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Legal Managed Services are Joseph Borstein & Edward
Improving the Practice of Law Sohn1
Managing Directors, EY
Biglaw is boring. In mid-2014, we pitched a
regular column on legal entrepreneurship and
alternative legal services providers to a leading legal
blog, Above the Law (“ATL”). In our pitch, “our
holy purpose” was to prove to the broader
community of lawyers that traditional players
(Biglaw firms, in-house departments, government
entities) are no longer the only show in the legal-
town, and certainly not the greatest show on earth.2
We wanted to show that there are awesome
alternative legal businesses employing some of the
nation’s best legal talent, changing the legal system
for the better, and bringing home the proverbial bacon. ATL agreed that we had unearthed a story
that wasn’t being properly covered and graciously gave us a bi-monthly column, which we dubbed
“alt.legal.”
Since the launch of the alt.legal column, we have published a number of stories on legal
startups and entrepreneurs. We have traveled the country interviewing legal innovators, writing
about everything from legal hackers to legal machine-learning to robot law enforcement to Biglaw
refugees reinventing litigation management. And we didn’t have to search far — our inboxes have
been inundated with new stories of legal entrepreneurs, alternative legal service providers, and
legal technologists working hard to change the game for the better.
1 Joseph Borstein is a managing director with EY. He is a former global director of legal managed services at Thomson Reuters, formerly Pangea3,
and previously served as director of Litigation Solutions. In this role, Borstein lends his expertise to existing and prospective clients by providing
them with the latest information regarding the law, ethics, and best practices in the rapidly evolving world of electronic discovery. Clients will
likewise benefit from his extensive experience in data collection and preservation.
Prior to joining Pangea3, Borstein practiced law at the New York office of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, where he litigated
complex civil cases in federal, state, and administrative courts. He has extensive experience in law suits related to securities fraud and market
manipulation; civil racketeering (“RICO”); intra-corporate disputes; contract disputes; disputes from derivatives and other sophisticated financial
products; as well as S.E.C. enforcement actions. He also has personally managed and conducted complex document reviews or productions in
litigations involving regulated financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, hedge funds, private equity consortiums,
and pharmaceutical companies. Borstein received his B.A. in psychology and his J.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. He is located in Pangea3’s
New York City headquarters.
1 Edward Sohn is a managing director with EY. Previously, he worked at Thomson Reuters. He contributed his extensive experience in managing
all aspects of the eDiscovery process including preservation, collection, review, production, and fact investigation, ensuring that Thomson Reuters
LMS clients received superior quality through cost-effective and efficient processes. His role involved developing the strategy for new client
engagements, managing client-dedicated project teams and mentoring project managers.
Prior to Thomson Reuters, Ed was a senior attorney in business litigation at King & Spalding, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. At King & Spalding, he
represented financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies in matters related to civil and regulatory financial claims, class action and securities
litigation, government investigations, healthcare litigation, and commercial disputes.
2 Ed Sohn & Joe Borstein, Alt.Legal: Stop What You’re Doing!, ABOVE THE LAW (Aug. 13, 2014, 3:15 PM),
http://www.abovethelaw.com/2014/08/alt-legal-stop-what-youre-doing/.
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Improving the Practice of Law Sohn1
Managing Directors, EY
Biglaw is boring. In mid-2014, we pitched a
regular column on legal entrepreneurship and
alternative legal services providers to a leading legal
blog, Above the Law (“ATL”). In our pitch, “our
holy purpose” was to prove to the broader
community of lawyers that traditional players
(Biglaw firms, in-house departments, government
entities) are no longer the only show in the legal-
town, and certainly not the greatest show on earth.2
We wanted to show that there are awesome
alternative legal businesses employing some of the
nation’s best legal talent, changing the legal system
for the better, and bringing home the proverbial bacon. ATL agreed that we had unearthed a story
that wasn’t being properly covered and graciously gave us a bi-monthly column, which we dubbed
“alt.legal.”
Since the launch of the alt.legal column, we have published a number of stories on legal
startups and entrepreneurs. We have traveled the country interviewing legal innovators, writing
about everything from legal hackers to legal machine-learning to robot law enforcement to Biglaw
refugees reinventing litigation management. And we didn’t have to search far — our inboxes have
been inundated with new stories of legal entrepreneurs, alternative legal service providers, and
legal technologists working hard to change the game for the better.
1 Joseph Borstein is a managing director with EY. He is a former global director of legal managed services at Thomson Reuters, formerly Pangea3,
and previously served as director of Litigation Solutions. In this role, Borstein lends his expertise to existing and prospective clients by providing
them with the latest information regarding the law, ethics, and best practices in the rapidly evolving world of electronic discovery. Clients will
likewise benefit from his extensive experience in data collection and preservation.
Prior to joining Pangea3, Borstein practiced law at the New York office of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, where he litigated
complex civil cases in federal, state, and administrative courts. He has extensive experience in law suits related to securities fraud and market
manipulation; civil racketeering (“RICO”); intra-corporate disputes; contract disputes; disputes from derivatives and other sophisticated financial
products; as well as S.E.C. enforcement actions. He also has personally managed and conducted complex document reviews or productions in
litigations involving regulated financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, hedge funds, private equity consortiums,
and pharmaceutical companies. Borstein received his B.A. in psychology and his J.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. He is located in Pangea3’s
New York City headquarters.
1 Edward Sohn is a managing director with EY. Previously, he worked at Thomson Reuters. He contributed his extensive experience in managing
all aspects of the eDiscovery process including preservation, collection, review, production, and fact investigation, ensuring that Thomson Reuters
LMS clients received superior quality through cost-effective and efficient processes. His role involved developing the strategy for new client
engagements, managing client-dedicated project teams and mentoring project managers.
Prior to Thomson Reuters, Ed was a senior attorney in business litigation at King & Spalding, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. At King & Spalding, he
represented financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies in matters related to civil and regulatory financial claims, class action and securities
litigation, government investigations, healthcare litigation, and commercial disputes.
2 Ed Sohn & Joe Borstein, Alt.Legal: Stop What You’re Doing!, ABOVE THE LAW (Aug. 13, 2014, 3:15 PM),
http://www.abovethelaw.com/2014/08/alt-legal-stop-what-youre-doing/.
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