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RYAN POWERS has been a software development consultant and project manager for the past 12 years. During that time, he has architected and led various projects delivering technical solutions for clients in retail, legal, insurance and financial services. Recently, Ryan has been focusing exclusively on the automation and re-engineering of new business intake solutions within the legal industry. Ryan is a Certified Scrum Master and leverages agile methodologies and tools to help drive acceptance and business value for the solutions that he is building. He can be reached at rpowers@claritycon.com. CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), is the Network Manager at Nexsen Pruet, where he is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining day-to-day operations of the firm's network and security infrastructure. With more than 12 years of achievements in leveraging technology, mitigating risks and capturing cost savings, he has been recognized as a change agent capable of creating a vision and driving teams toward achieving goals. Carlos is the Vice President of ILTA's Server Operations and Security Peer Group. He can be reached at crodriguez@nexsenpruet.com. FLORIAN SCHWIECKER was an attorney and founding partner of a German law firm and, since October 2008, he is the Director of Philips Speech Processing North America. Before joining Philips, Florian was the CEO and a shareholder of one of the most successful European dictation solution providers that has equipped over 5,000 law firms. He can be reached at florian.schwiecker@philips.com. JOE TREESE is the founder of ESIdence, a consultancy addressing the ESI needs of in-house and outside counsel engaged in corporate litigation. Leveraging over 30 years of experience as an in-house IT executive and information-risk consultant, Joe assesses clients' information-management practices and identifies e-discovery risks and gaps in specific cases. Using established IT and legal industry best practices, combined with emerging case law, Joe provides risk-based e-discovery client profiles (including risk- mitigation recommendations) for corporate attorneys and IT leaders. He can be reached at ESIdence@ESIdence.com. ABOUT ILTA Providing technology solutions to law firms and legal departments gets more complex every day. Connecting with your peers to exchange ideas with those who have "been there done that" has never been more valuable. For over three decades, the International Legal Technology Association has led the way in sharing knowledge and experience for those faced with challenges in their firms and legal departments. ILTA members include firms of all sizes and all areas of practice, all sharing a common need to have access to the latest information about products and support services that impact the legal profession. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE ILTA is the premier peer networking organization, providing information to members to maximize the value of technology in support of the legal profession. DISCLAIMER This report is designed for use as a general guide and is not intended to serve as a recommendation or to replace the advice of experienced professionals. If expert assistance is desired, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Neither ILTA nor any author or contributor shall have liability for any person's reliance on the content of or any errors or omissions in this publication. COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright © ILTA 2011. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this report may be reproduced in any manner or medium whatsoever without the prior written permission of ILTA. Published by ILTA c/o Editor, 9701 Brodie Lane, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78748. www.iltanet.org Risky Business 75