Consilio Symposium 2025

Choose Your
Own Adventure

Never before have legal practitioners had so many tools and techniques available to aid them with their litigation and investigation discovery efforts, and yet, never before have legal practitioners faced more ESI from more kinds of challenging sources than they do today.  With so many paths to choose from, what should practitioners choose?
To throw up your hands in frustration and hope discovery goes away, turn to page 124.

To seek out up-to-the-minute education from leading legal and technical experts, read on below.
In the face of so much choice, organizations and individuals must be equipped with the right knowledge to make choices that will be efficient and effective for their matters.  That’s why the theme for this year’s Symposium is “Choose Your Own Adventure,” because freedom and complexity are two sides of the same coin.  This year’s Symposium will help equip you with the right knowledge to choose wisely for yourself and your organization.
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A Can't Miss Virtual Experience

Join your peers at the intersection of legal practice, technology, staffing, operations, and cybersecurity as we explore solutions to today’s challenges at Consilio’s flagship client event: Symposium.  At this virtual educational conference, attendees can:

Choose from 11 different CLE sessions, across 3 tracks, and earn up to 8 total CLE credits
Get the latest updates on how parties and courts are handling linked “attachments”
Attend a workshop on how to develop an AI Usage Policy for your organization
Listen to an in-house counsel roundtable on cross-matter discovery management
Hear insights from the bench on current issues by attending our annual judges’ panel

What to Expect

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Empowering Education
Access to empowering education on the latest technical challenges, legal developments, and practice tools.
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Creative Solutions
Practical and timely takeaways to help aid in your matters and shape the path forward for your organization.
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Unequalled Experts
Learn from leading innovators across the legal industry, including lawyers, technical experts, and more.

Judges’ Panel

In a live discussion moderated by Consilio Senior Vice President for Strategic Client Experience and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer Maureen O’Neill, the judges will address important topics impacting the current and future practice of law.
Judge Xavier Rodriguez

The Honorable

Xavier Rodriguez

United States District Judge
Western District of Texas

Xavier Rodriguez is a former Texas Supreme Court Justice and currently sits on the bench as a United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, a master’s degree from the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas Law School.

Judge Maria Valdez

The Honorable

Maria Valdez

United States Magistrate Judge
Northern District of Illinois

Maria Valdez is a United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. From 2016-2020 she was the Chief Magistrate Judge for the district. Prior to becoming a federal magistrate judge, she was the Chicago Regional Counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), concentrating her trial and appellate practice in the areas of constitutional law and the federal Voting Rights Act.

Judge William Matthewman

The Honorable

William Matthewman

United States Magistrate Judge
Southern District of Florida

United States Magistrate Judge William Matthewman was appointed to the federal bench in 2012 and sits in the West Palm Beach Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. As a U.S. Magistrate Judge, he handles both civil and criminal cases, including pretrial matters and trials.

Judge Andrew Peck

The Honorable

Andrew J. Peck (ret.)

Senior Counsel DLA Piper
Former United States Magistrate Judge
Southern District of New York

The Honorable Andrew J. Peck served for 23 years (from February 1995 until his retirement in February 2018) as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York, including a term as Chief Magistrate Judge from 2004 to 2005. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Peck was in private practice for 17 years, focusing on commercial and entertainment litigation, including copyright and trademark matters, with extensive trial experience.

Track 01

Discovery & Investigations

Track 02

Evolving Technology

Track 03

Practicing Efficiently

Managing Hyperlinked Content in eDiscovery
Searching for the Missing Link

Negotiating Discovery
Don’t Throw Away Your Shot

Messaging Challenges
Encrypted, Ephemeral, and Everywhere

The Rise of Deepfakes and Generative AI
When You Can’t Believe What You See

Microsoft 365 Discovery Update
Get Your Head in the Clouds

AI Usage Policy Drafting Workshop
Write Right

Managing Discovery across Matters
An In-House Counsel Roundtable

Law Firm Data Insights and Governance
Data, Data Everywhere!

Metrics, Reporting, and Maturity Models
Measuring What Matters

Track 01

Discovery & Investigations

Pointers and Links
When Family Groups Get Modern

Negotiating Discovery
Don’t Throw Away Your Shot

Messaging Challenges
Encrypted, Ephemeral, and Everywhere

Track 02

Evolving Technology

The Rise of Deepfakes and Generative AI
When You Can’t Believe What You See

Microsoft 365 Discovery Update
Get Your Head in the Clouds

AI Usage Policy Drafting Workshop
Write Right

Track 03

Practicing Efficiently

Managing Discovery across Matters
An In-House Counsel Roundtable

Law Firm Data Insights and Governance
Data, Data Everywhere!

Metrics, Reporting, and Maturity Models
Measuring What Matters

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