Ray Biederman

Ray is the CEO and Co-Founder of Proteus. He is an active litigator and acts as eDiscovery counsel for clients at Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman, LLP.
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Rethinking eDiscovery Collaboration: Talk Outcomes, Not Acronyms

Oct 8, 2025 9:16:07 AM / by Ray Biederman

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It’s a familiar scene: the eDiscovery lead launches into a deep dive on deduplication metrics for an upcoming trial, while your eyes scan the room for a quiet escape. Or flip it – you’re trying to outline a tight trial timeline and get no reaction from your eDiscovery vendor – because the dataset is three terabytes, and no one's talked budget yet.

eDiscovery 101: From Legal Hold to Production (Without Losing Your Mind)

Sep 23, 2025 9:44:17 AM / by Ray Biederman

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In Part 1 of this series, we laid the groundwork for why eDiscovery matters. Now it’s time to get practical. Because once you’ve preserved the data, the real adventure begins.

eDiscovery 101: So, You’ve Got Data in Your Lawsuit

Sep 9, 2025 10:00:00 AM / by Ray Biederman

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If you work in litigation and haven’t dealt with eDiscovery yet, you either bill in a parallel universe or you’ve been very, very lucky. However, as digital data continues to multiply, even the smallest matters now involve some form of electronically stored information (ESI).

Speak Litigator, Not Legal Tech

Sep 3, 2025 10:00:00 AM / by Ray Biederman

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We recently partnered with EDRM for a webinar titled “How to Talk to Your Litigators About eDiscovery”, where I co-presented with Francesca Morency, a litigator and Partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. We dug into what litigators really care about when eDiscovery comes up - and how Litigation Support and eDiscovery professionals can meet those needs without diving so deep into technical details that litigators tune out.

You Can’t Litigate What You Don’t Understand

Jul 16, 2025 10:00:00 AM / by Ray Biederman

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When I tell people I teach eDiscovery at IUPUI’s School of Informatics, they either nod politely or immediately check their phones. Fair. It’s not exactly cocktail party material. But here's the thing: if you're practicing law in 2025 and not keeping up with how technology is reshaping the courtroom and the discovery process, you’re doing your clients – and yourself – a disservice.

A View from the 39th Floor: 10 Years of Proteus

Jun 10, 2025 9:00:00 AM / by Ray Biederman

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 Last week, on the 39th floor of Indianapolis’ Salesforce Tower, we hosted an open‑house marking Proteus’s 10th anniversary – and christening our new downtown headquarters. With sweeping views of the city skyline, signature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music, the event was part open house, part reunion, and part gratitude tour.  

A Decade of Discovery: A Thank You to Our Clients

Jan 7, 2025 8:13:22 AM / by Ray Biederman

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Friends,

As we mark the 10th anniversary of Proteus Discovery Group, I want to take a moment to reflect on and recognize Proteus’ growth achieved through the support and collaboration of our clients, partners, and team members. 

Expanding Proteus Discovery Group with the Acquisition of Novitas Data

Sep 16, 2024 1:05:19 PM / by Ray Biederman

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I’m excited to share some significant news with our clients, partners, and eDiscovery friends: Proteus Discovery Group has officially acquired Novitas Data. It’s an important step for us, doubling our size and greatly enhancing our ability to provide top-tier eDiscovery solutions coast-to-coast.

Smaller Firms, Big Tech: eDiscovery Isn’t Just for Legal Giants

May 23, 2024 9:00:00 AM / by Ray Biederman

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Many small and mid-sized law firms approach to eDiscovery consists of cobbling together legacy tools instead of embracing cutting edge eDiscovery and legal technologies like RelativityOne.

This approach is understandable. Ten years ago, when many firms first tool a look at their eDiscovery practices, eDiscovery was a new and expensive concept. Attorneys could in most cases get by through creating PDFs or scanning documents, and judges and opposing counsel typically accepted it without compliant.

All That's Old is New Again

Apr 4, 2024 10:47:39 AM / by Ray Biederman

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Dear reader,

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the shiny object in the legal space for the past 12 months or so. If you are like me, it’s all you have been seeing on legal website headlines and across LinkedIn.