In what seems like a sea of increasing confusion and excitement around e-discovery innovation, Thomas Lidbury is a beacon of calm.

Lidbury, Ogletree Deakins’ newest Indianapolis office shareholder and head of the firm’s e-discovery and records release practice group, has watched e-discovery develop steadily since he began in the space toward the end of the 1990s and doesn’t see any need to panic. “The innovations are here. Discovery practitioners need to focus on mastering the existing technology and work flows to deliver service better, faster and cheaper,” Lidbury told LTN.