Dynamic legal leader to continue focus on responsible adoption and management of emerging legal technology product offerings

AUSTIN, Texas: DISCO (NYSE: LAW), a leader in AI-enabled legal technology, today announced that Susan Garcia has joined the company as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, effective October 14, 2024.

“As a leader in legal technology, DISCO sits at a critical intersection of innovation, regulation, data privacy and security. Susan combines a forward-thinking orientation with a demonstrated background in commercial software and risk management that will continue to position DISCO as a trusted partner in a rapidly evolving space,” said CEO Eric Friedrichsen. “As more firms and companies look to embrace the potential that new technologies offer for better legal outcomes, DISCO is positioned to help them do so easily and responsibly.”

Garcia joins from WebMD where she served as General Counsel since 2021. At WebMD, she led teams focused on legal strategy, corporate governance and compliance, litigation, corporate transactions and ESG. During her career, Garcia has worked across the legal, healthcare, media, information and technology sectors, including senior roles at Thomson Reuters and NBC Universal. She has deep experience in the legal industry supporting legal and technology businesses and has been a user of the DISCO platform herself.

“Trust is an essential quality for any company, but it is especially vital in the legal space,” Garcia said. “As a General Counsel who has supported scaled legal technology businesses, I hope to bring a strategic perspective on the legal landscape and DISCO’s opportunity in the space. I’m excited to join a talented team that is committed to extending DISCO’s reputation as a leader in compliance and data privacy while building next-generation products and features in legal technology.”

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, among other things, statements regarding the impact of Susan Garcia’s appointment as DISCO’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and DISCO’s ability to provide new technologies to customers that offer better legal outcomes. Words such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “continue,” “potential,” “build,” “extend” and similar phrases that denote future expectation or intent regarding DISCO’s business are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties, and factors, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2024. Further information on potential risks that could affect actual results will be included in the subsequent periodic and current reports and other filings that we make with the SEC from time to time.

Forward-looking statements represent DISCO’s management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

About DISCO

DISCO (NYSE: LAW) provides cloud-native, artificial intelligence-powered legal product offerings that simplify legal hold, legal request, ediscovery, legal document review and case management for enterprises, law firms, legal services providers and governments. Our scalable, integrated product offerings enable legal departments to easily collect, process and review enterprise data that is relevant or potentially relevant to legal matters.

References to “DISCO,” the “company,” “our” or “we” in this press release refer to CS Disco, Inc., and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Fonte: Business Wire