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Legal Ethics and E-Discovery
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David R. Cohen
Partner, Co-chair e-Discovery Analysis & Technology Group
K&L Gates LLP
David R. Cohen is a partner in K&L Gates, where he co-Chairs the firm’s e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (“e-DAT”) practice group. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Cohen represents clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. He is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania courts and has been admitted pro hac vice in thirteen other jurisdictions. Mr. Cohen has chaired several bar association committees related to litigation technology, he has served as an adjunct law school professor, and he has been a frequent planner and presenter for CLE and in-house training programs nationwide. He serves on advisory boards for the Georgetown Advanced E-discovery Institute, ABA Techshow and Strafford Publications. He has authored technology and legal strategy articles and book chapters published in Litigation, The National Law Journal, the Tort and Insurance Law Journal, Managing Litigation Costs, The Litigation Manual, e-Discovery and many other publications. In November, 2008 Mr. Cohen was awarded a Vestige “Technology Champion” award for his work in the e-discovery arena. He can be reached at 412-355-8682 or david.cohen@klgates.com.
Eric J. Schwarz
Americas Leader - Forensic Technology and Discovery
Ernst & Young LLP
Eric Schwarz is an internationally recognized thought leader and testifying expert in the fields of electronic discovery and computer forensics. He is a participant of the Sedona Conference working group on best practices for electronic document retention and production and one of the co-chairs of Sedona’s litigation hold special project team.
Eric has led large global engagements for clients based in the United States and abroad and has testified as an expert in computer forensic science and electronic discovery. He has worked on matters such as insider trading investigations, foreign regulatory agency investigations, intellectual property disputes, Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, parallel proceedings and multi-state class action lawsuits.
Eric has led projects involving multiple terabytes of data, including documents, emails and audio recordings in various languages housed on several continents. These projects often require full preservation and discovery plans and coordination of efforts among a company’s information technology, legal and investigatory teams.
Eric holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from Boston University. He is certified as a seized computer evidence recovery specialist (SERS) and as a computer investigator in an automated environment by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Eric has written and been featured in articles on electronic discovery, computer forensics and cybercrime in local, national and international publications. He has developed training courses in computer forensics, electronic document discovery and cyber fraud investigation techniques for corporate, legal and law enforcement groups throughout the United States. He has been a guest instructor for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in its SCERS certification training course.
Andrew Cosgrove, Esq.
Commercial Litigation Practice Group
Nixon Peabody LLP
Andrew Cosgrove, Esq., CIPP, is a member of Nixon Peabody’s Commercial Litigation practice group. Andrew works with clients to develop and execute plans for the identification, preservation, collection, production, and use of electronically stored information in complex litigation matters, including data mapping, 30(b)(6) depositions, Rule 26(f) and Rule 16 conferences, motion practice, and vendor management. Andrew also assists clients with the development and implementation of proactive organizational litigation response plans and discovery management approaches to account for best practices under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Andrew can be reached at 952-232-7044 or acosgrove@nixonpeabody.com.
Melinda Levitt
Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP
Melinda F. Levitt is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, where she is a member of the firm's Antitrust, Privacy, Security & Information Management and International Practices. Ms. Levitt's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including the areas of antitrust, securities, intellectual property and class action defense work in matters pending before federal and state courts, as well as various federal agencies.
Ms. Levitt has developed particular experience in complex electronic discovery and obtaining discovery from companies abroad. She co-authored an article titled "California's E-discovery Rules: US and Non-US Impact" which was published in Data Protection Law & Policy (September 2009) and in E-Commerce Law & Policy (August 2009), as well as an article exploring remote email privacy issues, which was published in E-Commerce Law Reports (October 2009).
In addition to her litigation activities, Ms. Levitt also practices in the area of international trade, having previously worked at the U.S. Department of Commerce as an import specialist and on the foreign policy staff of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Her work in this area has included antidumping case work and counseling and representing clients before the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the European Commission and various other governmental trade officials. Ms. Levitt's foreign language skills are in both French and Italian.
Ms. Levitt graduated from Brandeis University (B.A., history, cum laude, 1980); The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (M.A., 1982); and the George Washington University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1989). She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
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