Ronald J. Hedges is a nationally recognized former federal judge with extensive experience in e-discovery and the management of complex litigation. Based in the New York metropolitan area, he serves as a special master, arbitrator, and mediator nationwide through Resolute Systems, LLC, and consults on the management and discovery of electronically stored information. Judge Hedges has been at the forefront of the intersection between technology and the legal profession for decades, with particular focus on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data privacy, and the ethical obligations these technologies impose on practitioners. He is a member of the NYSBA Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and has presented extensively on AI, legal ethics, and emerging technology at institutions including the Practising Law Institute, the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and Georgetown University Law Center.