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About ComplexDiscovery (Blog) and ComplexDiscovery Solutions

ComplexDiscovery is technology blog highlighting data and legal discovery insight and intelligence.
ComplexDiscovery Solutions is a technology marketing firm providing strategic planning and tactical execution expertise in support of data and legal discovery organizations.

Based in Austin, Texas, I [Rob Robinson] am a technology marketer who has held senior leadership positions with multiple top-tier data and legal technology providers. I write and post regularly on technology and marketing topics on the ComplexDiscovery(.com) blog, and publish a regular newsletter on data and legal discovery.

I hold a Certificate of eDiscovery from the Electronic Discovery and Evidence Training Institute and have held leadership roles (VP of Marketing, CMO, and COO) in legal technology organizations to include ONSITE3 (Acquired), Orange Legal Technologies (Acquired), CloudNine (Acquired LexisNexis eDiscovery Product Line), and currently with HaystackID (Acquired Envision Discovery and Inspired Review). I also have had leadership positions in technology-centric organizations to include Crossroads Systems (Director of Marketing – Storage Area Networking) and Compaq Computer Corporation (Product Marketing Manager – Deskpro and Prosignia Product Lines). I am a former US Army Captain and Helicopter Pilot, and an alumnus of the University of Mississippi.

Marketing Specialties: Corporate Branding, Demand Creation, Field Marketing, Partner Marketing, Product Marketing, Product Positioning, Social Media Marketing, Industry Analyst Relations, Competitive Analysis, Content Development, Curation, Website Development, Marketing Automation, Social Media Automation

Domain Expertise: Data Discovery, Legal Technology, Electronic Discovery, Enterprise Storage Technology, Enterprise Personal Computing Technology, Software-as-a-Service, Two-Tier Technology Distribution

Contact Information

Email: wrrobinson@complexdiscovery.com
Phone: 512.934.7531
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Website/Blog Disclaimer

This is a personal website/blog. The views and opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of the people, institutions or organizations that I may or may not have an affiliation with at this time. My views and opinions may change from time to time as I come to learn more and develop a deeper understanding of the areas and issues highlighted on this website/blog. This website/blog also may include links to other sites/blogs operated by third parties. These links are provided as a means of convenient access to the information/opinion contained therein, and I am in no way responsible for the content of any other sites or any products or services that may be offered through linked sites.

Understanding Electronically Stored Information

A working knowledge of electronically stored information (ESI) is foundational for effective, efficient, and comprehensive planning and execution of all electronic discovery tasks. This short, non-all inclusive overview highlights key definitions, descriptions, and attributes related to ESI and may be beneficial for legal and information technology professionals as they consider ESI in the conduct of data and legal discovery.

Outsourcing, Insourcing, and Right Sourcing in eDiscovery

Balancing the business drivers of cost, time, and complexity in the conduct of electronic discovery continues to be one of the greatest challenges faced by legal professionals today.

Blue-Sueded? Considerations for Decision Making

While an understanding of decisions from definitions and elements to cornerstones and classifications is important, ultimately, for any decision to be optimally implemented, it is important to give those who have decision making accountability and responsibility the authority and control to make decisions.

Connecting the Dots: Considering eDiscovery from Initiators to Ecosystem

A non-comprehensive graphical depiction that may be helpful in considering and connecting the dots during planning, forecasting, and sharing activities regarding the discipline of eDiscovery.

An eDiscovery Market Size Mashup: 2017-2022 Worldwide Software and Services Overview

Taken from a combination of public market sizing estimations as shared in leading electronic discovery reports, publications and posts over time, the following eDiscovery Market Size Mashup shares general worldwide market sizing considerations for software and services in the electronic discovery market for the years between 2017 and 2022.

The Highest Level of Confidence in Three Years: 18 Observations on eDiscovery Business Confidence in the Fall of 2018

96.5% of eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey responders in the fall of 2018 feel that the business conditions are positive (good or normal). This confidence level is the highest reported for current conditions since the inception of the survey in the fall of 2016.

The Issue That Currently Concerns eDiscovery Professionals The Most: Increasing Types of Data (Fall 2018)

In the Fall 2018 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey, 20.1% of respondents viewed increasing data types as potentially having the greatest impact on their business in the next six months. This percentage is the highest of all concerns represented in the survey. Increasing data volume was also viewed as a considerable issue, with 18.8% of survey respondents noting it as their greatest business concern.

The Glass is Half Full | eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey Results – Fall 2018

This is the twelfth quarterly eDiscovery business confidence survey conducted by ComplexDiscovery. More than 1,100 individual responses having been received from legal, business, and technology professionals across the eDiscovery ecosystem in the course of the last three years and 85 respondents shared their opinions as part of the fall 2018 survey.

A Cooling of Confidence? 18 Observations on Summer 2018 eDiscovery Business Confidence

Summer 2018 eDiscovery Confidence: Survey respondents appear to have a slightly less optimistic view of the business climate this quarter than they did last quarter.

TAR vs. Keyword Search Challenge, Round 4 (Bill Dimm)

Even the best queries had lower recall with review of 6,000 documents than TAR 3.0 CAL achieved with review of only 3,000 documents, but a few of the queries did achieve higher recall than TAR 3.0 SAL when twice as much document review was performed with the search query compared to TAR 3.0 SAL.

A Weak Link In Technology-Assisted Review

If there is any shortcoming of TAR technologies, the blame may fairly be placed at the feet (and in the minds) of humans.

Relatively Speaking: Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey Results

The Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey is a non-scientific survey designed to help provide a general understanding of the use of predictive coding technologies and protocols from data discovery and legal discovery professionals within the eDiscovery ecosystem.

A Leap Forward for the Recognized Use of AI and Predictive Coding in Insolvency Trials and Investigations

Technology-Assisted Review is being used increasingly and, combined with recently-proposed changes to the English disclosure regime, could result in more legal cases becoming economically viable to fight and lead to greater recoveries for creditors.