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title: Illuminating eDiscovery - Advice From eDiscovery Experts and Practitioners | Lighthouse eDiscovery | Blog | Michael Brown
description: "<p><strong>Business Development Director, Sales, EMEA</strong><p>\nMike has over 18 years of in-house and consultancy experience in the legal technology industry. He has a strong track record in helping global corporations to achieve greater efficiency when managing compliance, information governance and complex disputes including litigation, arbitration and investigations. \n\nPreviously Mike was with Linklaters in London and New York for several years, developing their e-discovery capabilities, before moving on to practice as an industry consultant.  Mike has since held executive director positions at Control Risks and Epiq Systems, where he was instrumental in founding the EMEA ediscovery business for both companies. His team leadership experience is paired with his client facing project experience, particularly in mainland Europe and the Middle East."
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# Michael Brown

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**Business Development Director, Sales, EMEA**

 Mike has over 18 years of in-house and consultancy experience in the legal technology industry. He has a strong track record in helping global corporations to achieve greater efficiency when managing compliance, information governance and complex disputes including litigation, arbitration and investigations. Previously Mike was with Linklaters in London and New York for several years, developing their e-discovery capabilities, before moving on to practice as an industry consultant. Mike has since held executive director positions at Control Risks and Epiq Systems, where he was instrumental in founding the EMEA ediscovery business for both companies. His team leadership experience is paired with his client facing project experience, particularly in mainland Europe and the Middle East.

## [How GDPR and DSARs are Driving a New, Proactive Approach to eDiscovery](https://blog.lighthouseglobal.com/how-gdpr-and-dsars-are-driving-a-new-proactive-approach-to-ediscovery)

 Published Wed, March 25, 2020 by [Michael Brown](https://blog.lighthouseglobal.com/author/michael-brown)

**Executive Summary**

## [Why Moving to the Cloud is a Legal Conversation](https://blog.lighthouseglobal.com/why-moving-to-the-cloud-is-a-legal-conversation)

 Published Tue, July 23, 2019 by [Michael Brown](https://blog.lighthouseglobal.com/author/michael-brown)

There is a common theme buzzing around the legal tech and ediscovery industry – the Cloud and how in-house lawyers should be aware of the implications of their companies moving to the Cloud. Due to its regular appearance, there is an increasing focus on the legal implications of moving to the Cloud, rather than IT and operational considerations, within organisations.

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