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Editor’s Note: eDiscovery professionals faced mounting pressure as they worked to reconcile legal obligations with emerging technologies that complicated discovery workflows. In response, HaystackID® hosted a timely webcast addressing these challenges, including how recent court decisions and evolving practices were reshaping legal discovery. Moderated by Philip Favro and featuring a panel of seasoned experts, the session offered grounded insights, practical strategies, and real-world guidance for navigating cybersecurity incidents, privacy litigation, and the growing role of AI in electronic discovery. With interactive Q&A and polling, the program delivered actionable takeaways for legal teams striving to stay ahead of rapid industry change.


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Content Assessment: What’s Now and What’s Next? Trends, Technologies, and Legal Authority Shaping eDiscovery for Cybersecurity, Governance, and Investigations

Information – 94%

Insight – 95%

Relevance – 95%

Objectivity – 96%

Authority – 97%

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What’s Now and What’s Next? Trends, Technologies, and Legal Authority Shaping eDiscovery for Cybersecurity, Governance, and Investigations

In the frenetic field of eDiscovery, legal professionals are being increasingly pressured to balance legal and regulatory requirements with the promise of new technologies that raise complex questions about privilege, proportionality, and cross-border data management. To help them keep pace, HaystackID® has scheduled a webcast that will address these and other critical challenges facing eDiscovery practitioners today.

Moderated by seasoned attorney and eDiscovery expert Philip Favro, HaystackID’s webcast will consider court decisions on the interplay between AI and ESI discovery, which demand immediate attention from legal teams who cannot afford costly mistakes. This program will feature additional leading experts who will discuss recent key rulings and offer practical strategies for addressing emerging trends.

Through case law analysis, hands-on commentary, and real-world applications, participants will examine how cybersecurity incidents create new discovery obligations, why privacy litigation is changing traditional approaches, and how emerging tools simultaneously streamline and complicate the discovery process. The discussion will focus on immediate implications for daily practice rather than abstract concepts.

The interactive format will allow participants to engage directly with expert panelists through live Q&A and polling, addressing specific organizational challenges. Whether you’re handling proportionality arguments in complex litigation, implementing new tools while navigating ethical obligations, or managing discovery across multiple jurisdictions, this webcast will deliver strategic insights and practical guidance to keep you ahead of rapid changes.

+ Original Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025



Expert Panelists

+ Honorable Helen Adams
U.S. Magistrate Judge, S.D. Iowa

Helen C. Adams has served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Iowa since February 13, 2014.  She served as Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge from 2017 to 2024. Judge Adams received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of Iowa in 1985 and her law degree from the University of Iowa in 1988, with high distinction and Order of the Coif.  She began her legal career as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Harold D. Vietor in the Southern District of Iowa from 1988 to 1990. From 1990 to 2009, she practiced with the firm of Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, where she served as President of the firm on two occasions.  In 2009, she joined the corporate legal department of Pioneer Hi-Bred International (now Corteva) as associate general counsel, an international agricultural company.


+ Philip Favro (Moderator)
Founder of Favro Law PLLC

Philip Favro is the founder of Favro Law PLLC, where he counsels clients on ESI, AI, and discovery issues and serves as a special master, mediator, and expert witness. Phil is nationally recognized for his expertise on ESI, discovery, and information governance, with courts acknowledging his credentials. See, e.g., Oakley v. MSG Networks, Inc., No. 17-CV-6903 (RJS), 2025 WL 2061665 (S.D.N.Y. July 23, 2025). This background makes Phil particularly well-suited to counsel clients and advise courts on information-related issues. As a special master, Phil is acclaimed for his collaborative approach, working with parties to find stipulated solutions to complex issues. For disputes that require adjudication, he is renowned for the clarity and vigor of his written dispositions, which are available on legal search engines.


+ Leeanne Mancari
Partner, Covington

Leeanne Mancari is co-chair of the firm’s eDiscovery, AI, and Information Governance Practice, and is a Chambers-ranked eDiscovery litigator and advisor. She guides clients on all aspects of national and international discovery, and frequently serves as lead eDiscovery counsel on large-scale and highly-publicized litigations, including multidistrict and other complex litigations. Leeanne strategically counsels clients on complex discovery issues to form defensible, efficient, and creative solutions for litigation and investigations. She routinely litigates discovery-related issues and appears in state and federal courts. Leveraging her deep knowledge of cutting-edge technology, including AI and machine learning, Leeanne formulates efficient and effective workflows for all phases of data preservation, collection, review, and production, and has expertise dealing with extraordinary volumes of documents and complex data sources.


+ Brian Morrison
Discovery Counsel, Google 

Brian Morrison is Discovery Counsel at Google and sits in the Boulder office, where he focuses on discovery and litigation issues across the U.S. and globally. Brian works on a variety of complex matters in federal and state courts, including antitrust matters, privacy and consumer class actions, and large contractual disputes. He also focuses on information governance and advises product teams on data retention and preservation. Before joining Google, Brian spent 10 years litigating at law firms, with the majority of that time spent at plaintiffs’ firms prosecuting consumer and antitrust class actions. Brian graduated from Georgetown University (Bachelor’s Degree in Finance) and Rutgers Law School (magna cum laude).


About HaystackID®

HaystackID solves complex data challenges related to legal, compliance, regulatory, and cyber events. Core offerings include Global Advisory, Data Discovery Intelligence, HaystackID Core® Platform, and AI-enhanced Global Managed Review powered by its proprietary platform, ReviewRight®. Repeatedly recognized as one of the world’s most trusted legal industry providers by prestigious publishers such as Chambers, Gartner, IDC, and Legaltech News, HaystackID implements innovative cyber discovery, enterprise solutions, and legal and compliance offerings to leading companies and legal practices around the world. HaystackID offers highly curated and customized offerings while prioritizing security, privacy, and integrity. For more information about how HaystackID can help solve unique legal enterprise needs, please visit HaystackID.com.


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Alan N. Sutin is Chair of the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice and Senior Chair of the Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. An experienced business lawyer with a principal focus on commercial transactions with intellectual property and technology issues and privacy

Alan N. Sutin is Chair of the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice and Senior Chair of the Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. An experienced business lawyer with a principal focus on commercial transactions with intellectual property and technology issues and privacy and cybersecurity matters, he advises clients in connection with transactions involving the development, acquisition, disposition and commercial exploitation of intellectual property with an emphasis on technology-related products and services, and counsels companies on a wide range of issues relating to privacy and cybersecurity. Alan holds the CIPP/US certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Alan also represents a wide variety of companies in connection with IT and business process outsourcing arrangements, strategic alliance agreements, commercial joint ventures and licensing matters. He has particular experience in Internet and electronic commerce issues and has been involved in many of the major policy issues surrounding the commercial development of the Internet. Alan has advised foreign governments and multinational corporations in connection with these issues and is a frequent speaker at major industry conferences and events around the world.