Seyfarth to Sponsor and Present at 2025 Masters Conference

Seyfarth Shaw is proud to sponsor the 2025 Masters Conference, a premier boutique legal event hosted in cities across the U.S., as well as in Toronto and London. The  conference will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Seyfarth’s Chicago office and will feature keynote presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities.

Topics will include eDiscovery, Artificial Intelligence, Information and Data Governance, Legal Project Management, Forensics and Investigations, Knowledge Management, and Cybersecurity.

Seyfarth partners Jay Carle, Matthew Christoff, and Jason Priebe will share their insights as featured panelists throughout the day. Additional information about their panel topics is outlined below.

For more information and to register, click here.

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Maximizing Data Collection and Preservation for Litigation Success

9:45 am Central – 10:45 am Central

Join Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions experts as they explore the key strategies and tools needed to navigate the challenges of modern data collection and preservation in litigation. The team will highlight solutions for tackling growing investigation volumes, accessing diverse modern data sources, including messaging data and encrypted chat data, and obtaining data from the widest range of devices. Attendees will learn how they can:

• Accelerate time to resolution while maintaining compliance with global regulations
• Access and extract key messaging and chat application data to provide a greater range of data sources to investigate
• Gain deep access to all device data, including highly secure areas, deleted data, and application artifacts to support court cases
• Enable remote, disruption-free, employee-led data collection for dispersed teams

 This session will equip participants with the knowledge to streamline investigations, support cases with the highest level of data defensibility, and ultimately ensure strong litigation outcomes.

Panelists:

Adam Sandman, Cellebrite

Jeff Hedlesky, Cellebrite

Chris Bojar, Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg, LLP

Matthew Christoff, Seyfarth Shaw

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Integrating Data Law: Bridging eDiscovery, Privacy, Cyber, Records, Analytics, AI Advisory, and Beyond

11:00 am Central – 12:00 pm Central

This panel explores the growing need for a unified “Data Law” practice that integrates eDiscovery, data privacy, cybersecurity, data science and analytics, records and information management, and AI legal advisory services. Panelists will discuss how these historically siloed disciplines increasingly overlap in modern legal matters, from litigation to regulatory compliance. The discussion will highlight practical examples of cross-functional collaboration, the efficiencies gained through integrated workflows, the advantages of centralized coordination and the strategic value for clients in approaching data-related legal issues holistically. The panel will also address how law firms and legal departments can build multidisciplinary teams to meet the complex demands of the data-driven legal landscape.

Panelists:

Jay Carle, Seyfarth Shaw

Natalya Northrip, Medalia

Charisma Starr, JP Morgan Chase

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Cybersecurity Trends and How to Mitigate

4:20 pm Central – 5:15 PM Central

Additional details on this panel will be provided once available.

Panelists:

Kevin Clark, Right Discovery

Rick Halm, Clark Hill

Jason Priebe, Seyfarth Shaw

Jerry Bui, Right Forensics