Amy Catton
Services
E-Discovery
Industries
Construction & Infrastructure; Financial Services; Chemistry & Life Sciences; Technology & Software; Telecommunications; Aerospace & Defense; Native American
About
Amy Catton is a Senior Project Manager with Kilpatrick Townsend's LitSmart® E-Discovery Team. With more than 15 years of experience in electronic discovery, she provides guidance to attorneys and clients on all phases of the EDRM, project planning, budgeting, and e-discovery technology. Amy is a certified expert on software platforms such as Relativity, the industry-leading e-discovery management system used in-house at Kilpatrick Townsend, in addition to West Case Notebook, Concordance, and Summation. She is often engaged to consult on the employment of Early Case Assessment strategies and technology assisted review, including active learning, predictive coding and analytics, to create more efficient, streamlined document reviews. In addition, she has conducted dozens of data collections in large, highly sensitive matters and frequently assists clients with data mapping and preservation strategies. She is entrusted with managing some of the team's largest, most complicated cases, involving multiple terabytes of data. In addition, she is an expert in a leading collection tool, Harvester, having achieved the level of Harvester Certified Specialist. Amy is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) with the expertise to manage cases from inception to closure. She regularly provides training for case team members on the EDRM and develops protocols and departmental standards to ensure e-discovery is conducted in a consistent and defensible manner.
In 2016, Amy oversaw the development of LitIntake 2.0, LitSmart's proprietary dashboard tool that seamlessly integrates with Relativity and the firm's internal document management, communication and financial systems, tracks deadlines and media, and provides real time reporting on a variety of metrics, including budgets. In 2016, she represented the team at Relativity Fest and presented the tool to hundreds of e-discovery experts from around the world. Kilpatrick Townsend was honored as a finalist for the global Innovation Award for Best Law Firm Solution by Relativity for its development and implementation of LitIntake 2.0.
Publications, Articles & Presentations
- "Data Mapping - Why is it Important for Successful E-Discovery?," KT LitSmart Blog, July 2022
- "Collection Best Practices – How Multifaceted Software Has Changed E-Discovery," KT LitSmart Blog, October 2021
- "COVID-19 and E-Discovery - How Things Are Changing," KT LitSmart Blog, April 2021
- "Working From Home During Covid-19: Tips, Tricks and Best Practices," KT LitSmart Blog, April 2020
- "How to Relate Traditional Project Management Techniques to Electronic Discovery Management," KT LitSmart Blog, November 2019
- "Kilpatrick Townsend Named Top Law Firm Innovator at 6th Annual Relativity Innovation Awards," KT LitSmart Blog, October 2019
- "Planning Successful Document Collection - Best Practices," KT LitSmart Blog, May 2019
- "Proportionality: How Your E-Discovery Professional Can Assist," KT LitSmart Blog, October 2018
- "Technology Assisted Review: Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love a Computer Program (PART TWO)," KT LitSmart Blog, May 2018 (Co-author with Clara Skorstad and Russell Beets)
- "Technology Assisted Review: Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love a Computer Program (PART ONE)," KT LitSmart Blog, May 2018 (Co-author with Clara Skorstad and Russell Beets)
- Conducting Defensible and Effective Document Collections, Kilpatrick Townsend, January 2017
- LitIntake 2.0 Presentation and Demonstration, Relativity Fest, October 2016
- Creative Solutions for Relativity Workflows, Relativity Fest, October 2016
- Overcoming Objections to Utilizing TAR, Ing3neos SE Retreat, May 2016
- How to Successfully Bring Relativity In-House, Relativity Fest, October 2014
Professional Certifications & Activities
- American Society of Digital Forensics and eDiscovery, Member
- Association of Litigation Support Professionals (ALSP), Member
- Atlanta Chapter of CEDS, Director at Large
- Atlanta Chapter of Women in E-Discovery (WiE), Member
- Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS)
- Harvester Certified Specialist
- NNL Working Group (Cowen Group) – The Future Role of eDiscovery Project Managers, Member
- Project Management Professional (PMP®)
- Relativity Academic Partners Program, Mentor (2018-2020)
- Relativity Review Management Specialist
Education
- Marymount University, B.B.A., Business Administration and Management, cum laude (1997)
- Marymount University, Paralegal Certificate (1997)
