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Category Archives: Analytics
Interview: Kelly Atherton of NightOwl Global on using Relativity’s Active Learning
I have interviewed Kelly Atherton, Director of Analytics and Managed Review at NightOwl Global, several times over the years, mainly about the use of Relativity’s analytics tools. She speaks with the authority of one who uses these tools every day, … Continue reading
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Consilio webinar: using magic and dragons to validate analytics
Technologists and lawyers are two groups of people who have their own arcane terminology, and it is perhaps unsurprising that they often miss each other in the dark. I am fond of analogies and examples drawn from elsewhere – one … Continue reading
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Interview: Matt Lan of icourts on the advance of analytics and technology-assisted review in Australia
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
Previewing the Nuix 2019 Insider Conference in London
As I have reported earlier, the 2019 Nuix Insider Conference takes place at County Hall, Westminster Bridge in London, on 4 April. There is also a Ringtail Nuix User Group meeting and a Partner Summit on 3 April. Jonathan Rees, … Continue reading
Interview: Grant Whiteley of KordaMentha on the take-up of technology-assisted review in Australia
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
Interview: Xavier Diokno of Consilio talks about helping clients with the use of analytics in eDiscovery
It is still true to say that many lawyers do not understand the value of analytics nor the value which an external consultant can bring to their use. Xavier Diokno is Senior Director, Data Analytics at Consilio. In this interview, … Continue reading
Brainspace integrates with RelativityOne
Cyxtera’s augmented intelligence platform, Brainspace, is now fully compatible with RelativityOne, the cloud version of Relativity’s widely-used eDiscovery platform. Brainspace uses analytics and visualisations to help users make faster and more informed data decisions. Integrating Brainspace with RelativityOne brings the … Continue reading
How to use Continuous Active Learning for disclosure – a UK user view
Ed Spencer is a Senior Associate at Taylor Wessing. It was his affidavit which provided much of the technical information used by Master Matthews in giving his blessing to the solution agreed between the parties in Pyrrho. Ed Spencer and … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, CPR, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, Predictive Coding, Technology Assisted Review
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Interview: David Greetham of Ricoh – a London data centre and an active learning case study
David Greetham is Vice President of eDiscovery Sales and Operations at Ricoh Legal in the US. I caught up with him at Relativity Fest in London and asked him about Ricoh’s plans for discovery and related subjects beyond North America. … Continue reading
Revisiting our panel in Canada as a model for straightforward explanation of technology-assisted review
If I come back now to a panel I moderated on technology-assisted review last November, it is partly because I think we are about to see a new focus on the use of TAR to achieve proportionate eDiscovery beyond the … Continue reading
Interview: Nick Robertson of Relativity gives a summary of Relativity Fest 2017
With Relativity Fest London nearly upon us (it is on 1 May) it is timely to publish an interview which I did with Nick Robertson, Chief Operating Officer at Relativity at the end of last October’s Relativity Fest in Chicago … Continue reading
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BLP claims a win for predictive coding after the BCA Trading trial
I use the term “predictive coding” in this article because that is the term used a) in the relevant judgment, b) by BLP whose successful use of the technology is the subject of the article, and c) by FTI Consulting, … Continue reading
Interview: Karyn Harty of McCann FitzGerald on technology, culture and rules in Irish discovery
When I first saw the length of my interview with Karyn Harty of McCann FitzGerald, filmed at Relativity Fest in Chicago, I wondered if I ought to pare it down a little. Having listened to it, I find the whole … Continue reading
Interview: Kelly Atherton of NightOwl Discovery talks about the increasing use of analytics in eDiscovery
Kelly Atherton is Senior Analytics and Review Manager at NightOwl Discovery. I have interviewed her before and was glad to have the chance to do so again at Relativity Fest in Chicago. As subject, as before, was the growing use … Continue reading
Webinar on 8 August from EDRM and NightOwl Discovery: practical tips for a successful first TAR project
EDRM / Duke Law is running a series of webinars designed to help lawyers and judges on various aspects of technology-assisted review. It is part of preparation for the Duke Conference on TAR to be held in Arlington on 7 … Continue reading
Interview: Colin Shepheard of Lineal on the use of analytics in Relativity
One of the dominant themes at Relativity Fest in London (my report on that is here) was the increasing use of Relativity Analytics for solving electronic disclosure problems. While there, I interviewed Colin Shepheard, Director of Project Management at Lineal, … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, KCura, Relativity, Relativity Fest
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Relativity Fest London – a rounded eDisclosure conference not just a trade show
As I noted when I wrote about it in advance, kCura’s Relativity Fest London has been moving over the years to become a full-blown eDiscovery / eDisclosure event and not just a platform for launching kCura initiatives and for networking. There … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Brexit, CPR, Cross-border eDiscovery, Data privacy, Data Protection, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, FRCP, KCura, Relativity, Relativity Fest, Technology Assisted Review
Tagged Andrew Sieja, David Horrigan, Jonathan Maas, Judge Peck, Meribeth Banaschik, Nick Robertson, Steven Whitaker
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Interview: Brandon Mack of Epiq – technology assisted review in the real world
I interviewed Brandon Mack of Epiq recently, and opened by asking him what he meant by technology-assisted review. We went on to discuss how technology is changing the practice of lawyers, the widening scope of projects which use eDiscovery tools … Continue reading
DTI invests in Valora Technologies for auto-classification, predictive analytics and data mining
The merger last year of DTI and Epiq made one of the largest and most significant players in the global legal technology market. I recently interviewed Keith Conley, President and COO at DTI, who emphasised (among other things) the in-house … Continue reading
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Welcome to Brainspace as a sponsor of the eDisclosure Information Project
I am delighted to say that Brainspace has become the latest sponsor of the eDisclosure Information Project. Brainspace creates machine-learning software designed to analyze massive amounts of unstructured data very quickly. Brainspace explores data – not just words and phrases, … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Brainspace, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure
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In government as in business, having no institutional memory means waste and lost opportunity
A Twitter thread from George Peretz QC draws attention to an article from the Institute for Government called Policy reinvention leads to huge waste and little progress. In a series of tweets, Peretz laments the lack of institutional memory in … Continue reading
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A good launch for Conduent Legal and Compliance Solutions
If the hardest thing in marketing is to launch an entirely new start-up business, perhaps the second is to launch a new name and brand for a long-established business. That was the task of Beth Fritts, SVP and Managing Director … Continue reading
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