[EDRM Workshop] Building a Resilient and Repeatable White-Collar Investigation Playbook (October 21, 2025)
[EDRM Workshop] Building a Resilient and Repeatable White-Collar Investigation Playbook (October 21, 2025)
Picture this: You’re a white-collar defense attorney, and it’s 6 AM on a Monday when your phone buzzes with an urgent message about a major fraud allegation. Within hours, you’re coordinating with executives across three time zones, preservation notices are flying, and regulators are already asking questions.
Modern white-collar investigations move at breakneck speed, and there’s little to no room for improvisation. A single misstep in those critical first hours can transform a manageable incident into an organizational crisis that attracts unwanted regulatory attention and media scrutiny.
Hosted by the EDRM and sponsored by HaystackID®, join our upcoming workshop as legal experts break down proven methodologies for managing complex, multi-jurisdictional investigations and examine the strategic frameworks and decision-making processes that separate successful outcomes from costly missteps.
The expert panelists will also share:
- The importance of assembling and activating your crisis response team when every second counts.
- How to use AI and other emerging tools that cut through massive document volumes to surface suspicious communication patterns and flag potential co-conspirators quickly.
Event Details
The session will cover strategies for navigating the cross-border minefield of GDPR and conflicting privacy laws, communication techniques for board interactions, and how practitioners can use AI to identify key data and narrative quickly.
+ Original Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Expert Panelists
+ Bryan Bellack
Executive Vice President, HaystackID
In his role as an Executive Vice President at HaystackID, Bryan Bellack is responsible for global sales and business development of HaystackID’s eDiscovery, Cyber Incident Response, White Collar, and Investigations solutions. Before joining HaystackID, Bellack was a Managing Director in BDO’s Consulting practice, where he led sales for their Forensic Technology Division. Bellack earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan, his law degree from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, and is licensed to practice law in New York State. In addition, Bryan serves as an Advisory Board Member to Guardrail Technologies, an AI Risk Management Platform. Bryan is a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) from ACEDS and has certifications in Managing Cybersecurity Risk and Data Analytics.
+ Michael Hantman
Partner of White-Collar Criminal Defense, Internal Corporate Investigations, and Compliance Services, Holland & Knight LLP
Michael Hantman is a litigation partner in Holland & Knight’s Miami office. His practice focuses primarily on white collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations, compliance, and complex business litigation. He assists companies and individuals in investigating, responding to, and defending against government scrutiny, whistleblower complaints, and enforcement actions related to allegations of bribery, fraud, accounting misrepresentations, kickbacks, money laundering, and other ethical lapses. Mr. Hantman recently co-led the representation of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., which resulted in a declination with disgorgement resolution with the Department of Justice, the first such resolution under the second Trump administration.
+ Jordi de Llano
Global Financial Crimes Officer and Vice President, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Jordi de Llano is the Global Financial Crimes Officer and Vice President at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, where he leads a global team responsible for anti-corruption, sanctions, and anti-money laundering compliance programs. A former federal prosecutor and Deputy Chief of the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Jordi brings over 15 years of experience investigating and prosecuting complex financial crimes and advising corporations on compliance and risk management. He previously served as a partner at a global law firm, representing companies and executives in white-collar criminal defense, government investigations, and compliance matters. Earlier in his career, Jordi was an Integrity Officer at the Inter-American Development Bank, where he investigated fraud and corruption in bank-financed development projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. He has successfully led major international corruption investigations, refined enterprise-wide compliance frameworks, and regularly advises senior executives on regulatory matters.
+ Mary Mack
CEO, Chief Legal Technologist, EDRM
Mary Mack leads the EDRM, a project-based organization, and is the former Executive Director of a certification organization. Mack is known for her skills in relationship and community building as well as for the depth of her eDiscovery knowledge. Frequently sought out by media for comment on industry issues, and by conference organizers to participate, moderate a panel, lead a workshop or deliver a keynote. Mack is the author of A Process of Illumination: The Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery, considered by many to be the first popular book on eDiscovery. She is the co-editor of the Thomson Reuters West Treatise: eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel. Mack was also recently honored to be included in the book; 100 Fascinating Females Fighting Cyber Crime published by Cyber Ventures in May 2019. Mack has been certified in data forensics and telephony. Mack’s security certifications include the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and the CIAM (Certified Identity and Access Manager).
About EDRM
Empowering the global leaders of e-discovery, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) creates practical global resources to improve e-discovery, privacy, security, and information governance. Since 2005, EDRM has delivered leadership, standards, tools, guides, and test datasets to strengthen best practices throughout the world. EDRM has an international presence in 145 countries, spanning 6 continents. EDRM provides an innovative support infrastructure for individuals, law firms, corporations, and government organizations seeking to improve the practice and provision of data and legal discovery with 19 active projects.
About HaystackID®
HaystackID® solves complex data challenges related to legal, compliance, regulatory, and cyber requirements. Core offerings include Global Advisory, Cybersecurity, Core Intelligence AI™, and ReviewRight® Global Managed Review, supported by its unified CoreFlex™ service interface. Recognized globally by industry leaders, including Chambers, Gartner, IDC, and Legaltech News, HaystackID helps corporations and legal practices manage data gravity, where information demands action, and workflow gravity, where critical requirements demand coordinated expertise, delivering innovative solutions with a continual focus on security, privacy, and integrity. Learn more at HaystackID.com.
Assisted by GAI and LLM technologies.
Source: HaystackID