Law and Candor

Guests: Michael Blank, Lisa Lukaszewski

This episode’s sighting of radical brilliance: “Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control over data collected,” Frank Bajak, AP, September 6, 2023.

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Hosts: Paige Hunt, Bill Mariano

Guest: Ty Dedmon

This episode’s sighting of radical brilliance: “Top AI companies agree to work together toward transparency and safety,” Kevin Collier, NBC News, July 21, 2023.

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Hosts: Paige Hunt, Bill Mariano

Guest: Brooks Thompson

This episode’s sighting of radical brilliance: “Why Companies Can — and Should — Recommit to DEI in the Wake of the SCOTUS Decision,” Tina Opie and Ella F. Washington, Harvard Business Review, July 27, 2023.

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Hosts: Paige Hunt, Bill Mariano

Guest: Brian Rafkin

This episode’s sighting of radical brilliance: “United States takes on Google in biggest tech monopolytrial of 21st century,”Dara Kerr, NPR, September 12, 2023.

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Hosts: Paige Hunt, Bill Mariano

Guests: Michael Bohner, Justin Van Alstyne

This episode’s sighting of radical brilliance: “Meet Aleph Alpha, Europe’s Answer to Open AI,” Morgan Meaker, Wired, August 30, 2023.

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Hosts: Paige Hunt, Bill Mariano

Guests: Oral Pottinger, Stacy Ybarra 

This episode's sighting of radical brilliance: Robert Smith Pledges To Pay Off Student Loans For Morehouse College's Class Of 2019, NPR

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Hosts: Reem Saffouri, Duval Miller

Guest: Ronique Richburg

This episode's sighting of radical brilliance: Black Girls CODE

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Hosts: Duval Miller , Reem Saffouri 

Episode guest: Cassie Blum, Senior Director of Review Consulting at Lighthouse

This episode's sighting of radical brilliance: 7 Ways to be a more inclusive colleague, Fast Company, February 24, 2023.

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Episode guest: Lica Patterson, Senior Director of Global Advisory Services at Lighthouse

This episode's sighting of radical brilliance: 3 trends will shape the future of work, according to Microsoft’s CEO, World Economic Forum, February 10, 2023.

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Episode guest: Mary Newman, Executive Director of Managed Review

This episode's sighting of radical brilliance: An A.I. Pioneer on What We Should Really Fear, New York Times, December 21, 2022. 

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Episode guest: Jennifer Garone, Senior Director of Privacy and Information Governance at Carnival Corporation

This episode's sighting of radical brilliance: Takeaways from the Supreme Court's hearing in blockbuster internet speech case, CNN, February 21, 2023.

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Episode guest: Vanessa Quaciari, Senior eDiscovery Counsel at Baker Botts

This episode's sighting of radical brilliance: ChatGPT

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Episode guest: Emily Dimond, Managing Senior Counsel, eDiscovery, at PNC Bank

This episode's sighting of radical brilliance: Where is Tech Going in 2023? Harvard Business Review, January 26, 2023.

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In this episode's Sighting of Radical Brilliance, our hosts discuss strategies for putting your data to work outlined in a recent Harvard Business Review article.

To elucidate the complexities of moving data across borders, Lighthouse's Damian Murphy, Executive Director of Advisory Services in EMEA, joins the podcast. With Paige and Bill, Damian explains recent updates to data transfer policies, and what AI solutions can be deployed to optimize eDiscovery workflows and maximize data insights while adhering to privacy laws. Some key questions they answer, include:

• With fines continuing to be issued for GDPR violations and organizations grappling with how to transfer data across regions, data privacy is still not a resolved issue. What are some recent policy changes our audience should be aware of?
• How have these created challenges for the ways that data is managed and how organizations can ultimately utilize it?
• Many of our listeners are likely aware of how anonymization and pseudonymization are being utilized, but can you remind us how they work?
• Is there a typical approach for a client faced with the need to supply data held within the EU in order to comply with an eDiscovery order in the US?
• If the past is any indication, we should expect privacy policies to continue to change and impact data governance. How are anonymization and pseudonymization, and other approaches, helping prepare for what’s on the horizon?

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To kick off the episode, Bill and Paige discuss a piece from Law.com that looks at a recent surge in diverse, female general counsels.

Next, they welcome Amy Sellars, Senior Legal Counsel, eDiscovery Operations, at CBRE, for an important conversation about the mental health crisis in the legal industry. They discuss some of the drivers of mental health challenges and what can be done at an individual and industry level to help. They explore a variety of questions, including:

• How has the pandemic or other factors contributed to greater challenges with mental health we’ve read about?
• Improving mental health is a challenge we’ve seen many industries grapple with recently. Are there unique challenges in legal and eDiscovery that have contributed to the epidemic we’re seeing today?
• While we’ve heard about ways to personally manage stress, there are also some structural issues at play. What are some strategies or approaches you’ve seen to help improve work/life balance or how work is allocated?
• As an industry, how can we continue this conversation and keep advancing initiatives to improve mental health and well being for everyone?

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Paige and Bill start the show with new and exciting research from MIT Sloan on artificial intelligence and machine learning. 

Next, their interview with Justin Van Alstyne, Senior Corporate Counsel, Discovery and Information Governance at T-Mobile. They dive into internal investigations, including how a simple, on-demand software solution can offer the scalability and flexibility teams need to manage investigations with varying amounts of data. Some other questions they explore are:

• How we collaborate and work has changed immensely over the past few years and that evolution doesn’t appear to be slowing down. How have new tools and data sources complicated conducting internal investigations?
• With organizations encountering investigations of different sizes and degree, what workflows or approaches have you found are most flexible to respond to this variability?
• Along with process, technology is another key part of the equation. When choosing the right technology for internal investigations, what are some of your high-priority considerations? Are there any features that are must-haves?
• For people contemplating deploying a self service solution, what advice do you give to ensure your team has the right level of expertise and technology to handle their internal investigations at scale?

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Law & Candor returns for Season 10 with co-hosts Bill Mariano and Rob Hellewell. They kick off the episode with a discussion of a Harvard Business Review article about the ways AI can make strategy more human.

Next they are joined by John Bair, Senior Consultant in Digital Forensics at Lighthouse, to discuss bring your own device (BYOD) policies, implementing proactive data management programs, and emerging data challenges with remote working. Some questions that they tackle include:

• From a data governance and management perspective, what are the greatest challenges that have emerged from working from home and BYOD policies?
• Many organizations may have governance programs in place but still struggle with new data sources or devices. What can make some programs inadequate to face these changes?
• For those needing to refresh their governance approach, or build something new, what advice do you have for creating a more proactive program to get ahead of these data challenges?
• How should legal teams work with IT to ensure these types of programs are a success? How should we think about their roles?
• As mobile devices and virtual work continue to advance, how can teams ensure their data governance programs keep pace?

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In episode two, we introduce our new co-host Paige Hunt, Vice President of Global Discovery Solutions at Lighthouse, who will be joining Bill Mariano as our guide through the legal technology revolution.

In their first Sighting of Radical Brilliance together they chat about an article in Wired that explores the rise of the AI meme machine, DALL-E Mini.

Then, Paige and Bill interview Kara Ricupero, Associate General Counsel and Head of Global Information Governance, eDiscovery, and Legal Analytics at eBay. They explore how a dynamic combination of new technology and human expertise is helping to usher in new approaches to review and analytics that can help tackle modern data challenges. Other questions they dive into, include:

• How did you identify the kind of advanced technology needed for modern data challenges?
• Partnering with the right people and experts across the business to utilize technology and insights seems to be a big part of the equation. How did you work with other stakeholders to leverage analytics?
• With new analytics and intelligence, has it changed how you approach review on matters or other processes?
• How do you think utilizing analytics will evolve as data and review continue to change? What kinds of problems do you think it can help solve?

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Our hosts begin the show with another Sighting of Radical Brilliance, an article in Forbes about one of the most powerful sources of big data your company already owns.

Then, Reem Saffouri, Vice President of Clients Solutions and Success at Lighthouse, joins the podcast to share her personal journey and discuss how individuals can create greater equity and inclusion at work, in their industry, and beyond. Here are some of the key questions they dive into:

• Although it’s a seemingly simple act, why don’t more people share their personal experiences and why is it so important for DEI efforts?
• Hearing about structural challenges to DEI can be intimidating and somewhat demoralizing. But along with sharing personal experiences what can individuals do to champion DEI at their organizations?
• There are nuances and specific solutions that work in each industry for improving equity and inclusion. What are you seeing in legal and legal tech that’s moving the needle?
• As you look to the future, what aspects of DEI are you hoping to impact?

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Bill Mariano and Rob Hellewell bring listeners another Sighting of Radical Brilliance. They discuss an episode of Fast Company’s podcast Innovation Unrestricted that explores how companies can incorporate diversity and inclusion into product design.

They are then joined by Stefanie Bier, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, to chat about how to deploy critical automation in Microsoft 365 and key updates on the horizon. Some questions they explore, include:

• Automation is increasingly becoming a critical component of managing data and scaling programs. What are some of the new ways collaboration platforms, specifically M365, have introduced automation?
• What are the benefits of adopting these automated processes?
• What are some of the key types of automation that are necessary to optimize M365?
• With the cloud and automated updates, platforms are undergoing faster changes than ever before. How do you stay on top of them and ensure there’s cross-functional alignment at your organization?
• Whether it’s fear of error or worry about loss of control, some are reticent to automate certain aspects of their programs. What are the risks in not adopting automation?

Our co-hosts wrap up the episode with advice for amplifying other women’s voices in the legal and technology spaces and some key takeaways. If you enjoyed the show, learn more about our speakers and subscribe on the podcast homepage, listen and rate the show wherever you get your podcasts, and join in the conversation on Twitter.

Related Links

• Podcast: Understanding Microsoft 365 Unindexed Items
• Blog post: An Introduction to Managing Microsoft 365 Updates that Present Legal and Compliance Considerations
• Blog post: Breaking the Bias: Strategies from Top Women Leaders in Legal Technology
• Podcast: Innovation Unrestricted – How companies can incorporate diversity and inclusion into product design

About Law & Candor

Law & Candor is a podcast wholly devoted to pursuing the legal technology revolution. Co-hosts Bill Mariano and Rob Hellewell explore the impacts and possibilities that new technology is creating by streamlining workflows for eDiscovery, compliance, and information governance. To learn more about the show and our speakers, visit the podcast homepage.