I spoke with Craig Carpenter, VP & General Counsel at Recommind. He mentioned the trend toward building more effective and intelligent infrastructure.

I spoke with Matt Blake, a partner and Chief Compliance Officer with HSNO about the state of e-discovery and his predictions for 2009. He commented that litigants will need to assess the risks of a legal action earlier and more thoroughly than ever this year.

I spoke with James L. Michalowicz, a director with ACT Litigation Services, who previously managed litigation programs at Tyco and DuPont. He suggested that IP litigation could drop in 2009 and that there will be more preliminary 'quick peek' and 'snapshot' efforts.

I spoke with Chris May, the CEO of IE Discovery and he suggested that in 2009, companies will need to use technology more effectively and efficiently to succeed. He also predicted a significant increase in wage and hour claims.

I spoke with Tom Tigh, the President of New York-based Superior Glacier, which provides traditional and electronic discovery support. He has testified in Federal Court as an expert in ESI and has been appointed to oversee the court-directed production of ESI. He made a number of interesting comments, including that "2009 is going to be filled with a lot of bad e-discovery."