How to Save Your Client E-Discovery Costs by Mediating

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Danie Garrie, Esq., is the Co-Founder of Law & Forensics LLC, where he heads the Computer Forensics and digital discovery Cybersecurity teams. Daniel has been a dominant voice in the computer forensics and cybersecurity space for the past 20 years, as an attorney and technologist. He is an adjunct professor at Harvard for Computer Forensics, and prior to Law & Forensics, he successfully built and sold several technology start-up companies. Since co-founding Law & Forensics LLC in 2008, Daniel has built it into one of the leading boutique firms specializing in cybersecurity and forensic engineering. He is a mediator, arbitrator, and e-discovery special master for JAMS and is a partner and head of Cybersecurity practice at Zeichner, Ellman & Krause LLP. Daniel earned both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in computer science from Brandeis University, as well as a J.D. from Rutgers Law School. Daniel has led cyber and forensic teams in some of the most visible and sensitive incidents in the United States. He and his team have worked globally for two of the top five banks and dozens of the largest private and public companies in the world. In addition, Daniel has been awarded several patents for advanced cybersecurity and forensic platforms he built with his team, including TableTop.AI, CustodyTrack.IO, and Forensic Scan. Daniel is also well-published in the cybersecurity space and has authored more than 200 articles and books. His work is cited by Black’s Law Dictionary 10th Ed. defining the terms 'software', 'internet', and 'algorithm'. Lastly, he has been recognized by several United States Supreme Court Justices for his legal scholarship and is a trusted source and thought leader for cybersecurity articles and opinions, cited over 500 times to date.

Dan is a seasoned litigator, serving clients in large and small matters, and through all aspects of legal disputes. Dan’s extensive experience guiding matters from inception through all phases of discovery, motions practice, settlement negotiations, and trial provides him with a practical understanding of how to find the right strategy to meet his client’s needs. Dan has a diversity of practice areas, including construction, product liability, environmental, employment, professional liability, commercial, and consumer protection. Dan has practiced extensively in the field of Information Law, and he teaches Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence at Lewis & Clark Law School as an adjunct professor. Prior to joining the firm, Dan was a partner at the AmLaw 100 firm of Gordon Rees Scully & Mansukhani LLP, focusing his practice on complex litigation, and he was a partner at Redgrave LLP, the country’s leading firm in Information Law, focusing his practice on electronic discovery and information governance. Outside the office, Dan is active in his church and an avid Scouter, with his local Boy Scout troop, having served as Scoutmaster and merit badge counselor.

Hon. Peggy A. Leen (Ret.) is a JAMS Mediator, Arbitrator, Referee/Special Master, Neutral Evaluator, Hearing Officer. Judge Leen previously served more than 18 years as a United States magistrate judge in the District of Nevada, where magistrate judges are utilized to the full extent of their jurisdictional authority. Magistrate judges in the District of Nevada conduct 100% of the district’s alternative dispute resolution, and as a result, Judge Leen has conducted more than 900 settlement conferences and early neutral evaluations over the last 18 years, settling hundreds of cases. Before appointment to the bench, she was a trial lawyer for more than 20 years, during which time she litigated both civil and criminal cases. As a civil trial lawyer, she litigated primarily multi-party, complex litigation, including construction, product liability, mass disaster, toxic tort/PCB, nuclear radiation, employment, insurance/insurance bad faith, eminent domain, malpractice and commercial/business matters. Judge Leen has developed a reputation as an effective settlement judge who is always fully prepared, with a firm grasp of the facts, legal issues and applicable law involved in each case. She is known for innovative approaches to complicated cases and ability to tactfully but firmly handle emotionally charged and difficult cases. She is evaluative, candid and direct about the strengths and weaknesses of parties’ cases, while still willing to listen and make sure that parties feel they have been heard and understood. As a settlement judge and mediator, she is thorough, organized, empathetic and focused on realistic resolutions. She excels in assisting counsel to manage the expectations of their clients about realistic outcomes, both in litigation and settlement.

David is chair of our Records & E-Discovery Group. He has 30 years of commercial litigation experience in a variety of subject matters. David serves as special e-discovery counsel in many cases, represents companies in complex litigation matters, and also counsels clients on records management and litigation readiness issues. David has been involved in setting up the E-Discovery Special Masters (EDSM) program in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and he has been appointed to serve as an EDSM in three separate cases by three different Federal judges. He also served on the Pennsylvania E-Discovery Rules Subcommittee, chaired by Allegheny County, PA Common Pleas Judge Stanton Wettick. In addition, David has designed and presented e-discovery training programs for judges and neutrals around the country; has authored numerous legal publications; and is a frequent presenter at continuing legal education seminars regarding e-discovery, technology, and litigation tactics (listing of recent publications and speaking engagements contained herein).