ACEDS Australia New Zealand Chapter

Crypto Conundrum: Panel Discussion
2022-09-27 11:45 - 14:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
If you work for an EDT client, a regulator or justice agency in New Zealand you may want to join a thought-provoking lunchtime panel discussion about crypto investigations, regulatory trends and unique legal issues posed by this asset class. Our expert panelists will deep dive into topics such as recent AML sanctions, crypto enforcement actions, and evidentiary challenges in blockchain investigations. For more details and registration click here
Panelists
– Dr Allison Stanfield, Chief Legal & Compliance, EDT
– Alex Perkins, Head of Compliance, Easy Crypto
– Dr Alice Tregunna, Chief Executive, TIC Company
– Jo Sherman, Chief Executive, EDT

Relativity Spotlight : Australia and Newzealand
2022-09-13 14:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Relativity Spotlight: ANZ event is happening on 13th September at the Hilton Sydney. There are some interesting sessions scheduled followed by a networking reception. On top of everything it is a free, in-person event.
Registration is limited, so don’t wait – get your complimentary ticket before space runs out. For more information and registration please click here

ACEDS Networking Event
2022-09-13 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | Clayton Utz Level 15, Clayton Utz 1 Bligh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Sydney, 2000, AU
Please join the ACEDS Australia and New Zealand Chapter for our first IN PERSON networking event in Sydney!

ACEDS ANZ Chapter board members would like to invite you to join us for our first in-person networking event sponsored by Clayton Utz happening on Tuesday, 13 September from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. AEST in Sydney.
Lunch will be provided at 12.30 p.m. and will finish promptly at 1.30 p.m. for those of you attending the Relativity Spotlight event it is a short walk between venues.
Registration is limited, please don’t wait – get your complimentary ticket before space runs out. We can’t wait to see you in Sydney!

Leveling Up: Elevating Your Career Through ACEDS
2022-05-25 09:00 - 10:00 UTC
Join the ACEDS Australia New Zealand Chapter for a webinar

Join us for a live webinar as we share with you the various programs–from team training to the Certified E-Discovery Specialists study program—offered by the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists. Featuring members of our community who have completed one or more of our programs, you’ll get the answers to your questions that will help you navigate next steps in enrolling with ACEDS and leveling up.
Our Guest are:

Michael Quartararo – President of ACEDS Global
Emma Young – Head of eDiscovery Training at Sky Discovery and President of ACEDS ANZ Chapter
Helina Tewodros – Manager, eDiscovery and Legal Technology HSF
Mackenzie Janes – Consultant, Forensic & Technology Services Clayton Utz

Qualifications v Experience
2022-03-22 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
Join us for a special event, where our panellists share their experience of how eDiscovery has rapidly changed in the ANZ region.

It is a known fact that there is a huge talent shortage in eDiscovery, especially in the Australia and New Zealand markets. In 2018, the Royal Commission into the Financial services industry created huge demand for legal technology specialists. Many of the specialists rose to the challenge to deliver the highly demanding time sensitive deliverables. This resulted in law firms growing their in house capability and expanding their legal technology teams. But did these experiences give the teams the breadth and depth of expertise they are looking for? How is this qualified?
What do experts and newcomers to our industry in the region need to progress their career? Is it experience, qualifications, other? What challenges do we have specifically in this region?
We invite you to join us for this special event, where our panellists share their experience and perspective on how eDiscovery has evolved in the ANZ region, what eDiscovery firms and eDiscovery professionals are looking for and also a look at the current state of talent and technology in the Australia & New Zealand eDiscovery industry.
We’d also love to hear from you, the audience, about what you’d like to see in terms of education, experience and opportunities as our new Australia and New Zealand Chapter of the Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists look to grow our local community and provide resources, education and worthwhile experiences for its members. Our Q&A will be open and we invite you to pose questions to our panel as we go along.
Panellists

Emma Young, Head of eDiscovery Training at Sky Discovery (Moderator)
Stan Gallo, Partner – Forensic Services at BDO in Australia
Gina O’Neill, Senior Manager eDiscovery and Legal Technology at Herbert Smith Freehills
Sherri Hodson, Partner – Victoria and National Projects – Alternative Legal Technology at Empire Group
Margaret Duggan, Strategic Consultant – Training Specialist

Margaret Duggan
As an instructional designer and software trainer Margaret has a passion for developing user confidence through blended learning opportunities. A recognised expert, she has presented at Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase and was a guest panel speaker at the Information Development World (IDW) Conference. While working as Relativity’s Manager of Educational Content, her team was instrumental in rolling out the online learning and certification programs along with developing hands-on labs to showcase their products at legal events. Since returning to NZ, she assisted the eDiscovery community consulting with Sky Discovery and EDT to help design, develop and implement materials to assist their clients.

Stan Gallo
Stan Gallo is a Partner, Forensic Lead of the BDO East Coast Practices and National Lead of BDO Australia’s Forensic Technology practice.
Stan Gallo is an experienced former Detective and recognised court expert in the application of forensic technology and data analysis techniques. As a Partner and National Lead of BDO Australia’s Forensic Technology practice, he regularly taps into a global talent pool to stay at the forefront of the technology evolution and its application in the corporate litigation and regulatory environments. He has been involved in some notable public matters including the role of independent expert and data management appointments for Micro Focus (US) Inc. v State of New South Wales (New South Wales Police Force) and the Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland Floods. Stan also oversaw the development and application of a customised Discovery and TAR methodology to process, filter, identify and count ‘red tape requirements’ across 50,000 pages of Acts, Regulations and Codes across a range of Government Departments.
A highly regarded risk management specialist, Stan combines his unique insights, traditional investigative skills and forensic technology expertise to bring a different perspective providing advice and insights to clients looking to minimise risk and align Governance, Risk and Compliance programs with strategic objectives.

Gina O’Neill
Gina is a Relativity Certified Master and a Senior Manager in eDiscovery and Legal Technology. She has over 25 years experience in managing eDiscovery specialist teams, workflows and technology across jurisdictions and global regions.
Her focus for the future is to forge a culture that embraces the advancements in eDiscovery practices and to ensure training and development are at the forefront.

Sherri Hodson
Sherri is well networked across APAC in the Legal Technology space having consulted and recruited in the industry for 20 years +. Recruiting across the Legal Technology, eDiscovery, Digital Forensics, Legal Review and Innovation space, Sherri has worked with some of the most reputable and well-regarded teams in the industry assisting in the building of their teams by providing strong talent from Analyst to Senior Director level.
Currently leading the Empire Melbourne team, Sherri also works nationally focusing on business development and large-scale projects including but not limited to document review, eDiscovery, compliance, class actions as well as graduate recruitment.
With close to 20 years’ invaluable experience in the provision of legal and legal technology staff (support and professional), Sherri is well known within the industry for providing the highest calibre of candidates, professionalism and service delivery standards. Her knowledge of legal recruitment is second to none and her networks national.

Emma Young
Emma is an eDiscovery Subject Matter Expert, who believes that providing outstanding customer service, communicating clearly and being efficient is the key to simplifying eDiscovery; resulting in happy, repeat clients. She was an early pioneer of the CEDS (Certified eDiscovery Specialist) Certification, having received her qualification from ACEDS in 2015.
Emma combines her technical expertise as a Relativity Expert, with over 15 years’ hands on experience in eDiscovery matter management and organisational leadership at law firms and eDiscovery firms in Australia and the UK.
She was the winner of the global innovation award “Litigation Support All-Star” in 2018 and the winner of the UK “Technology Superstar” award in 2020.

Test Event - Do Not Copy
2022-01-17 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Event details to be added
