Early Involvement in the EDRM + Mastering Chat Data in eDiscovery
2025-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar, 615 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 3K3, Vancouver, V6B 3K3, CA
Join us for a powerful session that will transform the way you approach litigation support and eDiscovery—from early strategy to modern data

Session Overview:
Early Involvement in the EDRM + Mastering Chat Data in eDiscovery: A Game-Changer for Legal Teams
Join us for a powerful session that will transform the way you approach litigation support and eDiscovery—from early strategy to modern data review.
Part 1: Early Involvement in the EDRM – A Game-Changer for Litigation Support Professionals
Move beyond reactive litigation support and become a strategic driver of discovery success from day one. In this session, a veteran litigation paralegal—who has successfully led eDiscovery on billion-dollar class actions and global investigations—will share practical tactics to elevate your role within the EDRM lifecycle.
You’ll learn how early engagement during legal hold, preservation, and custodian interviews can uncover critical facts, streamline workflows, and build a defensible record before review even begins. Plus, walk away with:
· A framework for empowering litigation support earlier in the case lifecycle
· Practical guidance for building your custodian interview template
· Best practice advice to track preservation efforts with precision
Say goodbye to vague legal hold instructions and risky collection shortcuts. This session equips you to lead change in your organization and drive stronger, more defensible outcomes.
Part 2: Mastering Chat Data in eDiscovery – Tools, Tactics, and Real-World Insights
In today’s digital-first workplace, chat platforms like Slack, Teams, and WhatsApp are rapidly becoming primary sources of evidence. Join our eDiscovery experts for a deep dive into the challenges and solutions surrounding chat and short message data—one of the most dynamic areas of modern litigation.
In this interactive session, we’ll explore:
· The explosion of chat data in litigation and what it means for legal teams
· Proven methods for preserving, collecting, and producing short message communications
· The critical importance of legal involvement early in the discovery process to ensure defensibility
· Cutting-edge tools and emerging tech that simplify review and accelerate production
Whether you’re navigating your first chat-heavy case or looking to sharpen your team’s approach, this session will equip you with actionable knowledge to stay ahead of the curve.

Speakers:
Taylor Ball
12 Years in the software industry with 6 years in the legal technology space with a focus on eDiscovery, data privacy and information governance.
Focused on partnering with both law firms and government entities in Western Canada and the West Coast US. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Experience across multiple legal technology vendors including Exterro, Zapproved, OpenText and TrustArc.
Experience implementing legal hold and eDiscovery programs, including migration plans from former providers.
Certified Information Privacy Manager and experience in Information Governance, GDPR, PIPEDA, CCPA and data privacy matters and has worked with clients on preparing retention and privacy policies.
Sara Fry, MBA
Manages the implementation and delivery of OpenText Core Legal Hold while driving business development and strategy partnerships.
A tech-savvy litigation paralegal and eDiscovery leader with 25 years of experience across the full EDRM.
Specializes in simplifying complicated workflows for greater adoptions – from preservation through trial.
Based in Calgary, Sara has helped numerous cross-border law firms and corporate legal teams align technology accelerators with legal strategies to save time, reduce costs and risk, and improve case outcomes.
Has successfully defended legal hold and preservations processes under legal scrutiny.
Sara has an Executive Master of Business Administration and completed her capstone in Amsterdam, focusing on global product innovation, entrepreneurship, and leading transformative change.
John Pilznienski
Former practicing attorney with over 20 years’ experience in eDiscovery and litigation support working in the Washington DC region.
Large-scale eDiscovery matters began as a reviewer and manager of Second Request document reviews, at one point managing a team of over 100 review attorneys, associates, and paralegals working in on an international merger utilizing two review platforms simultaneously.
Has evaluated or worked in over a dozen review platforms including:Axcelerate and Insight (including prior to joining OpenText), Relativity, Brainspace, NexLP, Disco and Everlaw.
Highly consultative and expertise in advising teams on applying AI/machine learning and analytics workflows.
Experienced with Information Governance, GDPR and data privacy matters and has worked with clients on preparing security and retention policies and recently helped a client set up an isolated Relativity environment to meet its stringent security and reporting requirements.

ACEDS Vancouver Chapter – eDiscovery Workflow Roundtable Session
2025-11-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Event
Join ACEDS Vancouver for a collaborative eDiscovery roundtable, share insights, tips, and tackle real-world workflow challenges!

Join the ACEDS Vancouver Chapter for an engaging and interactive roundtable discussion featuring a panel of experienced eDiscovery specialists, with experience using a variety of ediscovery platforms. Together, we’ll explore practical tips, share proven strategies, and tackle some of the most pressing workflow challenges in our field.

This is a collaborative session designed to spark conversation and knowledge-sharing. Bring your questions, insights, and curiosity. If there are particular topics you’d like to see addressed, we encourage you to share them with us in advance so we can tailor the discussion to your interests.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dinner & Discussion: Practical AI in E-Discovery
2026-02-19 16:30 - 20:00 UTC | Italian Kitchen, 860 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1X9, Canada
ACEDS Canada and FTI Consulting invite you to join us for an evening of insights and networking at Italian Kitchen on Thursday, February 19 at 4:30pm.
The evening includes dinner and a presentation from FTI Consulting’s Dera Nevin and David Meadows titled “Practical AI in E-Discovery: Real World Workflows and IQ.AI Use Cases.”
Discover how AI is transforming e-discovery through practical, real-world applications. Our team will share concrete examples of how FTI’s IQ.AI platform delivers measurable efficiencies and enhances decision-making in legal and investigative workflows.
Space is limited, so we kindly ask you to register by Friday, February 13 to secure your spot.

Beyond Automation: How Generative AI Will Make Lawyers Better at Their Jobs
2026-03-12 11:30 - 14:30 (America/Vancouver)
This session will highlight practical use cases, emerging best practices, and governance frameworks required to deploy GenAI responsibly.

Topic:
Beyond Automation: How Generative AI Will Make Lawyers Better at Their Jobs in eDiscovery
Description:
Generative AI is reshaping the practice of law, not by replacing attorneys, but by elevating their capabilities in ways that were previously impossible. In eDiscovery, where the volume, velocity, and variety of data continue to explode, GenAI is emerging as a strategic partner that enhances legal judgment, accelerates insight generation, and strengthens defensibility. This session explores how AI-driven summarization, pattern detection, and context-aware analysis are transforming document review, early case assessment, privilege workflows, and investigations. Attendees will learn how GenAI reduces manual burden while improving accuracy, consistency, and the overall quality of legal work.
But the real story is how GenAI empowers lawyers to operate at a higher level. By surfacing key facts, identifying hidden connections, and providing rapid synthesis of complex data sets, AI enables attorneys to focus on strategy, advocacy, and decision-making rather than administrative tasks. This session will highlight practical use cases, emerging best practices, and the governance frameworks required to deploy GenAI responsibly and defensibly. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how GenAI augments—not replaces—legal expertise, and how forward-thinking teams are already leveraging these tools to deliver faster, smarter, and more client‑aligned outcomes.

11:30 doors
12:00 to 1:00 presentaiton
1:00 onward networking

Beyond Automation: How Generative AI Will Make Lawyers Better at Their Jobs in eDiscovery
2026-03-12 11:30 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Black+Blue Vancouver, 1032 Alberni Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 1A3, Canada
Generative AI is reshaping the practice of law, not by replacing attorneys, but by elevating their capabilities in ways that were previously impossible. In eDiscovery, where the volume, velocity, and variety of data continue to explode, GenAI is emerging as a strategic partner that enhances legal judgment, accelerates insight generation, and strengthens defensibility. This session explores how AI-driven summarization, pattern detection, and context-aware analysis are transforming document review, early case assessment, privilege workflows, and investigations. Attendees will learn how GenAI reduces manual burden while improving accuracy, consistency, and the overall quality of legal work.
But the real story is how GenAI empowers lawyers to operate at a higher level. By surfacing key facts, identifying hidden connections, and providing rapid synthesis of complex data sets, AI enables attorneys to focus on strategy, advocacy, and decision-making rather than administrative tasks. This session will highlight practical use cases, emerging best practices, and the governance frameworks required to deploy GenAI responsibly and defensibly. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how GenAI augments—not replaces—legal expertise, and how forward-thinking teams are already leveraging these tools to deliver faster, smarter, and more client‑aligned outcomes.

11:30 doors
12:00 to 1:00 presentaiton
1:00 onward networking

Digital Evidence Beyond Collection: What Matters in Court
2026-04-15 14:00 - 15:00 UTC

AI in Action: Real Workflows and Pricing for eDiscovery and Investigations
2026-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar, 615 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 3K3, Vancouver, V6B 3K3, CA
Real AI use cases, pricing models, and workflow demonstrations with live data for eDiscovery, investigations, data privacy, and more.

OpenText Legal Tech + ACEDS Vancouver Lunch-and-Learn
AI in legal technology is evolving fast and separating real progress from hype has never been more important. Join us for a delicious lunch as we dive deep into real GenAI tools, workflows, pricing models, and use cases in and around eDiscovery. We’ll explain and demonstrate different forms of AI to accomplish tasks like ECA, investigation, privilege logging, DSARs, timeline construction. You’ll learn how algorithms and agents differ, where it makes sense to use one over the other, why tokens are important, plus interact and engage with working tools in a live database. Ask the AI to research a topic of interest, see how it reasons through the task in real time, and then prompt it to modify the output in the style of your favorite writer.
