About

The Program Planning Council comprises subject matter experts in various areas, representatives from our conference planning teams, and representatives who focus on our law firm and law department members’ needs at local, regional and international levels. Their mission is to develop a programming framework that supports ILTA’s strategic goals and serves all segments of ILTA’s membership.

Chairs

CO-CHAIR

Jason Dirkx

Director Practice Innovation and Technology Solutions

Paul Hastings LLP

CO-CHAIR

Scott David

Director of Legal Project Management and Process Improvement

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Current Members

BOARD LIAISON

Jack Thompson

Sr. Manager - Ediscovery & Legal Operations

Sanofi

CORPORATE CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Richard Ito

eDiscovery Manager

State of California Office of the Attorney General - DOJ

CORPORATE CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Will Pett

Senior Business Analyst

Fidelity Investments

LEGALSEC LIASON

Michele Gossmeyer

Global Director, Information Governance, Risk and Compliance

Dentons

LITIGATION AND PRACTICE SUPPORT CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Ann Halkett

Manager, eDiscovery Services

Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin + Lang LLP

LITIGATION AND PRACTICE SUPPORT CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Gillian Glass

Director of Legal Services

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

ILTACON CO-CHAIR

Martha Breil

Knowledge Management Leader

McGuireWoods LLP

ILTACON CO-CHAIR

Mike Viscito

Data Center & Systems Engineering Manager

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

INTERNATIONAL LIAISON

Nicki Woodfall

eDisclosure Manager

Travers Smith LLP

KNOWLEDGE ADVISOR

Rajan Gupta

Head of Global Legal Technology

Facebook

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING CONTENT TEAM

Daniel Wood

Director of Counsel Assistance

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING CONTENT TEAM

Rachel Shields Williams

Senior Manager, Experience Management

Sidley Austin LLP

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Nikki Shaver

Managing Director, Innovation and Knowledge

Paul Hastings LLP

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Josh Lazar

Chief Information Officer

18th Judicial Circuit Courts of Florida

PUBLICATIONS LIAISON

Cindy MacBean

Litigation Support Manager

Honigman LLP

SECURITY / COMPLIANCE CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Karen Allen

Manager of Information Governance

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P.

SECURITY / COMPLIANCE CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Leigh Isaacs

Director, Information Governance

DLA Piper

SPECIAL ADVISOR

Paul Wittekind

Director of Knowledge and Legal Process Solutions

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.

TALENT COUNCIL LIAISON

Steven Lastres

Director of Knowledge Management Services

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Cindy Foellmer

Applications Manager

Sidley Austin LLP

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

David Schrag

Director of Information Technology

Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC