Category Archives: Relativity

Pitching it just right at Relativity Fest London

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Chris Dale

This post is centred on Relativity Fest London, which took place on 16 May. Going to it – and enjoying it – made me reflect on the changes which have taken place to such events over the years. The first … Continue reading →

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Relativity expands its Justice for Change program to EMEA and its philanthropic initiatives with Microsoft

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Chris Dale

In two separate but related initiatives, Relativity is expanding its Justice for Change program, already running in the US and elsewhere, to EMEA. It is also expanding its work with Microsoft in bringing education and technology to people and organisations … Continue reading →

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Relativity Predictions Webinar – Q1 2023

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Chris Dale

The end of February may seem a little late to point you to Relativity’s predictions webinar for Q1 2023, but there are extenuating circumstances. You can find the webinar itself here, advertised as The Seventh Annual Recap of the Year’s … Continue reading →

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AI and Data Management lead the story at Relativity Fest

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Chris Dale

Years ago, every player in the eDiscovery market would try and launch something new at big events, drowning out the announcements of rivals with new product releases just as we were all unpacking and getting over our jetlag. Those of … Continue reading →

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Relativity acquires Heretik for contract review and intelligence

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Chris Dale

In the before times, I used to travel to events with quantities of video equipment and at least one son to help me, in order to interview people involved in eDiscovery and its related disciplines. It was hard work, but … Continue reading →

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Ethical AI and productivity enhancements announced at Relativity Fest London

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Chris Dale

I was unfortunately not able to go to Relativity Fest London, which opened on Tuesday. The photographs from the Keynote show a room as packed as it was in 2019 when the last in-person event took place. Relativity has always … Continue reading →

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Spotlight: Asia – virtual event from Relativity on 7 April

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Chris Dale

On 7 April, Relativity is running a virtual event called Spotlight: Asia which brings together legal and technology experts, and their clients, for a half-day of discussions aimed at the wide and diverse area implied by the event title. The event … Continue reading →

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Wide-ranging agenda for Relativity at Legalweek 2022

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Chris Dale

Legalweek 2022 is taking place as I write. I used to go every year, to take part in panels and to do interviews, but mainly to meet up with people. I had hoped to go back this year, with no … Continue reading →

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Relativity brings cloud security to Australian government agencies

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Chris Dale

Regulators face particular issues in connection with the security of data. They collect vast volumes of it, much of which is by its nature confidential. Their own management of the data, including the legal input and decision-making based on it, … Continue reading →

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Relativity publishes list of AI visionaries

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Chris Dale

Relativity has published a celebration of people it calls “AI visionaries”, a list of individuals who have contributed to the development of artificial intelligence and its application to every day business processes. Relativity describes these people as “earlier adopters in … Continue reading →

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Relativity and FTI report – risk, culture and technology challenges for general counsel

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Chris Dale

I wrote at the end of last year about a report from FTI Consulting and Relativity on the ever-widening role of general counsel. I summarised the theme of that report thus: You would not [when I qualified] have expected to … Continue reading →

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A helpful recap of Relativity Fest 2021

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Chris Dale

The nature of a big event like Relativity Fest is that a mass of interesting views and comments pours out at once. We all report the bits that interest us, but the waters close over it all very quickly as … Continue reading →

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Report from FTI Consulting and Relativity on the ever-widening role of general counsel

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Chris Dale

When I qualified, the role of the in-house lawyer was not a particularly significant one. They handled matters of formal corporate compliance and gave preliminary advice on matters with a legal element, but they mainly acted as the interface between … Continue reading →

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RelativityOne to support Ireland’s growing disputes and investigations role

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Chris Dale

Earlier this year, Relativity said that they intended to make RelativityOne available in 14 different geographical areas by the end of 2021. I have not noted all of them as they have been rolled out, in part because the story … Continue reading →

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Ari Kaplan and Relativity on maximising data collections

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Chris Dale

You would not think that the apparently routine job of collecting data for discovery could be a career opportunity. It happened to me, some decades ago, when a client pointed to several feet of shelved boxes and suggested that there … Continue reading →

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The main points from the International Panel at Relativity Fest

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Chris Dale

Relativity Fest always generates a mass of material, from company and product announcements to sessions on law and legal practice. I can’t write about it all, and you wouldn’t thank me if I did. If I focus now on the … Continue reading →

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Relativity Trace gets new data cleansing capabilities

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Chris Dale

A false positive is a result which appears to show that a particular condition or attribute is present when it is not. We have just passed the anniversary of what was potentially the worst false positive in history when, on … Continue reading →

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Relativity Fest 2021 – the pervasive effect of privacy and data protection

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Chris Dale

Relativity Fest 2021 runs from 4-6 October. The decision to make it a virtual event was made many months ago, not just because of the continuing uncertainty about lockdowns and travel restrictions, but because last year’s Relativity Fest was a … Continue reading →

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Interview: Lucas Clair of Control Risks in Germany on cloud adoption and RelativityOne

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Chris Dale

One of the advantages of the pandemic is that the normalisation of remote interviews has broadened the range of people I get the chance to talk to – not just those who happen to be at the events which I … Continue reading →

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Relativity Fest panel – legal and technical perspectives on data privacy and data protection

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Chris Dale

Panel discussions about international discovery, privacy, and data protection serve as a good way of encapsulating the issues of the moment in a short space. Having a range of speakers and a short time-frame forces a focus on those things … Continue reading →

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Relativity’s acquisition of Text IQ brings AI to eDiscovery, compliance and privacy

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Chris Dale

I recall, years ago, sitting at a hotel bar with Relativity’s founder, Andrew Sieja. It may have been in Dallas, but frankly all those events at similar-looking convention centres blur into one after a decade or so. The conversations similarly … Continue reading →

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Relativity highlights EMEA growth and unveils product updates

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Chris Dale

The usual task when looking at a press release is to disinter the key facts from beneath the marketing gobbledegook and translate them into something comprehensible to the lay user. That doesn’t arise with Relativity’s PRs, which are models of … Continue reading →

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Relativity Trace teams up with Proofpoint for seamless archiving and communication surveillance

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Chris Dale

Relativity Trace is Relativity’s solution for communication surveillance. Its tagline “Detect misconduct before it escalates” is a good summary of its primary function – to identify communications which trigger alerts and concern about one or more individuals. Proofpoint’s function is … Continue reading →

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Relativity Fest London – virtual event on 18 and 19 May

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Chris Dale

The virtual Relativity Fest London takes place on 18 and 19 May. The event is free and virtual, and registration is here. You can see the Agenda here starting on Tuesday with a Keynote by CEO Mike Gamson and Chief Product Officer … Continue reading →

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Interview: Relativity’s APAC managing director, Georgia Foster

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Chris Dale

After writing about two RelativityOne initiatives in Asia, one in Singapore and one in Korea, I thought it would be good to speak to Relativity’s APAC managing director, Georgia Foster, for a more general view of developments in the broader … Continue reading →

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RelativityOne Asia expansion continues with South Korea hosting

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Chris Dale

I wrote recently about the expansion of Relatvity’s SaaS solution, RelativityOne, in Singapore. That news was followed almost immediately by an announcement about RelativityOne expansion into South Korea through an e-discovery service provider called Intellectual Data. The press release is here. … Continue reading →

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KPMG brings RelativityOne to Singapore

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Chris Dale

In my recent post about Relativity’s investment from Silver Lake, I mentioned that the investment would support Relativity’s planned expansion into new regions. It was not hard to guess that one of those would be the Asia Pacific region, and … Continue reading →

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Relativity investment to support cloud-based eDiscovery and AI

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Chris Dale

Relativity has reached an agreement with Silver Lake for an investment to support and accelerate Relativity’s growth in cloud-based eDiscovery, AI, and communication surveillance. The press release is here. It emphasises Relativity’s dominating position in the market, with 300,000 annual … Continue reading →

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Making the most of it as we go into a second year of virtual events

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Chris Dale

As we reach the first anniversary of lockdown, event organisers are further forward in some ways than they were a year ago, but no more certain in others. They have been there and done that, but planning for a second … Continue reading →

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Relativity turns its AI skills to Pandemic analytics

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Chris Dale

Relativity has published a film called Pandemic. It subject is the application of analytics and artificial intelligence to the very large volumes of information which exist about the Coronavirus. It is delivered mainly in the words of those involved in … Continue reading →

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Rather more than a week’s eDiscovery notes

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Chris Dale

I don’t publish these round-up posts to a particular pattern – they go up when there is enough to say. The absence of a timetable means that I do not have to apologise if there is a longer-than-usual interval between … Continue reading →

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Redaction – good news from Relativity but less good for some others

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Chris Dale

Redaction is one of those functions of which, mercifully, we hear little these days – or so I thought till this week. I wrote about it in 2008 after a calamitous .PDF redaction failure in the US. Redaction was then … Continue reading →

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A roundup from my desk when we should all be in New York for Legalweek

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Chris Dale

Every year between 2007 and 2019 I went to Legaltech (later Legalweek) in New York at the end of January. I missed 2020 because I had a hip replacement on 30 January, and consoled myself with the knowledge that I … Continue reading →

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Relativity acquires VerQu to capture communication data

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Chris Dale

Relativity has acquired VerQu, a company which specialises in the migration and capture of communication data for record retention and compliance purposes. The press release is here. Relativity itself has been constantly evolving to keep up (and enable its clients … Continue reading →

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Relativity in Australia – investment, new functionality, and support for racial justice

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Chris Dale

I have the luxury of writing about what interests me and what is important rather than about the things which seem urgent or time-sensitive, and Relativity’s late November news about its Australia expansion seemed worth leaving on one side until … Continue reading →

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Interview: Wendy King of FTI Consulting on working with teams and clients during the pandemic

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Chris Dale

I have interviewed Wendy King of FTI Consulting several times. That has always been face to face, usually at conferences, but lockdown brings the need to do the interview remotely. The interview, then, was a model for our subject, which … Continue reading →

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Relativity adds security recognition with FedRAMP authorisation and Microsoft Intelligent Security Association membership

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Chris Dale

To most of its users, Relativity is a review tool for use in litigation or regulatory investigations. It is robust, does its job well, is well supported and, with the launch of its new interface, Aero UI, is user-friendly and … Continue reading →

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Interview: Craig Carpenter of X1 on social media collection and the integration between X1 and Relativity

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Chris Dale

Craig Carpenter is CEO of X1, a software company specialising in collecting and searching data from social networks and the internet. I interviewed him recently about X1, about social media and internet discovery, about X1’s work with Relativity, and about … Continue reading →

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Interview: Jordan Domash of Relativity talks about Relativity Trace

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Chris Dale

Once a year or so, I catch up with Jordan Domash, General Manager for Relativity Trace, Relativity’s communication surveillance solution. This year’s interview was necessarily a virtual one. Jordan Domash said that Relativity had big ambitions for Relativity Trace – … Continue reading →

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Looking back at the International Panel at Relativity Fest

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Chris Dale

It was my pleasure to moderate again the International Panel at Relativity Fest. That usually involves an enjoyable trip to Chicago for most of a week, doing my own panel, attending others, doing several video interviews, and meeting up with … Continue reading →

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Steve Couling of Relativity talks about Relativity’s Aero UI

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Chris Dale

Relativity’s long-awaited new user interface, Aero UI, has officially launched. The press release is here. I spoke last week with Steve Couling, Managing Director and Vice President Sales, EMEA at Relativity, about the release and why it is exciting for … Continue reading →

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Self-collection of discovery / disclosure documents on both sides of the Atlantic

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Chris Dale

My headline illustrates one of the difficulties of writing about the same subject as it relates to both the Civil Procedure Rules of England and Wales and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Thanks to a pointless rule change in … Continue reading →

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All change as Relativity Fest 2020 goes virtual and as video becomes the norm

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Chris Dale

Relativity’s big annual event usually takes place in Chicago in the autumn. Thousands of people with shared interests gather for a few days of talks and panel sessions, training and certification, meetings with developers and customers, parties and drinks. It … Continue reading →

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Interview: Gráinne Bryan on FTI Consulting’s technology role in Ireland

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Chris Dale

Gráinne Bryan has recently been appointed as Managing Director, Technology, at FTI Consulting in Ireland. I know her from her previous role as CEO, Legal Technology Solutions at leading law firm McCann FitzGerald, where she promoted the use of technology … Continue reading →

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Relativity Fest London – eDisclosure and global eDiscovery panel today

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Chris Dale

Relativity Fest London reaches its third and final day today. The usual one-day event has been spread across three part-days, a format which allows people from different time zones to join in. At 13:00 BST today, David Horrigan of Relativity … Continue reading →

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Interview: David Horrigan of Relativity on the virtual Relativity Fest London 2020

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Chris Dale

This year’s Relativity Fest London runs from 12-14 May. Inevitably, it is a virtual event, but that does at least enable many more people to attend. The Agenda and other details can be found here. My interviews have also gone … Continue reading →

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Interview: Siobhan Reilly of FRONTEO on AI in eDiscovery and message review in RelativityOne

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Chris Dale

FRONTEO is an AI tech company with software and service offerings for law for lawyers. At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Siobhan Reilly of FRONTEO about FRONTEO’s legal software and specifically about its use of RelativityOne. https://vimeo.com/373591967 The main … Continue reading →

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Interview: Jordan Domash of Relativity on developments in Relativity Trace

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest 2018, I interviewed Relativity’s Jordan Domash about the then-nascent product Relativity Trace. Twelve months later, I interviewed him again at Relativity Fest 2019, asking him what had changed since we last met. https://vimeo.com/372696312 Jordan Domash said that much … Continue reading →

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Interview: Megan Rowland of Legility on the attributes of project managers, clients and eDiscovery industry recruits

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Megan Rowland of Inventus. Since the interview, Legility and Inventus have come together under the name Legility. Megan Rowland is Team Lead, Project Management at Legility. https://vimeo.com/373579877 I asked her what makes a … Continue reading →

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Interview: Stephanie Clerkin of Korein Tillery on winning the Stellar Women in eDiscovery Award at Relativity Fest

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Stephanie Clerkin of Korein Tillery who had just won the Stellar Women in eDiscovery award. Stephanie Clerkin was particularly pleased that the award was based on the votes of the eDiscovery community and … Continue reading →

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Interview: Tony Chan of iCourts on winning Best Innovation Provider Award at Relativity Fest

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest every year, I get the opportunity to interview the winners of the Relativity Innovation Awards, whose purpose is to “recognize organizations and individuals who build innovative solutions, break down barriers for technology in the practice of law, … Continue reading →

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Interview: Andrew Szwez of FTI Consulting on the value of using RelativityOne

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Chris Dale

I recall being invited to a meeting at a US conference, I suppose about three years ago. In the room were senior marketing people from Relativity and FTI Consulting. As always on these occasions, I tried to guess what announcement … Continue reading →

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Interview: Marc Zamsky of Compliance on the benefits of RelativityOne

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Chris Dale

At RelativityFest in Chicago, I interviewed Marc Zamsky of Compliance Discovery Solutions. I asked him why Compliance had moved to RelativityOne and about the benefits which RelativityOne brings to Compliance and its clients. https://vimeo.com/372696472 Marc Zamsky said that Relativity’s future … Continue reading →

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What does it cost and what does it look like? Relativity improves its UI and pricing

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Chris Dale

Many factors influence software buying decisions. You hear of organisations buying a particular product for the sake of one feature which it considers important. People buy software after long and detailed comparison or on the strength of what someone said … Continue reading →

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Interview: Antonia Karlan of Control Risks on the benefits of using RelativityOne

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest, I interviewed Antonia Karlan, Head of Project Management at Control Risks. I asked her why Control Risks had committed to RelativityOne. https://vimeo.com/372697069 The aim of Control Risks, Antonia Karlan said, was to provide the best solutions for … Continue reading →

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Interview: Cristin Traylor of McGuire Woods, Attorney Tech Evangelist of the Year at Relativity Fest

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Chris Dale

Cristin Traylor is Discovery Counsel at McGuireWoods. She was the winner of the Relativity Fest 2019 award for Attorney Tech Evangelist of the Year, and I interviewed her shortly after the awards ceremony. https://vimeo.com/373712887 Cristin Traylor said that her interests … Continue reading →

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David Horrigan of Relativity and Chris Dale talk about their panels at Relativity Fest

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Chris Dale

It has become a habit at Relativity Fest that my last interview is reserved for David Horrigan, Discovery Counsel & Legal Education Director at Relativity. One of the reasons for leaving it until the end is that David Horrigan is … Continue reading →

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Interview: Pavan Kotha of Deloitte on winning the Lit Support All-Star Award at Relativity Fest

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Chris Dale

Pavan Kotha is a manager at Deloitte. I met him at Relativity Fest in Chicago where he won Relativity’s Lit Support All-Star Award. https://vimeo.com/373723865 Pavan Kotha is clearly a man who loves his job. He says that he likes to … Continue reading →

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Interview: Wendy King of FTI Consulting on RelativityOne and on the changing role of GCs

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Chris Dale

Wendy King of FTI Consulting is an interviewer’s delight, giving crisp answers which tell us all we need to know in as few words as possible. I took the opportunity to talk to her at Relativity Fest in Chicago. https://vimeo.com/372218456 … Continue reading →

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Interview: Ben Sexton of JND on how RelativityOne encourages new ideas to help clients

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest, I interviewed Ben Sexton of JND about JND’s use of Relativity One. What led to that decision, I asked, and what were the perceived benefits? https://vimeo.com/372218589 Ben Sexton said that JND’s primary focus was on serving … Continue reading →

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Back from Relativity Fest with good impressions and 1.5TB of videos

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Chris Dale

I am told that we recorded 23 video interviews over the three days of Relativity Fest – I lost count, but the indefatigable Taylor Laabs of Relativity, who ran the schedule, says that that was the final total. My son … Continue reading →

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FTI Technology and Relativity: corporate legal departments in 2020

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Chris Dale

FTI Technology and Relativity have joined forces with Ari Kaplan Advisors to ask chief legal officers about the future of the legal industry and about what skills and expertise will be needed by the next generation of lawyers. Ari Kaplan … Continue reading →

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FTI Consulting expands Relativity support in Australia

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Chris Dale

The eDiscovery software and services market has developed in ways which few of us predicted. Three broad lines were, however, discernible a while back – that consolidation would reduce the number of players in the market, that the market would … Continue reading →

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RelativityOne data migration services from FTI Consulting

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Chris Dale

FTI Consulting has been one of the Relativity’s most active partners in the use of Relativity’s SaaS platform RelativityOne. Some of the benefits of that are described in my most recent interview with Wendy King of FTI on the subject. … Continue reading →

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Interview: Christina Zachariasen of Allen & Overy on A&O’s uses for RelativityOne

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest in London I interviewed Christina Zachariasen of Allen & Overy. What benefits, I asked, do A&O and its clients and get from using Relativity and RelativityOne? https://vimeo.com/339552444 Christina Zachariasen said that Relativity was a leading review platform. … Continue reading →

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Interview: Wendy King of FTI Consulting on managing international eDiscovery with RelativityOne

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest in London, I spoke to Wendy King of FTI Consulting’s Technology segment about FTI’s use of RelativityOne. https://vimeo.com/339311859 FTI is a global consultancy, offering Relativity across four continents. Most of its matters span multiple jurisdictions, Wendy King said, … Continue reading →

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Interview: Jon Chan of Anexsys on “cloud-first” strategy and the use of RelativityOne

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Chris Dale

Jon Chan is Director of Technical Services at Anexsys. I spoke to him at Relativity Fest in London about Anexsys’s partnership with Relativity and specifically in relation to its use of Relativity’s SaaS product, RelativityOne. https://vimeo.com/339139039 Jon Chan said that … Continue reading →

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Interview: David Horrigan of Relativity reviews Relativity Fest London 2019

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Chris Dale

As Relativity Fest in London drew to a close, I interviewed David Horrigan, eDiscovery Counsel and Legal Education Director at Relativity, about the event. Writing up that interview gives me an excuse to summarise some of the points which seemed … Continue reading →

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Interview: Ed Crosse of Simmons & Simmons on the Disclosure Review Document and the importance of issues in disclosure

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Chris Dale

Ed Crosse of Simmons & Simmons is one of the members of the working party which drafted the draft eDisclosure rule now being piloted. At Relativity Fest in London in May, he gave a lively interview on stage with David Horrigan … Continue reading →

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Interview: Brian Stuart and Glenn Barden of FTI Consulting on the uses of Relativity Trace

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest in London, I spoke to Brian Stuart and Glenn Barden of FTI Consulting about FTI’s use of Relativity Trace on behalf of clients. I began by asking what Relativity Trace is. https://vimeo.com/339519321 Brian Stuart said that Relativity … Continue reading →

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Interview: Dera Nevin on helping lawyers to choose and use legal technology

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Chris Dale

I am very lucky in the panels I am asked to moderate. The speakers are either people I know already, or are experts whose reputation has gone before them so that I know to expect interesting things from them. Dera … Continue reading →

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Interview: Al Park of Control Risks on the use of Relativity and RelativityOne for investigations

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Legaltech in New York, I interviewed Al Park, Global Technology Consulting Leader at Control Risks. Control Risks is a major Relativity partner and, Al Park said, often has several investigations running concurrently. It needs the stability and security which … Continue reading →

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Appointment of new CEO at Relativity allows Andrew Sieja to go back to his roots

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Chris Dale

I was away speaking at a discovery event when the news broke that Relativity has appointed a new CEO and that Andrew Sieja is moving up to be executive chairman. Since I have no aspirations to be a first-with-the-news journalist, … Continue reading →

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Interview: Rishi Khullar of Heretik on Heretik Forge and its use with RelativityOne

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Chris Dale

Rishi Khullar is Director of Product Management at Heretik. I interviewed him at Relativity Fest in London about Heretik’s new product, Heretik Forge, because Heretik Forge uses RelativityOne. https://vimeo.com/339138586 Rishi Khullar said that Heretik Forge is the first solution … Continue reading →

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Relativity Fest London: data privacy and DSARs – the GDPR’s slow-burning threat

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Chris Dale

When I wrote recently about the agenda for Relativity Fest London, taking place on 21 May, I neglected to mention that I am taking part in one of its panels. It is called Whose data is it anyway? Data Privacy … Continue reading →

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Interview: Kris Wasserman of D4 / Special Counsel on adding high-value services to RelativityOne

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Chris Dale

Kris Wasserman is Regional Vice President at D4 / Special Counsel. I interviewed him at Relativity Fest in Chicago and asked him first about D4’s use of RelativityOne. D4 was an early adopter of RelativityOne and, Kris Wasserman said, had … Continue reading →

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Relativity Fest London is on 21 May and the agenda has been published

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Chris Dale

Relativity Fest London takes place on 21 May, and the agenda has been published. As always, it offers a wide range of subjects, covering both Relativity’s technology and the context in which it is used. Registration is free and the … Continue reading →

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Interview: Matt Lan of icourts on the advance of analytics and technology-assisted review in Australia

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Chris Dale

icourts is an Australian company offering forensic investigations, data processing, eDiscovery, and related services. It has long been a Relativity partner. At Relativity Fest, I interviewed Matt Lan of icourts and asked him first about the uptake of analytics in … Continue reading →

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Interview: James Neath on Morae Global’s eDiscovery consulting practice and its use of RelativityOne

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest, I interviewed James Neath, president of the Information Management and Discovery market team at Morae Global. Morae Global has been using Relativity for a long time – Relativity is its platform of choice and it has many … Continue reading →

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Interview: Grant Whiteley of KordaMentha on the take-up of technology-assisted review in Australia

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Grant Whiteley of Australian advisory and forensics provider KordaMentha. Shortly after that interview, Relativity and KordaMentha announced that KordaMentha had become Australia’s first RelativityOne certified partner. My interview was not about that yet-to-be-announced … Continue reading →

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Interview: Andrew Peck of DLA Piper on cross-border discovery and technology-assisted review

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Chris Dale

I have been interviewing former Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck for several years now, and doing panels with him for even longer. Now retired from the bench, he is senior counsel with DLA Piper. I took the opportunity to interview him … Continue reading →

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Interview: Danny Chan of Ricoh on a case study involving Relativity Analytics

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Danny Chan of Ricoh to ask him about a matter he had worked on involving the use of Relativity Analytics. Danny Chan said that the client was already out of time in dealing … Continue reading →

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Interview: Tessa Jacob of Husch Blackwell, Relativity Attorney Tech Evangelist of the Year

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Relativity’s big annual event, Relativity Fest, Relativity gave awards to various people whose contribution is making a difference to the take-up and use of technology in law. The award for Attorney Tech Evangelist of the Year went to Tessa … Continue reading →

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Interview: Bill Hamilton of University of Florida Levin College of Law on links with China

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest, I interviewed Bill Hamilton of the University of Florida Levin College of Law and heard from him about a new relationship between his university and Southeast University College School of Law in China. Bill Hamilton was just … Continue reading →

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Interview: Brian Stuart of FTI Consulting on the opportunities to add value and new services with Relativity

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Chris Dale

It is noticeable that eDiscovery and the subjects which are grouped around it are becoming more interesting to those who work in it. I don’t mean merely that there is more work around, but that the participants are finding it … Continue reading →

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Relativity webinar today: 2018 Data Discovery Legal Year in Review

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Chris Dale

Relativity is presenting a webinar today, 13 December, with the title 2018 Data Discovery Legal Year in Review. 2018 has been an interesting year. The webinar will cover major cases like United States v. Microsoft and Carpenter v. United States. … Continue reading →

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Interview: Jordan Domash of Relativity on Relativity Trace

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Chris Dale

I wrote recently about Relativity Trace, an application built on Relativity whose purpose is to help organisations facing (as who does not) compliance and security risks. At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Jordan Domash who has been largely responsible … Continue reading →

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ACEDS webinar with Ricoh today: Activating Active Learning

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Chris Dale

There is a webinar today, 5 December, at 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET given by ACEDS in conjunction with Ricoh and with the title Activating Active Learning. The speakers are Roland von Borstel, Danny Chan and Vincent Liu, all from Ricoh. … Continue reading →

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Interview: Bryon Bratcher of Gravity Stack on the strategy and vision behind Gravity Stack

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Bryon Bratcher, Managing Director of Gravity Stack. The tagline on Gravity Stack’s website is “Delivering collective intelligence in law”; I knew there were connections with Reed Smith and with Relativity, but I knew … Continue reading →

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Interview: Charlie Connor of Heretik on contract review and uncovering value in data beyond ediscovery

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Chris Dale

One of the most successful recent uses of technology is contract review software. At Relativity Fest I spoke to Charlie Connor of Heretik. Heretik makes contract review software based on Relativity, a good example of eDiscovery skills and tools finding … Continue reading →

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Interview: Craig Ball on how mobile data increases lawyers’ ability to uncover the truth

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Chris Dale

I wrote recently about an article by Craig Ball called Mobile to the Mainstream, part of Craig’s mission to make lawyers more aware of the prevalence and value of mobile data. At Relativity Fest, I had the opportunity to interview … Continue reading →

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Interview: Geoffrey Sherman of RVM Enterprises on RVM developments which add value to Relativity

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Chris Dale

RVM Enterprises has been a partner with Relativity for about 10 years, one of the longest-serving Relativity partners. At Relativity Fest, I spoke to Geoffrey Sherman, Chief Technology Officer of RVM, and asked him how RVM adds value to Relativity. … Continue reading →

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Practical compliance with Relativity Trace

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Chris Dale

Five years or so it began to be obvious that eDiscovery tools and skills would be applied to wider purposes. There were several reasons for this. The ability to handle ever-larger volumes of data and to present it usefully in … Continue reading →

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Interview: Paul Rome of NightOwl Discovery on helping with eDiscovery decision-making

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Chris Dale

Paul Rome is Director of Technology Development at NightOwl Discovery, responsible for the development of NightOwl’s own technology for supporting client needs. At the time of our interview (at Relativity Fest in 2017) NightOwl’s product DecisionCenter was a contender for … Continue reading →

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Interview: Owen Bourke of Clayton Utz on growing awareness of legal technology in Australia

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Chris Dale

Owen Bourke is Director, Forensics & Technology at Clayton Utz, one of Australia’s largest law firms. My interview with him took place more than a year ago, at Relativity Fest 2017, but the points which he makes in it are … Continue reading →

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AccessData announces AD eDiscovery for Relativity

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Chris Dale

AccessData has announced the launch of AD eDiscovery for Relativity, integrating AD’s data collection, preservation and forensic tools with Relativity’s review capabilities. The integration involves a new direct export option. AccessData users can manage collection, search, preservation, legal hold and … Continue reading →

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Ricoh eDiscovery webinar on 18 October: Activating Active Learning

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Chris Dale

At Relativity Fest in Chicago, Ricoh eDiscovery ran a session called Activating Active Learning in which they showed how the incorporation of technology like Active Learning can help lawyers perform more timely, cost-effective and streamlined document reviews. The session was … Continue reading →

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