[EDRM Workshop] Building a Resilient and Repeatable White-Collar Investigation Playbook

[EDRM Workshop] Building a Resilient and Repeatable White-Collar Investigation Playbook 

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.

+ 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).

+ Mary Bennett [Moderator]

Senior Director, Content Marketing, HaystackID; Senior Director, Content and Community Initiatives, EDRM

Mary Bennett, HaystackID’s Director of Content Marketing, focuses on the power of storytelling to educate the legal technology industry on pressing issues impacting practitioners. With nearly 10 years of content marketing experience, Bennett joined HaystackID after working at an agency to help B2B tech startups grow their marketing engines through content that drove audiences through the marketing funnel. Before her agency experience, Bennett worked at Chicago-based Relativity as a Senior Producer on the Brand Programs team. She was a founding member, host, and producer of Relativity’s Stellar Women program and producer of the company’s documentary series, On the Merits. In her role, Bennett crafted and socialized important stories that elevated the eDiscovery community and illustrated technology’s potential to make a substantial impact.

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