After reaching his 20th anniversary at prominent Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West in 2020, Robert decided to leave to launch his own: 1) law firm; 2) tech consulting company; and 3) law/tech educational provider.  All three are now in full swing. 

 

Most of his work entails advising organizations of all shapes and sizes on: electronic discovery; eWorkplace policies, protocols and training; retention/destruction policies and protocols; information-security and data privacy; and social-media rewards and risks.  He also collaborates with clients as to computer solutions enabling compliance with legal obligations. 

 

A nationally recognized resource on electronic information for decades, he has authored over 80 articles on law and technology issues and have been featured in over 50 media outlets.  He has delivered over 400 presentations and chaired more than 25 conferences on a variety of topics, including: Compliance; Data & Records Retention/Destruction; eDiscovery/Electronic Information Management (EIM); Legal Operations, Privacy and/or Social-Media in the Workplace; Information Security Obligations; and Metadata Concerns. 

 

Regularly he trains/teaches lawyers, technologists, HR folks and law students on all of the above topics.  Educating others is his passion. Similar to the little boy in the first Incredibles movie who grew up to be Syndrome, his motto is "When everyone is a superhero, no one will be.”