The Real Innovation Happens in the Learning: Your Guide to Optimizing Your Time at Relativity Fest
Editor’s Note: The fall is always one of the most energizing times of the year for our industry, with events like Relativity Fest bringing together thousands of legal and technology professionals to learn, collaborate, and celebrate innovation. At HaystackID®, we view Relativity Fest as an opportunity to showcase the solutions, people, and ideas that are shaping the future of legal technology. From our RelativityOne migration partnership to our recognition in the Relativity Innovation Awards, this year highlights both the groundbreaking tools we’re building and the extraordinary leaders driving change across the legal tech community. Our expert panelists will also take the stage to share insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming discovery and to inspire the next generation of professionals navigating careers in this space. As you explore the sessions, network with peers, and participate in Fest Quest, we invite you to stop by our booth to connect and learn how we’re helping legal teams take control of their discovery operations. Relativity Fest is about community, and we look forward to being part of the conversations and celebrations that make it impactful.
The Real Innovation Happens in the Learning: Your Guide to Optimizing Your Time at Relativity Fest
By HaystackID Staff
The legal tech world is about to converge in the Windy City, and the conversations happening there will shape how we work for the next year and beyond. Early October marks the return of Relativity Fest, where 2,000-plus legal data and tech professionals will gather to discuss the biggest challenges facing our industry. Relativity Fest is where breakthrough innovations get unveiled, game-changing partnerships are forged, and the future of legal technology takes shape.
This year’s agenda reads like a roadmap for what’s next: Relativity® aiR™ pushing the boundaries of AI-powered discovery, Legal Data Intelligence transforming how we extract insights, and data security solutions addressing the threats that keep us all up at night. Whether you’re hunting for competitive advantages, building your next-generation tech stack, or simply trying to stay ahead of the curve, this event delivers the insights you can’t get anywhere else.
HaystackID will be right in the thick of it. Our experts are bringing exclusive insights, competing for several awards, and are ready to discuss how our innovations are enhancing the way legal professionals conduct eDiscovery.
We’re thrilled to be part of the action. Here’s what we’re most excited about this October:
Building on Our RelativityOne Migration Momentum
In August, we announced our RelativityOne migration partnership and services, a milestone that has positioned us as a trusted partner for organizations looking to modernize their Relativity environments. RelativityOne, the SaaS version of Relativity, offers clients enterprise-grade security, elastic scale, and integrated analytics powered by Relativity aiR. However, achieving this requires more than simply moving data. For our clients, a migration is an operational transition that requires continuity, defensibility, and user readiness to ensure seamless alignment.
That’s where HaystackID Relativity Migration Services come in. By combining senior leadership oversight with specialized technical execution, our approach safeguards evidentiary integrity, minimizes review disruption, and ensures day-one value in RelativityOne. Every engagement includes a Senior Director of Client Services dedicated to planning, governance, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring that in-house counsel, outside counsel, and discovery operations are aligned with technical milestones.
Our matter-based methodology ensures that context is preserved across custodial collections, review sets, and analytics artifacts. Validation techniques such as hashing, counts, and targeted sampling provide confidence that every movement of data withstands courtroom or regulatory scrutiny. With these safeguards, organizations can adopt RelativityOne with speed and assurance, ready to leverage Relativity aiR and other advanced capabilities from the very start.
“A migration is not just a data transfer—it’s an operational transition where continuity and defensibility are non-negotiable,” said Andy Parrish, Chief Operating Officer, HaystackID.
Relativity Fest is the ideal stage to share how we’re turning migrations into momentum. By helping clients decommission legacy infrastructure, reduce operational risk, and unlock the full power of RelativityOne, we’re helping organizations future-proof their discovery programs.
The Innovation Awards Tell a Story: Here’s How We’re Crafting Different Chapters
Last year, Vazantha (V) Meyers took the stage to accept the Relativity Innovation Award for Inclusion, illustrating how our company and industry at large are prioritizing the voices and perspectives that make us stronger. This year, we’re building on that momentum. HaystackID has four finalists across the Relativity Innovation Awards, each representing a different way to push our industry forward:
Best Innovation: Organize — HaystackID CoreFlex™
CoreFlex transforms fragmented processes into a unified, automated interface that delivers clarity, consistency, and control. Instead of juggling multiple Relativity environments and manual workflows, legal teams can now manage everything through a single, intuitive dashboard, saving time, improving governance, and gaining real-time visibility.
Best Innovator: Customer Experience — Kristin Lindsey, Vice President of Client Services, HaystackID
Kristin has redefined client service in eDiscovery, introducing innovations like Master Tracker and playing a pivotal role in the launch of CoreFlex. Her focus on eliminating friction, improving transparency, and anticipating client needs has raised the bar for customer experience across the industry.
Best Innovator: Inclusion — Pamela Bartlett, Chief People Officer, HaystackID
Pam has been instrumental in shaping HaystackID’s people-first culture. From launching diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging programs to mentoring initiatives, her leadership ensures employees feel supported, empowered, and part of a thriving workplace.
Best Innovator: Legal Education — Dr. Roee Shraga, Assistant Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
In collaboration with HaystackID and Relativity, Dr. Shraga led students in pioneering research on Large Language Models (LLMs) for eDiscovery. His mentorship not only advanced the science of generative AI (GenAI) in legal workflows but also inspired the next generation of innovators in our field.
The winners will be unveiled live at Relativity Fest, but to us, each finalist already represents the spirit of innovation and purpose that drives our industry forward.
The Real Progression Happens in the Learning
Education changes careers and advances our industry. The sessions that have the most substantial impact are those that provide tactical ways for legal professionals to handle the biggest challenges hindering their ability to move forward quickly. The legal landscape is shifting faster than ever. AI is reshaping discovery workflows, data privacy regulations are multiplying, and client expectations are skyrocketing. Having the right tools isn’t enough anymore; legal teams need to execute the strategy behind them.
That’s where real expertise makes the difference. At Relativity Fest, our experts will share the hard-won insights that only come from implementing technologies in the trenches, solving real problems for real clients, and learning what actually works when the stakes are high.
Expert Presentation
Finding the Facts Faster: AI-Powered Entity Extraction in Modern Discovery
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 10:45 am – 11:30 am CDT
Moderated by HaystackID’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Chief Data Scientist, John Brewer, this panel explores how GenAI is revolutionizing entity extraction, moving beyond the limitations of traditional rule-based tools to deliver more accurate and context-aware results from massive document sets. Our experts will discuss leveraging LLMs to identify key people, organizations, and timelines crucial for building case narratives and responding to second requests. Attendees will gain practical insights into implementing these advanced AI techniques to accelerate document review, enhance case strategy, and reduce overall discovery costs.
Spotlight Interview
Aaron Pribil on the Spotlight Stage
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 4:30pm CDT
Join HaystackID’s Aaron Pribil at the Spotlight Stage in the Community Pavilion to learn more about CoreFlex.
Expert Presentation
Relativity Fest Mentor Career Journey Panel
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 11:30 am – 12:15 pm CDT
HaystackID’s Ruth Betancourt Ortiz and fellow legal tech experts will share how they came into the industry and where our careers have taken us.
Expert Presentation
Applying a Legal Data Intelligence Mindset: Strategic Innovations in Data Protection
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 2:45pm-3:30pm CDT
Data Protection Compliance is not just a requirement, but a strategic advantage. Dive into the transformative world of Legal Data Intelligence (LDI) with HaystackID’s Ryan Costello, where data insights are empowering proactive compliance and business strategy across a wide range of use cases. This session guides attendees through structured, methodical approaches to proactively manage compliance risks, enhance operational effectiveness, and preemptively address evolving regulatory demands.
Making the Most of Relativity Fest (and Having Some Fun Along the Way)
Relativity Fest is all about connection, learning, and innovation, but it’s also about making the most of your time on the ground. For legal teams still struggling with scattered tools and manual workflows, HaystackID CoreFlex offers a smarter way forward. CoreFlex consolidates your entire eDiscovery workflow into a single, secure, and scalable platform with automated processes and real-time insights. Whether you prefer full self-service control or want the flexibility to scale to full-service support, CoreFlex puts you back in command—without the vendor lock-in that costs time, money, and peace of mind. Stop by our booth at Fest to learn more and to participate in Fest Quest by grabbing a CoreFlex button and earning points for prizes.
So, dive into the sessions, meet new peers, join the conversation, and yes, have some fun along the way. We can’t wait to connect with you in Chicago—see you at Relativity Fest!
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