Full Name
Esther Birnbaum
Job Title
Executive Vice President of Data Intelligence
Company
HaystackID
Speaker Bio
Esther Birnbaum is Executive Vice President of Data Intelligence at HaystackID, where she leads strategic initiatives that integrate legal expertise with advanced technology, including artificial intelligence. Her work focuses on supporting law firms and corporate legal departments in complex litigation, investigations, and regulatory matters by designing and operationalizing defensible, technology-driven discovery and data intelligence solutions.
Esther's career spans both private practice and in-house leadership roles that inform her client-centric approach. She began as an eDiscovery attorney at top-tier law firms managing discovery for high-stakes litigation, then served as Associate General Counsel at Interactive Brokers LLC, where she built the company's eDiscovery program from inception. In that role, she developed comprehensive discovery protocols, managed cross-border regulatory investigations, and pioneered data-driven approaches to compliance risk management across the enterprise.
At HaystackID, Esther has architected scalable generative AI solutions for eDiscovery, document review, privilege analysis, and regulatory response matters, implementing quality control frameworks and advanced workflows that optimize efficiency without sacrificing accuracy. Her leadership includes developing automation solutions and GenAI-powered tools that address the evolving complexity of modern litigation and regulatory matters, as well as building out the firm's data intelligence capabilities for corporate data governance and privacy compliance.
A prolific educator and author, Esther publishes regularly on legal technology innovation, eDiscovery best practices, data privacy, and AI applications in practice. She is a frequent CLE presenter and has developed educational programs for federal judges and legal professionals on emerging technologies in litigation. Her thought leadership bridges deep substantive legal expertise with operational excellence and technology innovation, positioning clients for success in an increasingly complex legal landscape.
Esther's career spans both private practice and in-house leadership roles that inform her client-centric approach. She began as an eDiscovery attorney at top-tier law firms managing discovery for high-stakes litigation, then served as Associate General Counsel at Interactive Brokers LLC, where she built the company's eDiscovery program from inception. In that role, she developed comprehensive discovery protocols, managed cross-border regulatory investigations, and pioneered data-driven approaches to compliance risk management across the enterprise.
At HaystackID, Esther has architected scalable generative AI solutions for eDiscovery, document review, privilege analysis, and regulatory response matters, implementing quality control frameworks and advanced workflows that optimize efficiency without sacrificing accuracy. Her leadership includes developing automation solutions and GenAI-powered tools that address the evolving complexity of modern litigation and regulatory matters, as well as building out the firm's data intelligence capabilities for corporate data governance and privacy compliance.
A prolific educator and author, Esther publishes regularly on legal technology innovation, eDiscovery best practices, data privacy, and AI applications in practice. She is a frequent CLE presenter and has developed educational programs for federal judges and legal professionals on emerging technologies in litigation. Her thought leadership bridges deep substantive legal expertise with operational excellence and technology innovation, positioning clients for success in an increasingly complex legal landscape.
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