The next meeting of the Charlotte Chapter of WiE is on April 24, 2018. RSVPs are required to ensure we have enough space for everyone. Our speakers will be Jason I. Epstein, Esq. and Daniel C. Lumm, Esq. of Nelson Mullins, and they will co-present on blockchain and cryptocurrency.
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Time: 12Noon-1:15pm
Meeting Location: Nelson Mullins, One Wells Fargo Center, 301 South College Street, 23rd Floor, Charlotte NC 28202
Lunch will be provided by Integreon
This year’s charity is Dress for Success Charlotte. The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Dress for Success was founded in New York City in 1997 and is now in 152 cities in 28 countries. Dress for Success Charlotte was incorporated in 2000 and works in partnership with more than 60 referral agency partners. We all know that Dress for Success provides women with clothing for interviews, but they also help women put together work-appropriate wardrobes after they land a job. Every meeting this year, we’re going to be highlighting certain items to think about donating. And we are starting small. For our second meeting, we are encouraging everyone to bring new or gently used sweaters to the meeting where we will collect them for donation. But, of course, any donation is greatly appreciated!
Kindly RSVP to charlotte@womeninediscovery.org no later than close of business on Friday, April 20th.
April 25, 2018
Noon - 1:30 PM
Location and speakers TBD
Topic: "Sexual Harassment: Law & Recent Developments"
Join Women in eDiscovery to pack food at Second Harvest Heartland for nearly 1,000 partner agencies, including food shelves and feeding programs that serve our hungry neighbors.
We have reserved 12 slots. It is very important for Second Harvest Heartland to have an accurate participant count so it knows how much food can get packed this night, so please get in touch right away if you RSVP and find you are no longer able to attend.
This is a fun and easy way to give back!
Parking is available in front of the entrance (Suite 1700), northwest corner of building. Please do not park in spaces reserved for other building tenants and consider carpooling with other group members.
You MUST wear closed toe shoes - no sandals! Any volunteer who arrives without closed toe shoes will be asked to wear shoes that Second Harvest Heartland will provide.
For Women in eDiscovery’s April monthly meeting, Seyfarth Shaw LLP will be hosting a presentation on “Sexual Harassment Claims & the #MeToo Movement: Responsibility Within Professional Work Environments and Litigation.”
This interactive panel discussion will be centered around policy and training to prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as both the plaintiff and defense perspectives on the new legislative developments and the #MeToo Movement.
Our featured panelists will be:
Kimberly Altschul Straker, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Robert T. Szyba, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Nila Merola, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Sara Wyn Kane, Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP
The discussion will include:
Implementing policies and communication that encourage and lead to clearer reporting and increased bystander support
Facilitating manager and employee training to increase accountability
Better monitoring of workplace behavior
Policies relating to “consensual dating” and “love contracts”
Recent legislative developments and litigation
Members who are interested in inviting their organization’s Human Resources Manager to the discussion should email newyorkcity@womeninediscovery.com and request an invite.
Women in eDiscovery’s New York City Chapter board elections will also take place during our April presentation as detailed in a prior membership email. If a member did not receive this information, then please email newyorkcity@womeninediscovery.com so we can resend directly. Our nomination deadline is April 13th.
This event will take place on Thursday, April 26th from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm.
11:30 am: Lunch & Networking
12:00 pm: Sponsorship Recognition and Women in eDiscovery Board Elections
12:30 pm: Presentation
Our space sponsor for this event is Robert Half Legal.
Our lunch sponsor for this event is DivergentLS.
Dallas Women in eDiscovery May Lunch and Learn
May 8, 2018
11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Host and Sponsor: Beacon Hill Staffing
Speakers: Heather Box and Judith Ortiz, Beacon Hill Staffing
"Top Ten Ways Contract Attorneys are Utilized (and how it benefits the legal industry as a whole)"
Location: Aberdeen Building, 14841 N. Dallas Parkway, First Floor Conference Room, Dallas, TX 75254
(Sometimes when you use your mobile device's map app with this address, it takes you to a location in Plano. That is not correct. Beacon Hill is located on the Tollway (service road)in between Belt Line & Quorum (right next door to the Marriott hotel).
Dr. Sarah Lewis Cortes is our dynamic May speaker on "Darknet Investigations - The Underbellly of the Web". She will be reviewing eight recent darknet operations as case studies, and practical techniques for deanonymization. These darknet cases and issues reflect that as technology advances, so do criminal methods. The darknet is a little understood corner of the internet where users can remain anonymous, even to law enforcement. It has many legitimate uses, but has become a criminal haven as well, primarily because technical complexity makes it harder to identify users than on the “surface web.” Like a technological cat and mouse game, law enforcement has had to develop compensating online darknet tools and tactics. We explore the unique legal and technical issues spawned by this investigative cat and mouse game.
Dr. Sarah Lewis Cortes is Head of Infosec and Privacy Services at Inman TechnologyIT. She earned her undergraduate degree at Harvard University, and holds an M.S. from Boston University, in Computer Science, Information Security, and a PhD in Computer Science, Information Assurance at Northeastern University’s College of Computing and Information Science specializing in Privacy and Privacy Law as well as IT Security. She studied Forensic Sciences at Boston University Medical School. Her research focuses on the darknet, network security, criminal legal treaties (MLATs), and digital forensics. She conducts training and research with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Department Digital Forensics and Multimedia Evidence, the FBI and other LEAs. Prior to undertaking her Ph.D, Sarah was a Senior Vice President for Security, IT Audit and Disaster Recovery at Putnam Investments, Before that, she was a Sr. VP for Data Center and Security Operations with BNY Mellon Bank. Sarah has published and lectured extensively on the darknet, computer security and privacy, including MLAT.is World Treaty Cartel Internet Overlay for Digital Traffic Analytics, featured in the 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST17).
Quivx will be our generous lunch sponsor for the meeting.
Beyond having Sarah as our incredible speaker on this innovative topic, a few significant announcements:
Congrats to our amazing new board who will be joining our Chapter Director Julie Lewis on the Board:
Robin Goldberg, Assistant Director
Sylvie Stulic, Secretary
Julia Romero Peter, Membership Director
Patricia (Paddy) Foley, Meetings Director
Our current Committee Chairs are:
Kimberly Quan – Spearheading Collaboration with Strategic Organizations
Jennifer Roberts - Spearheading WiE Wine Tour on 9/15
We are still seeking a Committee Chair for our “Girls in Tech” initiative
Elizabeth Cohee won our raffle from our last meeting
We will be having our incredible WiE Napa wine tour on Saturday, 9/15 - *SAVE THE DATE*
Please RSVP for our Tuesday, 5/8 meeting by Friday, 5/4.*IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REPLIED BY EVITE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO RSVP AGAIN*.
Come join us for a delicious lunch and presentation courtesy of our May meeting sponsor, Veritone!
Spotlight on eDiscovery & AI: How to Champion Your Firm's Audio and Video Files
Are your discovery techniques keeping up with advances in technology? New media audio and video files present an increasing challenge to legal professionals looking to meet eDiscovery, regulatory compliance, and business intelligence requirements. Learn how to prepare for litigation or regulatory investigations that involve audio and video electronic evidence requiring transcription, translation, redaction, object detection, and more. Michael Swarz of Veritone will impart practical strategies, review risk management protocols, and best practices for conducting Electronic Discovery with audio or video ESI by covering applicable state and federal case law, regulations and the process itself. The presentation will also include a discussion on Artificial Intelligence for Legal Professionals led by Veritone's Karenna Soto that will present important technological considerations and options. We encourage you and your colleagues to join us at this informative seminar to gain valuable insight.
Our generous location sponsor for 2018 is Robert Half Legal Services of San Francisco!
If you have colleagues who would be interested in attending our meetings, please have them contact us at sanfrancisco@womeninediscovery.org. To join our formal mailing list, please register at www.womeninediscovery.org..
Have you ever considered joining SF Women in eDiscovery's Board? We have elections coming up and will be sending out information about the different board roles. It's a great opportunity to get more involved in shaping SF Women in eDiscovery!
Please check our SF Women in eDiscovery page on LinkedIn for more information as this event gets closer!
We hope to see you there!
May 23, 2018
Topic: "Effective Networking in the eDiscovery Industry"
Hold the date! More info to follow....
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