I spoke with Jeff Jacobson, a litigation partner with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath in New York, and Nicole Clark, the Co-Founder and CEO of Trellis, a state trial court research and analytics platform, which recently introduced its Law Firm Intelligence tool to offer insights on business and competitive intelligence for law firms. We discussed how litigators can leverage data and analytics to gain a competitive advantage, new opportunities law firms can create with detailed intelligence, and the insights Law Firm Intelligence can provide to support legal teams in their decision-making.
I spoke with David Bensinger, the founder and CEO of Bensinger Technology, a consulting and managed services provider for small and midsize law firms and other professional services organizations, predominantly in the New York area. We discussed the technology trends that are driving change in small and mid-size law firms, how the movement toward cloud-based solutions is affecting the way law firms are managing their IT infrastructure, and where small and mid-size law firms will get the most value from technology in 2023.
I spoke with Hal Marcus, the director of product marketing for OpenText Discovery at Legaltech New York 2018 about the convergence of various disciplines and the need for a holistic solution to respond to this trend.
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I spoke with Mark Smolik, the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for DHL Supply Chain Americas prior to the lead panel discussion at the Business of Law Forum during Legalweek 2018.
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I spoke with Silvia Hodges Silverstein, the executive director of the Buying Legal Council, the international trade organization for legal procurement, and John de Forte, a London-based consultant to law and other professional services firms, who is the author of Winning Proposals – The Essential Guide for Law Firms and Legal Services Providers, which the Buying Legal Council published in July.
We discussed the genesis of the Buying Legal Council, de Forte’s new book, Winning Proposals – The Essential Guide for Law Firms and Legal Services Providers, how law firms should measure the ROI of proposal activities, what winning proposals have in common, and the North American Legal Procurement Conference on September 6th in New York.
I spoke with Cash Butler, the founder and CEO of ClariLegal, a legal vendor management and marketplace platform that minimizes the complexity of managing litigation vendor services.We discussed the genesis of ClariLegal, the benefits of legal vendor management, how ClariLegal’s software reflects the evolution of legal services, and the panel discussions he is moderating at the 2017 New York Masters Conference on July 25th.
I spoke with Michael Quartararo, the Director of Litigation Support Services at New York-based Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, and the author of Project Management in Electronic Discovery: An Introduction to Core Principles of Legal Project Management and Leadership in eDiscovery. He was named the 2016 E-Discovery Person of the Year by ACEDS.
We discussed his role at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, the genesis of his new book: Project Management in Electronic Discovery: An Introduction to Core Principles of Legal Project Management and Leadership in eDiscovery, the core elements of legal project management in e-discovery that are most important, and how the subject has influenced the litigation support community, among other topics. You can order a copy of his book here [not an affiliate link].
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I spoke with David Ahrens, the chief marketing officer of FRONTEO USA, Inc., a publicly-traded global technology and services company that specializes in big data, artificial intelligence, information governance, managed review and litigation consulting for the e-discovery market. He is responsible for developing and executing an integrated marketing and communications plan, which is particularly important given FRONTEO’s rebranding to integrate UBIC North America and its subsidiaries.
We discussed the rebranding, the impact it will have on the company’s business, and the key factors that distinguish FRONTEO from its competition, among other topics. In addition, FRONTEO is sponsoring and participating the Today’s General Counsel exchange on e-discovery on July 18th and 19th at the New York City Bar Association.
I spoke with Peter Altieri, a partner with Epstein Becker & Green, in the Litigation and Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practices. He is the Managing Shareholder of the firm’s New York office and serves as chairman of the International Lawyers Network.
We discussed the mission of the International Lawyers Network, how it selects member firms for inclusion, the benefits of associating with such an organization, and the factors law firm leaders should consider when evaluating a prospective network, among other topics.
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