2018 Speakers
From friendly debates with other legal practitioners to sharing your tried-and-true (and creative) techniques for pushing productions out the door, discussion topics at Relativity Fest are as diverse as the community itself. In 2018, more than 300 speakers joined us in Chicago to bring unique perspectives to the conference—from litigation support professionals and attorneys to developers and IT professionals.
Additional Speakers
Aaron Crews
Littler Mendelson P.C., Chief Data Analytics Officer
 Bennett B. Borden
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Chief Data Scientist
 Chris Dale
eDisclosure Information Project, Founder
 Cory Nugent
New York State Office of the Attorney General, Information Technology Specialist
 Craig Ball
Craig D. Ball P.C., ESI Special Master, Attorney and Computer Forensic Examiner
 David Ostertag
Verizon, Global Investigation Manager and Chief Operationg Officer GSS
 Debbie Reynolds
EimerStahl Discovery Solutions, LLC, Director and Data Privacy Officer
 Dennis Garcia
Microsoft, Assistant General Counsel
 Doug Austin
CloudNine, VP of Products
 Ed McAndrew
Ballard Spahr LLP, Partner
 Gail Gottehrer
Akerman, Co-Chair, Privacy, Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies Practice Group
 Hunter McMahon
iDiscovery Solutions, Director of Data Analytics
 Jacqueline Day
Control Risks, Senior Partner
 James Sandman
Legal Services Corporation, President
 Jay Carle
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Partner
 Jenny Hamilton
Deere & Company, eDiscovery Counsel
 John Pletz
Crain's Chicago Business, Senior Technology and Venture Capital Reporter
 Johnny Lee
Grant Thornton US LLP, Principal & National Practice Leader, Forensic Technology Services
 Joy Murao
Practice Aligned Resources, CEO
 Karyn Harty
McCann Fitzgerald, Partner
 Kelly Twigger
ESI Attorneys LLC, Principal
 Kenya Dixon
U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Assistance Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Technology and Analysis
 Peggy Gianuca
The Walt Disney Company, eDiscovery Technical Solutions Manager
 Ryan O'Leary
IDC, Senior Research Analyst, Legal, Risk and Compliance
 Sasha Bigda
Morningstar, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Communications
 Stephen Patton
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Of Counsel
 Tessa Jacob
Husch Blackwell LLP, Senior Counsel
 Zabrina Jenkins
Starbucks Coffee Company, Managing Director, Litigation, Law & Corporate Affairs
 Zach Warren
Legaltech News, Editor-in-Chief