Kristin Sunderman is the eDiscovery & ESI Mgmt Director at Freddie Mac where she manages all aspects of the EDRM from identification through production, for the entire company. Prior to joining Freddie Mac, Ms. Sunderman spent the last 20+ years in the industry working not only for law firms and corporations but also as an eDiscovery vendor. It is in the vendor world that Ms. Sunderman spent the bulk of her career. She started off in project management but quickly worked up to managing all of Operations. It is there that she focused on creating efficiencies, implementing automation and providing a development path for new eDiscovery specialists. Ms. Sunderman continues to focus on process improvements and development in her current role and prides herself on being heavily involved in mentorship and inclusion programs.

Kassi is a Senior Attorney at King & Spalding, LLP. An attorney with more than 10 years of experience working with AI and Machine Learning in litigation, Kassi’s career has been motivated by always being curious and following technology innovations. In addition to a growing collection of publications on topics related to AI, Kassi is actively engaged in thought leadership through her podcasts Kassi & and Bui & Burns Take Five, both centered on the impact of disruptive tech to our professional and personal lives. Kassi is an executive board member of the Academy of Court-Appointed and an active member of various legal organizations, where she enthusiastically advocates for emerging tech awareness and education.

Alicia Hawley is of counsel in the firm’s e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (e-DAT) practice. An experienced litigator and white-collar criminal defense attorney, Certified eDiscovery Specialist and award-winning innovator, Alicia has nearly two decades of experience counseling clients on both routine and complex eDiscovery issues, best practices, case and narrative development, and fact investigations. Alicia regularly serves as coordinating discovery counsel on major litigations and government investigations and counsels the firm and clients on all phases of the EDRM including:

• Implementing defensible preservation practices and litigation holds
• Managing ever-evolving data sources and communication tools
• Navigating complex legal issues like possession, custody & control, privilege, proportionality, and seeking Rule 37(e) sanctions
• Negotiating ESI protocols and discovery parameters
• Leveraging technology and artificial intelligence to identify and analyze key documents, maximize efficiency, lower costs and create thoughtful narratives that support critical legal strategy

Jaime Raba is a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP where he dedicates his practice to the intersection of complex data and the law, which covers a broad swath of contexts including trials, law and motion, compliance, counselling, internal investigations, discovery, corporate transactions, and complex negotiations. A technologist whose toolset includes programming, data science, information security, and expertise in a wide range of computer systems (ranging from obscure legacy systems to advanced technologies), Jaime is known for his ability to create and leverage technology to develop legal strategies, to make mission-critical decisions, and to identify elusive evidence trapped within electronically stored information ranging from macroscopic observations to needles in big-data haystacks. Jaime is known for adapting advanced technology for novel legal applications resulting in deeper, better, and more immediate understanding of key information and complex issues. Jaime’s work with generative artificial intelligence frequently involves generation of predictive models, insightful data simulations, and advanced analytics that profoundly impact legal decision-making and strategy formulation.

Catherine “Cat” Casey is the Chief Growth Officer of Reveal, the leading cloud-based AI-powered legal technology company, where she spearheads development and strategy for its advanced legal technology solutions. She is a frequent keynote speaker and outspoken advocate of legal professionals embracing technology to deliver better legal outcomes. Casey has over a decade and a half of experience assisting clients with complex eDiscovery and forensic needs that arise from litigation, expansive regulation, and complex contractual relationships. Before joining Reveal, Casey was the Chief Innovation Officer of DISCO, and director of Global Practice Support for Gibson Dunn, based out of their New York office. She led a global team comprising experienced practitioners in the areas of electronic discovery, data privacy, and information governance. Prior to that, Casey was a leader in the Forensic Technology Practice for PwC. Prior to that, Casey built out the antitrust forensic technology practice and served as the national subject matter expert on eDiscovery for KPMG. Casey has an A.L.B. from Harvard University and attended Pepperdine School of Law.