Jason Lichter is senior counsel and East Coast lead in the eDiscovery and Information Governance practice group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  Mr. Lichter has advised clients and colleagues on all major electronic discovery issues, both during and outside of litigation, including document preservation and retention policies, efficient approaches to document review, forensic collections, backup tape remediation strategies, cost shifting, vendor selection, and cloud computing initiatives. Mr. Lichter has also given presentations and published articles on a number of timely electronic discovery and legal technology topics.  In 2009, he was named a "Future Star" by Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys.

Outside of the eDiscovery arena, Mr. Lichter has represented clients on a wide variety of complex commercial and intellectual property disputes in state and federal courts and in a broad array of industries, including media, finance, insurance, maritime, hospitality, real estate, telecommunications, and construction.  Mr. Lichter also has achieved very favorable results for several pro bono clients. In early 2009, he represented a former inmate as co-lead counsel in a week-long excessive-use-of-force trial in the Southern District of New York.  Mr. Lichter obtained a complete plaintiff’s verdict and a $750,000 damages award. Mr. Lichter also argued a criminal appeal before the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, obtained a favorable settlement for a film editor seeking unpaid wages and editing credit on a Sundance award-winning documentary, and recovered a domain name from a cybersquatter on behalf of Save the Children. In recognition of his dedication to providing pro bono services, Mr. Lichter received the Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Award in both 2006 and 2009 and was honored with the New York State Bar Association's 2008 Empire State Counsel Award.

Mr. Lichter graduated cum laude from Yale University in 2000 and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2004. While at Harvard, Mr. Lichter worked at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, where he contributed to an amicus brief addressing novel copyright issues that was filed at the request of the Court.  Prior to law school, Mr. Lichter worked as a Software Engineer for Sapient Corporation, an international IT consulting company.

Jason Lichter is senior counsel and East Coast lead in the eDiscovery and Information Governance practice group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  Mr. Lichter has advised clients and colleagues on all major electronic discovery issues, both during and outside of litigation, including document preservation and retention policies, efficient approaches to document review, forensic collections, backup tape remediation strategies, cost shifting, vendor selection, and cloud computing initiatives. Mr. Lichter has also given presentations and published articles on a number of timely electronic discovery and legal technology topics.  In 2009, he was named a "Future Star" by Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys.

Outside of the eDiscovery arena, Mr. Lichter has represented clients on a wide variety of complex commercial and intellectual property disputes in state and federal courts and in a broad array of industries, including media, finance, insurance, maritime, hospitality, real estate, telecommunications, and construction.  Mr. Lichter also has achieved very favorable results for several pro bono clients. In early 2009, he represented a former inmate as co-lead counsel in a week-long excessive-use-of-force trial in the Southern District of New York.  Mr. Lichter obtained a complete plaintiff’s verdict and a $750,000 damages award. Mr. Lichter also argued a criminal appeal before the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, obtained a favorable settlement for a film editor seeking unpaid wages and editing credit on a Sundance award-winning documentary, and recovered a domain name from a cybersquatter on behalf of Save the Children. In recognition of his dedication to providing pro bono services, Mr. Lichter received the Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Award in both 2006 and 2009 and was honored with the New York State Bar Association's 2008 Empire State Counsel Award.

Mr. Lichter graduated cum laude from Yale University in 2000 and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2004. While at Harvard, Mr. Lichter worked at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, where he contributed to an amicus brief addressing novel copyright issues that was filed at the request of the Court.  Prior to law school, Mr. Lichter worked as a Software Engineer for Sapient Corporation, an international IT consulting company.