Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Jack Thompson, the Senior Manager of eDiscovery & Legal Operations at Sanofi US. He is also the International Legal Technology Association’s Programming Planning Council Member responsible for Law Department Relationships.

I spoke with Ishan Girdhar, the CEO of Privva, Inc., a software company focused on identifying and managing third party vendor risk throughout the data lifecycle.

I spoke with Peter Zver, the president of Tikit North America, the maker of the timekeeping software tool, Carpe Diem. We discussed how timekeeping generally and Carpe Diem have evolved in the past 18 months, the most common features that clients are requesting, the importance of forecasting in timekeeping, and what the company will be showcasing at ILTACON 2017.

I spoke with Rob Wescott, the chief revenue officer for ayfie, a text analytics company that adds structure to unstructured information. We discussed the genesis of ayfie, how the company’s technology differs from others in this sector, ways that it enables technology assisted review and continuous active learning, its distribution model, and what the company will be announcing at ILTACON 2017.

I spoke with Robert Childress, the founder of the Masters Conference. We discussed the genesis of the event series, techniques for offering a seamless portfolio of content, aligning the discussions and speakers across various cities, and remaining relevant in a dynamically shifting market.

I spoke with Michael Potters, the CEO of the Glenmont Group, an executive search firm in the legal and information governance sectors, on site at the 2017 New York City Masters Conference.

I spoke with Robert Ventura, a partner with the TCF Law Group and a former general counsel, who provides outside GC services to companies of various sizes. We discussed e-discovery budgeting pitfalls that in-house legal teams should avoid, vendor management, and the focus of his panel discussion at the Masters Conference hosted by ClariLegal – Practical Technology Evaluations: A Framework for Considering Vendors and Technology.

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 David Kempston, a Minnesota-based plaintiffs workers’ compensation lawyer with The Law Office of Thomas Mottaz, who has been practicing for almost 25 years. He is the author of “That’s Why They Call it Practicing Law,” which is about improving the attorney-client relationship. We discussed the author’s background, what prompted him to write That’s Why They Call it Practicing Law, why client service is essential in the current market, how lawyers can overcome social discomfort in their client interactions, and how the themes in the book reflect an evolution in the art of practicing law.

I spoke with Tariq Hafeez, the co-founder and president of LegalEase Solutions, a legal support firm for corporate legal teams and law firms. We discussed the genesis of LegalEase, the problems the company solves, the types of matters that law firms and corporate legal departments outsource, how the company differs from competing legal support firms, and where the practice of law is headed.