboration.
I spoke with David Perla and Sanjay Kamlani, the co-founders of Pangea3, a leading legal industry outsourcing firm that Thomson Reuters acquired in 2010, who have recently established 1991 Group, an advisory business with an investment arm focused on legal, outsourcing/offshoring, and services that assist technology-focused companies.We discussed the genesis of 1991 Group, why there is so much interest in supporting legal technology and services companies, promising areas in the field, what the 1991 Group team looks for in prospective investments, and where the legal industry is headed, among other topics.
I spoke with Adam Cohen, an attorney and a managing director with the Berkeley Research Group, a global strategic advisory and expert consulting firm. He is a Certified Ethical Hacker and provides guidance on data governance, compliance, and security, including cybersecurity, digital forensics and electronic discovery.We discussed his role at the Berkeley Research Group, the work he performs as an ethical hacker, his evolution from a law firm partner to a consultant with technical data security certifications, the distinctions between the challenges that in-house lawyers face versus those of their outside counsel, and where data governance is headed.
I spoke with Sandy Serkes, the co-founder, president, and CEO of Valora Technologies, a provider of document, data, and content analytics solutions for corporate, legal, and government clients worldwide.
We discussed the genesis of Valora, why data mining has become such a hot topic, the art of “gene sequencing” a document to find key hidden details, and cost efficient techniques for locating information. “Not knowing what data you are holding is a liability,” said Serkes.
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