Scott A.Carlson
Partner
eDiscovery & Information Governance
scarlson@seyfarth.com
Scott's practice is entirely devoted to Cybersecurity, eDiscovery and information governance issues from both the consulting and litigation perspective.
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Scott founded and chairs Seyfarth’s eDiscovery and Information Governance practice back in 2004 and is nationally known in these areas. Scott also co-chairs the firm’s Global Privacy and Security Team. Scott taught the first law school course in the country on the subjects of eDiscovery, digital evidence, and computer forensics. Scott’s strong technical background includes a BS in computer science and mathematics and experience working in private industry as a software engineer.
Scott represents and provides advice primarily in the area of cybersecurity. He advises board members, audit committees, C-suite members, internal audit, CISOs, and law departments on various issues arising from cybersecurity. He regularly serves as the incident commander in responding to security incidents coordinating the efforts of IT, defensive cyber security companies, management, public relations and other key stakeholders. He counsels clients in the wide range of cybersecurity laws, including data breach notification under various laws domestically and internationally, advises on maturing cyber programs, compliance with regulatory agencies, incident handling internally, approaches to reporting and handling a wide range of cyber-related issues including ransomware and other incidents.
He also provides eDiscovery advice to a broad range of clients, from small and mid-size companies up to the nation’s largest companies. He has represented clients in all aspects of eDiscovery—in terms of preparedness and managing eDiscovery issues—in individual matters throughout the country, in both state and federal court. Scott also advises clients in other information governance issues including, among others, computer forensics issues, records information management, and IT-related policies and practices.
Also an experienced litigator, Scott has represented clients in a wide range of commercial disputes including commercial contracts, purchase agreements, lease agreements, Uniform Commercial Code transactions, misappropriation of trade secrets, software licensing agreements shareholder suits, and tortious interference claims. He has also defended clients in actions involving negligence, wrongful death, fraud, retaliatory discharge, mass tort, and a variety of class actions.
Scott represents and provides advice primarily in the area of cybersecurity. He advises board members, audit committees, C-suite members, internal audit, CISOs, and law departments on various issues arising from cybersecurity. He regularly serves as the incident commander in responding to security incidents coordinating the efforts of IT, defensive cyber security companies, management, public relations and other key stakeholders. He counsels clients in the wide range of cybersecurity laws, including data breach notification under various laws domestically and internationally, advises on maturing cyber programs, compliance with regulatory agencies, incident handling internally, approaches to reporting and handling a wide range of cyber-related issues including ransomware and other incidents.
He also provides eDiscovery advice to a broad range of clients, from small and mid-size companies up to the nation’s largest companies. He has represented clients in all aspects of eDiscovery—in terms of preparedness and managing eDiscovery issues—in individual matters throughout the country, in both state and federal court. Scott also advises clients in other information governance issues including, among others, computer forensics issues, records information management, and IT-related policies and practices.
Also an experienced litigator, Scott has represented clients in a wide range of commercial disputes including commercial contracts, purchase agreements, lease agreements, Uniform Commercial Code transactions, misappropriation of trade secrets, software licensing agreements shareholder suits, and tortious interference claims. He has also defended clients in actions involving negligence, wrongful death, fraud, retaliatory discharge, mass tort, and a variety of class actions.
- JD, Southern Illinois University School of Law
Summa cum laude
Southern Illinois University Law Journal, casenote and comment editor - BS, University of Illinois
Certifications
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Illinois
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US Tax Court
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
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- Recognized and ranked Band 3 for E-Discovery & Information Governance (Chicago) by Chambers Global (2012-2022)
- Recognized for E-Discovery & Information Governance (Nationwide) by Chambers USA (2017-2023)
- Recognized as a Leading Lawyer for E-discovery and Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection), The Legal 500, USA (Legalese Ltd.) (2021-2023)
- Recognized as a Recommended Attorney for E-discovery and Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection), The Legal 500, USA (Legalese Ltd.) (2019-2021)
- Georgetown Law Center Advanced eDiscovery Institute (advisory board, faculty member)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, Infragard
- American Society of Digital Forensics and eDiscovery, former national steering committee member
- International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution: eDiscovery Committee, former member
- International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS), former faculty member
- The John Marshall School of Law, former adjunct professor
- Law360 eDiscovery Editorial Advisory Board former member
- Lorman Education Series (former faculty member, former editor)
- The Sedona Conference
- Co-Author, "United States: SEC Proposes Sweeping New Cybersecurity Rules: Is Your Company Prepared?," mondaq (April 25, 2023)
- Co-Author, "SEC Proposes Sweeping New Cybersecurity Rules: Is Your Company Prepared?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 10, 2023)
- Co-Contributor, "Commercial Litigation Outlook: 2021 Edition," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 31, 2021)
- Co-Contributor, Illinois Corporate Practice and Forms: The Seyfarth Shaw Manual (November 6, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Post-Pandemic Litigation Webinar Series," Trading Secrets Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 6, 2020)
- Contributor, Illinois Corporate Practice and Forms: The Seyfarth Shaw Manual (August 14, 2017)
- Co-Author, "Unweaving the Dawn Raid Waive: Smart Prevention of Privilege Waiver for Multinational Corporations," ACC Docket (October 1, 2015)
- Co-Author, "New Challenges for Computer Forensics Experts and the Attorneys who Work with Them," Inside the Minds: Understanding the Legal Issues of Computer Forensics (July 2013)
- Co-Author, "Discoverability," Chapter, E-Discovery Handbook, IICLE (2012)
- "eDiscovery and Trade Secrets Law: Limitations on Discovery," Landslide (March-April 2010)
- "eDiscovery Issues: Possession, Custody or Control in the Electronic Age," Illinois State Bar Association Trial Briefs – Civil Practice & Procedure (March 1, 2010)
- "eDiscovery Issues: Authenticating Email Produced in Discovery," Illinois State Bar Association Trial Briefs – Civil Practice & Procedure (December 1, 2009)
- "California Enacts New Electronic Discovery Act," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 8, 2009)
- Contributing Author, "Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence: Cases and Materials," American Casebook Series, Scheindlin, Capra, and The Sedona Conference (2008)
- "eDiscovery: A New Approach to Discovery in Federal and State Courts," Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 27, 2007; May 25, 2007)
- "eDiscovery: A New Approach to Discovery in Federal and State Courts," Illinois Bar Journal (April 2007)
- "Key Takeaways from the Sedona Conference Commentary on Proportionality in Electronic Discovery," Carpe Datum Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 1, 2007)
- "Don’t Give Up Yet: You Can Significantly Reduce eDiscovery Costs Despite an Explosion of Information," Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 13, 2006)
- "Don’t Give Up Yet: You Can Significantly Reduce eDiscovery Costs Despite an Explosion of Information," 183 N.J.L.J. 1017 (March 20, 2006)
- "Supreme Court Overturns Arthur Andersen’s Criminal Conviction," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 1, 2005)
- "Integrated Approach to Electronic Discovery and Records Management," Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 31, 2005)
- "eDiscovery Sanctions Keep Getting Harsher: Now to the Tune of $1.4 Billion," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 20, 2005)
- "Class Action: Electronic Data Preservation and Production," Class Action Report, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2005)
- "Practice Tips from the Field: Evaluating Electronic Data for Rule 26 Disclosures," The eDiscovery Standard, LEXIS-NEXIS (Summer 2004)
- "Harsh Sanctions for Ignoring eDiscovery Obligations," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 16, 2004)
- Speaker, Health Care Beat Podcast: Episode 30: Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks for Health Care Organizations – Part 1: Technology and Data Protection, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 13, 2022)
- "Commercial Litigation Outlook: Part 2: Insights and Predictions for Litigation Trends in 2022," Webinar Series, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 27, 2022)
- "Commercial Litigation Outlook: Part 1: Insights and Predictions for Litigation Trends in 2022," Webinar Series, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 12, 2022)
- "Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Navigating the Business Challenges and Legal Implications - Session 2: Cybersecurity Risk and Implications," Webinar Series, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 7, 2022)
- "Commercial Litigation Outlook: Post-Pandemic Trends and Emerging Challenges in 2021," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 4, 2021)
- "Executive Overview: Improving Cybersecurity Cost-Effectively," Webinar, presented by BDO Digital and Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 11, 2021)
- "Court Is 'In Session': The Post-Pandemic Courthouse," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 14, 2020)
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"Ethics in Cybersecurity," The Exchange Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Forum, Today’s General Counsel Institute, Los Angeles, CA (December 12, 2019)
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"Fighting the Cyber War: Corporate Governance, People and Process," The Exchange Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Forum, Today’s General Counsel Institute, Los Angeles, CA (December 12, 2019)
- "Spoliation," The Exchange eDiscovery: Chicago, Today’s General Counsel Institute, Chicago, IL (June 13, 2019)
- "The Intersection of eDiscovery and Data Breach Response," The Master’s Conference, Chicago, IL (May 16, 2019)
- "Fast Forum: The Anatomy of a Cybersecurity Lawyer," The Master’s Conference, Chicago, IL (May 16, 2019)
- "Cybersecurity: Securities Laws and Governance Considerations for Public Companies," Webinar, Chicago, IL (May 7, 2019)
- "Cybersecurity for Attorneys," Relativity Fest, Chicago, IL (October 2, 2018)
- "Privacy and Data Overview," Webinar (February 1 , 2018)
- "What Are the Specific GDPR Provisions Effective May 25, 2018, and What Organizations Need to Prepare Now for Compliance," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 20, 2017)
- "2015 FRCP Amendments in Practice," The Exchange eDiscovery Conference, Chicago, IL (June 6, 2017)
- "Cybersecurity: Beyond the Headlines," Presidential Pulse: The First 100 & Beyond - Strategy & Planning Summit for Businesses, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (May 25, 2017)
- "Saving the Trees (and the Space): The Law and Ethics of Paper versus Electronic Records," American College of Investment Counsel: Off the Beaten Path, Spring Investment Forum, Chicago, IL, (April 27, 2017)
- "Cybersecurity Presentation," University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (April 21, 2016)
- "eDiscovery: 2015 Federal Rules Amendments and Trends," Client Law Department, Schaumburg, IL (November 5 , 2015)
- "Inside Counsel Takes Control: The 2015 E-Discovery Survey," Guidance Software Webinar (July 30, 2015)
- "Information Governance: Can They Really Go Hand-in-Glove?," CEIC, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 20, 2015)
- "eDiscovery: Living and Thriving in a post-Zubulake World," Client Law Department, Northbrook, IL, (May 5, 2015)
- "New Legal Hold Training," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (January 27, 2015)
- "eDiscovery in the Client Pitch," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (August 13, 2014)
- "Designing a Defensible ESI Process," Guidance Software Webinar (August 6, 2014)
- "eDiscovery for the Corporate Market," Chicago, IL (June 10, 2014)
- "Advanced Topics in eDiscovery, Litigation Tactics to Properly Scope eDiscovery," Los Angeles, CA (June 4, 2014)
- "Information Governance," CEIC, Las Vegas, NV (May 21, 2014)
- "Mitigating EDRM Left Side Risks and Lessons Learned," CEIC, Las Vegas, NV (May 20, 2014)
- "Document Retention and Destruction in Illinois," Lorman Education Services, Chicago, IL (April 16, 2014)
- "eDiscovery Executive Change: What’s Happened and What’s Coming," Company Board of Directors, Pasadena, CA (July 30, 2013)
- “Effective Information Management," CEIC, Orlando, FL (May 21, 2013)
- "Legal Ramifications of BYOD," CEIC, Orlando, FL (May 21, 2013)
- "Information Governance - Rethinking the Management of E-Discovery, Records Management, Privacy, and Cybersecurity," Houston, TX (May 9, 2013)
- The Masters Conference for Legal Professionals, Keynote Speaker and Panelist, Chicago, IL (May 2, 2013)
- "Creating Synergy Between Compliance, Discovery and Security," The Masters Series for Legal Professionals, San Francisco, CA (April 17, 2013)
- "The E-Discovery Institute," Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois (March 21, 2013)
- "Cross Border Issues," Legal Tech, New York, NY (January 30, 2013)
- "The 9th Annual Advanced eDiscovery Institute: Process, Paradigms, and Pragmatism," Georgetown Law, Washington, DC (December 6-7, 2012)
- "Proactive Methods for Mobile Device Discovery," Webinar (October 2, 2012)
- "The Who, What, When, Where and Why of ESI: A Guide for Paralegals," Lorman Education Services Webcast (July 9, 2012)
- "Strategies for Spanning the E-Discovery Divide," The Masters Series for Legal Professionals, Chicago, IL (June 20, 2012)
- "E-Discovery for the Corporate Market," Executive Counsel Institute, Chicago, Illinois (June 5-6, 2012)
- "Proactive e-Discovery Management: Best Practices to Control Costs, Minimize Risk and Maximize Results," West LegalEdcenter Webinar (April 12, 2012)
- "Paralegal's Guide to Evidence: Gathering, Protecting and Spoliation," Lorman Education Services Webcast (January 26, 2012)
- "Migrating to the Cloud: Navigating the E-Discovery Challenges," Guidance Software Webinar (January 10, 2012)
- "Different Strokes for Different Folks - Bringing eDiscovery In-house," 2011 Advanced Labor and Employment Law Conference, Los Angeles, CA (November 8, 2011)
- "eDiscovery Trends in the Labor and Employment Area," North Shore Labor Employment Group, Chicago, (September 30, 2011)
- "E-Discovery and Information Security in Cloud Computing and Social Networking," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (September 27, 2011)
- "Cloud Computing: Implications in Privacy, Information Security, and eDiscovery," Seyfarth Shaw Webinar (September 27, 2011)
- "Hot Topics in eDiscovery," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (June 22, 2011)
- "eDiscovery for the Corporate Market," Executive Counsel Institute, Chicago, IL (June 16-17, 2011)
- "Hot Topics in E-Discovery," Organization of Legal Professionals webinar (May 26, 2011)
- "eDiscovery: Recent Issues and Trend," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (May 25, 2011)
- "eDiscovery as a Repeatable Business Process: Testing, Sampling & Quality Control," Computer Enterprise Investigations Conference, Orlando, Florida (May 16, 2011)
- "eDiscovery for the In-House Attorney," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (April 28, 2011)
- "CPR Institute Regional CLE Series: Topics in Mediation and Arbitration," Chicago, IL (April 14, 2011)
- Leadership Breakfast, Chicago, IL (February 10, 2011)
- "The Fundamentals of Executing a Defensible Legal Hold Process," Nationwide Educational Webinar (January 21, 2011)
- "e-Discovery as a Repeatable Business Process," Legal Tech East Coast 2011, New York, NY (January 31, 2011)
- "Dynamic E-Discovery Tips for Paralegals," Lorman Education Services Webcast (January 12, 2011)
- "eDiscovery for the Information Security Executive," Chicago Enterprise Security Executive Forum, Hoffman Estates, IL (November 10, 2010)
- "eDiscovery, The Year in Review and the Year Ahead," Client Law and IT Department, Boston, MA (November 4, 2010)
- "eDiscovery, Litigation Holds and Metadata," The Rossdale Group, Nationwide Telephonic CLE (November 3, 2010)
- "Desperate People/Desperate Measures -- Protecting Your Company from Fraud," Association of Corporate Counsel 2010 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX (October 27, 2010)
- "eDiscovery Cost Savings for Attorneys," The Knowledge Congress Webcast Series (July 21, 2010)
- "Recognize and Reconcile the Tensions between Inside and Outside Counsel, Executive Counsel Institute: E-Discovery for the Corporate Market," Chicago, IL (August 2, 2010)
- "Current State / Future State: A Mid-Year Assessment of eDiscovery and Law Department Operations," Chicago, IL (July 27, 2010)
- "The 7th Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program," Legal Tech West Coast 2010, Los Angeles, CA (June 23, 2010)
- "Testing, Sampling and Quality Control in eDiscovery," Computer Enterprise Investigations Conference, Summerlin, NV (May 25, 2010)
- "Another Look at People, Process and Technology," Chicago, IL (March 16, 2010)
- "What’s your eDiscovery Challenge? People, Process or Technology," Chicago, IL (November 2, 2009)
- "Ensuring the Integrity and Sufficiency of Your E-Discovery and Information Management Processes and Procedures in a Tumultuous Market: Overcoming Complications Arising from Bankruptcies, M&A, and Departing Employees," 7th Annual Advanced Forum on E-Discovery & Document Management, Philadelphia, PA (September 22, 2009)
- "Dynamic Tips for Effective eDiscovery," Webcast (July 28, 2009)
- "eDiscovery for the In-House Attorney, Client Law Department," Chicago, IL (June 11, 2009)
- "A Strategic Business Approach to eDiscovery: The Convergence of Tech, Law & Information Security," Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC) 2009, Orlando, FL (May 19, 2009)
- "eDiscovery: What Happened, Where Are We, and What's Next?" Gartner Risk Management and Compliance Summit, eDiscovery Workshop, Co-Presenter with Debra Logan, Chicago, IL (May 1, 2009)
- "eDiscovery and Records Retention," Universities HealthCare Consortium: Risk and Quality Management Council Meeting, San Antonio, TX (February 20, 2009)
- "What’s Electric about Electronic Discovery?," Greater Los Angeles Chapter of ARMA International, Los Angeles, CA (February 18, 2009)
- "India Calling…Are You Prepared to Answer? Litigation 2.0, the Emerging Shift in the Legal Market," Legal Tech SuperSession, New York, NY (February 2, 2009)
- "Money Saving Solutions for eDiscovery: Concrete Steps You Should Take Now to Manage Risks & Control Ballooning Costs," Chicago, IL (January 21, 2009)
- "Legal Update ‘08: The Unintended Legal Consequences of the Information Age," American Speech Language Hearing Association, Chicago, IL (November 20, 2008)
- "eDiscovery: The Unintended Consequences of the Information Age," NACAS 40thAnnual Conference Super Session, Chicago, IL (November 4, 2008)
- "eDiscovery: A Practical Approach to Managing the Risk," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (October 23, 2008)
- "What’s Electric about Electronic Discovery," ARMA International's 53rdAnnual Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NV (October 22, 2008)
- "eDiscovery from the Requesting Party Perspective," Corporate eDiscovery Forum, Chicago, IL (September 11, 2008)
- "Real eDiscovery—Implementing a Defensible eDiscovery Process," Webinar (September 10, 2008)
- "A Practical Look at eDiscovery Issues Facing Corporate America," Client Law Department, Boise, ID (August 26, 2008)
- "The Implementation of the New E-Discovery Rules," 57thAnnual Meeting of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association and Judicial Conference of the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, IL (May 19, 2008)
- "Know What and How to Hold 'Em: Managing the Legal Hold," West Legalworks Litigation Readiness Workshop: A Good Offense is the Best Defense, Chicago, IL (May 8, 2008)
- "Finding the Golden Nugget or Smoking Gun," American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Technology in the Practice & Workplace Committee Mid-Year Meeting, Chicago, IL (May 1, 2008)
- "A Practical Look at eDiscovery Issues Facing Corporate America," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (April 30, 2008)
- "Developing an Effective Collection Strategy and Ensuring Your ESI is Admissible in Court," Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference 2008, Las Vegas, NV (April 27, 2008)
- "New Federal Rules: Year in Review," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (January 31, 2008)
- "Managing eDiscovery: Risks and Costs," Client Law Department, St. Louis, MO (January 24, 2008)
- "Current Issues in eDiscovery and Records Retention," General Counsel Group, Green Bay, WI (October 11, 2007)
- "eDiscovery Roundtable Discussion," Advanced Labor and Employment Seminar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (October 4, 2007)
- "Ethics in eDiscovery," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (September 20, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston, MA (September 17, 2007)
- "eDiscovery Fundamentals," Client Law Department, Sacramento, CA (September 12, 2007)
- "Data Retention Policy Developments," Newspaper System Group Meeting, Lake Tahoe, CA (September 11, 2007)
- "The Changing Marketplace: An Outside Counsel Perspective," KPMG Forensic Focus Advisory University, Rosemont, IL (August 8, 2007)
- "eDiscovery: ‘A to Z’ Workshop," West Legalworks, Chicago, IL (June 12-13, 2007)
- "Taking Control of eDiscovery by Bringing the Process In-House," Association of Corporate Counsel, Chicago Chapter, Chicago, IL (June 7, 2007)
- "The Growing Importance of Electronic Discovery and Computer Forensics in Trade Secrets Cases," Law Seminars International, Chicago, IL (May 11, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Washington, DC (April 3, 2007)
- "Gaining Efficiencies in Document Review: How Integrating Sophisticated Technologies Can Help," ABA Tech Show, Chicago, IL (March 23, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, San Francisco, CA (March 21, 2007)
- "eDiscovery: Sanction Avoidance and the Revised Federal Rules," Kennesaw, GA (March 19, 2007)
- "eDiscovery Under the New Rules," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Chicago, IL (February 22, 2007)
- "Advanced Electronic Discovery: Providing Consistency & Predictability in eDiscovery," LegalTech, New York, NY (January 29, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Sacramento, CA (January 10, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Los Angeles, CA (January 9, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Atlanta, GA (January 4, 2007)
- "eDiscovery: Navigating the Revised Federal Rules," North Shore General Counsel Group, Vernon Hills, IL (December 12, 2006)
- "Preparing for the eDiscovery Amendments to the Federal Rules," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Chicago, IL (November 30, 2006)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Houston, TX (November 29, 2006)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (November 28, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Understanding the Risk," Client Worldwide Law Department, Washington, DC (November 17, 2006)
- "Record Retention and Disposal," Client Worldwide Law Department, Boston, MA (November 9, 2006)
- "Countdown to the New World of eDiscovery: Is Your Company Vulnerable," Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing, Boston, MA (November 9, 2006)
- "Countdown to the New World of eDiscovery: Is Your Company Vulnerable," Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing, New York, NY (November 8, 2006)
- "Preparing for the eDiscovery Amendments to the Federal Rules," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Chicago, IL (October 12, 2006)
- "Understanding the Common Issues in Document Retention Policies and eDiscovery," Lorman Educational Services, Schaumburg, IL (September 29, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: The Revised Federal Rules and Current Trends," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (September 7, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Streamlining the Process to Reduce Costs and Risk," Columbus, OH (August 12, 2006)
- "Controlling eDiscovery Risks and Costs," St. Louis, MO (August 2, 2006)
- "Discovery Skills for Legal Staff," Lorman Educational Services, Chicago, IL (June 28, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Understanding the Revised Federal Rules," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (June 27, 2006)
- "Preparing for the Revised Federal Rules on eDiscovery," National Litigation Department Summit, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago IL (June 24, 2006)
- "eDiscovery and Compliance Under Federal Regulations," (with Former Attorney General Janet Reno), Chicago, IL (June 13, 2006)
- "Understanding the Common Issues in Document Retention Policies and eDiscovery," Lorman Educational Services, Itasca, IL (June 7, 2006)
- "eDiscovery Realities and the Revised Federal Rules," Labor and Employment Group, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (June 5, 2006)
- "Bringing eDiscovery In House vs. Outsourcing: Understanding eDiscovery Costs," Seattle, WA (May 31, 2006)
- "The Latest Issues in eDiscovery: The Revised Federal Rules and More," Client Law Department, Newark, NJ (May 22, 2006)
- "What do the Lawyers Really Want? Just What is eDiscovery?," Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC), Las Vegas, NV (May 3, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Best Practices for HR Professionals," Newspaper Association of America Employee Relations Conference, Chicago, IL (March 31, 2006)
- "eDiscovery Update," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (March 7, 2006)
- "Document Retention and Destruction in the Post-Enron Electronic Age," Lorman Educational Services, Rockford, IL (February 28, 2006)
- "What University, College and School Lawyers, Administrators, and Business Officials Need to Know About eDiscovery," Education Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, IL (February 24, 2006)
- "Forensic Evaluations and Managing Electronic Information In An Educational Setting In Today’s Litigious Environment," Education Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, IL (February 24, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Combining Computer Forensics with Data Management," The 2005 Techno Forensics Conference, Gaithersburg, MD (November 30, 2005)
- "Electronic Discovery of Trade Secret Theft and Update on the Law of Spoliation of Evidence," Trade Secrets Litigation and Transactions Seminar, Chicago, IL (November 16, 2005)
- "Document Retention and Control in the Electronic Discovery Era," California Employment Law Council, 2005 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (November 10, 2005)
- "eDiscovery: The Landscape Has Changed," Client Law Department (October 25, 2005)
- "eDiscovery: The Threat is Real and the Costs are Severe," Partnership Retreat, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 17, 2005)
- "Document Retention and Destruction in Illinois," Lorman Educational Services, Itasca, IL (June 16, 2005)
- "Search and Seizure and Computer Evidence," 2005 Advanced Course in Computer Forensics, IACIS, Orlando, FL (Spring 2005)
- "The Dangers of Electronic Discovery," HTCIA Conference, Chicago, IL (Spring 2004)
- Featured, "Health Law Disruption: Cybersecurity & Emerging Data Risks," American Health Law Association (July 14, 2022)
- Quoted, "Electronic Evidence Specialist Learns the Hard Way About the Pitfalls of Digital Searches," Associated Press (February 14, 2009)
- Quoted, "Electronic Discovery Pushes Lawyers to Think Differently," Chicago Lawyer (June 4, 2007)
- "The New Rules: Should you be worried about the eDiscovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?," Inside Counsel (October 2006)
- "Chain of Custody," CDWG Ed Tech—Higher Education, Volume 2, Issue 2 (May/June 2006)
Law School Teaching
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, J.D. and LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Fall 2012)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2012)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Fall 2011)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Fall 2010)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2010)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Fall 2009)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2009)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2008)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Spring 2008)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (1 credit hour): Current Topics in IT Law: eDiscovery, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Spring 2007)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Spring 2006)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (1 credit hour): Current Topics in IT Law: eDiscovery Seminar, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2005)
- Guest Lecturer, Individual Class: Trade Secrets, Economic Espionage and Information Warfare, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (November 2004)
Military Service
- United States Naval Officer (1987-1991 active duty, 1991-1995 selected reserve)
Scott's practice is entirely devoted to Cybersecurity, eDiscovery and information governance issues from both the consulting and litigation perspective.
More About Scott
Scott founded and chairs Seyfarth’s eDiscovery and Information Governance practice back in 2004 and is nationally known in these areas. Scott also co-chairs the firm’s Global Privacy and Security Team. Scott taught the first law school course in the country on the subjects of eDiscovery, digital evidence, and computer forensics. Scott’s strong technical background includes a BS in computer science and mathematics and experience working in private industry as a software engineer.
Scott represents and provides advice primarily in the area of cybersecurity. He advises board members, audit committees, C-suite members, internal audit, CISOs, and law departments on various issues arising from cybersecurity. He regularly serves as the incident commander in responding to security incidents coordinating the efforts of IT, defensive cyber security companies, management, public relations and other key stakeholders. He counsels clients in the wide range of cybersecurity laws, including data breach notification under various laws domestically and internationally, advises on maturing cyber programs, compliance with regulatory agencies, incident handling internally, approaches to reporting and handling a wide range of cyber-related issues including ransomware and other incidents.
He also provides eDiscovery advice to a broad range of clients, from small and mid-size companies up to the nation’s largest companies. He has represented clients in all aspects of eDiscovery—in terms of preparedness and managing eDiscovery issues—in individual matters throughout the country, in both state and federal court. Scott also advises clients in other information governance issues including, among others, computer forensics issues, records information management, and IT-related policies and practices.
Also an experienced litigator, Scott has represented clients in a wide range of commercial disputes including commercial contracts, purchase agreements, lease agreements, Uniform Commercial Code transactions, misappropriation of trade secrets, software licensing agreements shareholder suits, and tortious interference claims. He has also defended clients in actions involving negligence, wrongful death, fraud, retaliatory discharge, mass tort, and a variety of class actions.
Scott represents and provides advice primarily in the area of cybersecurity. He advises board members, audit committees, C-suite members, internal audit, CISOs, and law departments on various issues arising from cybersecurity. He regularly serves as the incident commander in responding to security incidents coordinating the efforts of IT, defensive cyber security companies, management, public relations and other key stakeholders. He counsels clients in the wide range of cybersecurity laws, including data breach notification under various laws domestically and internationally, advises on maturing cyber programs, compliance with regulatory agencies, incident handling internally, approaches to reporting and handling a wide range of cyber-related issues including ransomware and other incidents.
He also provides eDiscovery advice to a broad range of clients, from small and mid-size companies up to the nation’s largest companies. He has represented clients in all aspects of eDiscovery—in terms of preparedness and managing eDiscovery issues—in individual matters throughout the country, in both state and federal court. Scott also advises clients in other information governance issues including, among others, computer forensics issues, records information management, and IT-related policies and practices.
Also an experienced litigator, Scott has represented clients in a wide range of commercial disputes including commercial contracts, purchase agreements, lease agreements, Uniform Commercial Code transactions, misappropriation of trade secrets, software licensing agreements shareholder suits, and tortious interference claims. He has also defended clients in actions involving negligence, wrongful death, fraud, retaliatory discharge, mass tort, and a variety of class actions.
- JD, Southern Illinois University School of Law
Summa cum laude
Southern Illinois University Law Journal, casenote and comment editor - BS, University of Illinois
Certifications
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Illinois
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US Tax Court
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
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- Recognized and ranked Band 3 for E-Discovery & Information Governance (Chicago) by Chambers Global (2012-2022)
- Recognized for E-Discovery & Information Governance (Nationwide) by Chambers USA (2017-2023)
- Recognized as a Leading Lawyer for E-discovery and Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection), The Legal 500, USA (Legalese Ltd.) (2021-2023)
- Recognized as a Recommended Attorney for E-discovery and Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection), The Legal 500, USA (Legalese Ltd.) (2019-2021)
- Georgetown Law Center Advanced eDiscovery Institute (advisory board, faculty member)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, Infragard
- American Society of Digital Forensics and eDiscovery, former national steering committee member
- International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution: eDiscovery Committee, former member
- International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS), former faculty member
- The John Marshall School of Law, former adjunct professor
- Law360 eDiscovery Editorial Advisory Board former member
- Lorman Education Series (former faculty member, former editor)
- The Sedona Conference
- Co-Author, "United States: SEC Proposes Sweeping New Cybersecurity Rules: Is Your Company Prepared?," mondaq (April 25, 2023)
- Co-Author, "SEC Proposes Sweeping New Cybersecurity Rules: Is Your Company Prepared?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 10, 2023)
- Co-Contributor, "Commercial Litigation Outlook: 2021 Edition," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 31, 2021)
- Co-Contributor, Illinois Corporate Practice and Forms: The Seyfarth Shaw Manual (November 6, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Post-Pandemic Litigation Webinar Series," Trading Secrets Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 6, 2020)
- Contributor, Illinois Corporate Practice and Forms: The Seyfarth Shaw Manual (August 14, 2017)
- Co-Author, "Unweaving the Dawn Raid Waive: Smart Prevention of Privilege Waiver for Multinational Corporations," ACC Docket (October 1, 2015)
- Co-Author, "New Challenges for Computer Forensics Experts and the Attorneys who Work with Them," Inside the Minds: Understanding the Legal Issues of Computer Forensics (July 2013)
- Co-Author, "Discoverability," Chapter, E-Discovery Handbook, IICLE (2012)
- "eDiscovery and Trade Secrets Law: Limitations on Discovery," Landslide (March-April 2010)
- "eDiscovery Issues: Possession, Custody or Control in the Electronic Age," Illinois State Bar Association Trial Briefs – Civil Practice & Procedure (March 1, 2010)
- "eDiscovery Issues: Authenticating Email Produced in Discovery," Illinois State Bar Association Trial Briefs – Civil Practice & Procedure (December 1, 2009)
- "California Enacts New Electronic Discovery Act," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 8, 2009)
- Contributing Author, "Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence: Cases and Materials," American Casebook Series, Scheindlin, Capra, and The Sedona Conference (2008)
- "eDiscovery: A New Approach to Discovery in Federal and State Courts," Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 27, 2007; May 25, 2007)
- "eDiscovery: A New Approach to Discovery in Federal and State Courts," Illinois Bar Journal (April 2007)
- "Key Takeaways from the Sedona Conference Commentary on Proportionality in Electronic Discovery," Carpe Datum Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 1, 2007)
- "Don’t Give Up Yet: You Can Significantly Reduce eDiscovery Costs Despite an Explosion of Information," Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 13, 2006)
- "Don’t Give Up Yet: You Can Significantly Reduce eDiscovery Costs Despite an Explosion of Information," 183 N.J.L.J. 1017 (March 20, 2006)
- "Supreme Court Overturns Arthur Andersen’s Criminal Conviction," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 1, 2005)
- "Integrated Approach to Electronic Discovery and Records Management," Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 31, 2005)
- "eDiscovery Sanctions Keep Getting Harsher: Now to the Tune of $1.4 Billion," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 20, 2005)
- "Class Action: Electronic Data Preservation and Production," Class Action Report, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2005)
- "Practice Tips from the Field: Evaluating Electronic Data for Rule 26 Disclosures," The eDiscovery Standard, LEXIS-NEXIS (Summer 2004)
- "Harsh Sanctions for Ignoring eDiscovery Obligations," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 16, 2004)
- Speaker, Health Care Beat Podcast: Episode 30: Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks for Health Care Organizations – Part 1: Technology and Data Protection, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 13, 2022)
- "Commercial Litigation Outlook: Part 2: Insights and Predictions for Litigation Trends in 2022," Webinar Series, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 27, 2022)
- "Commercial Litigation Outlook: Part 1: Insights and Predictions for Litigation Trends in 2022," Webinar Series, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 12, 2022)
- "Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Navigating the Business Challenges and Legal Implications - Session 2: Cybersecurity Risk and Implications," Webinar Series, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 7, 2022)
- "Commercial Litigation Outlook: Post-Pandemic Trends and Emerging Challenges in 2021," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 4, 2021)
- "Executive Overview: Improving Cybersecurity Cost-Effectively," Webinar, presented by BDO Digital and Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 11, 2021)
- "Court Is 'In Session': The Post-Pandemic Courthouse," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 14, 2020)
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"Ethics in Cybersecurity," The Exchange Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Forum, Today’s General Counsel Institute, Los Angeles, CA (December 12, 2019)
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"Fighting the Cyber War: Corporate Governance, People and Process," The Exchange Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Forum, Today’s General Counsel Institute, Los Angeles, CA (December 12, 2019)
- "Spoliation," The Exchange eDiscovery: Chicago, Today’s General Counsel Institute, Chicago, IL (June 13, 2019)
- "The Intersection of eDiscovery and Data Breach Response," The Master’s Conference, Chicago, IL (May 16, 2019)
- "Fast Forum: The Anatomy of a Cybersecurity Lawyer," The Master’s Conference, Chicago, IL (May 16, 2019)
- "Cybersecurity: Securities Laws and Governance Considerations for Public Companies," Webinar, Chicago, IL (May 7, 2019)
- "Cybersecurity for Attorneys," Relativity Fest, Chicago, IL (October 2, 2018)
- "Privacy and Data Overview," Webinar (February 1 , 2018)
- "What Are the Specific GDPR Provisions Effective May 25, 2018, and What Organizations Need to Prepare Now for Compliance," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 20, 2017)
- "2015 FRCP Amendments in Practice," The Exchange eDiscovery Conference, Chicago, IL (June 6, 2017)
- "Cybersecurity: Beyond the Headlines," Presidential Pulse: The First 100 & Beyond - Strategy & Planning Summit for Businesses, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (May 25, 2017)
- "Saving the Trees (and the Space): The Law and Ethics of Paper versus Electronic Records," American College of Investment Counsel: Off the Beaten Path, Spring Investment Forum, Chicago, IL, (April 27, 2017)
- "Cybersecurity Presentation," University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (April 21, 2016)
- "eDiscovery: 2015 Federal Rules Amendments and Trends," Client Law Department, Schaumburg, IL (November 5 , 2015)
- "Inside Counsel Takes Control: The 2015 E-Discovery Survey," Guidance Software Webinar (July 30, 2015)
- "Information Governance: Can They Really Go Hand-in-Glove?," CEIC, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 20, 2015)
- "eDiscovery: Living and Thriving in a post-Zubulake World," Client Law Department, Northbrook, IL, (May 5, 2015)
- "New Legal Hold Training," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (January 27, 2015)
- "eDiscovery in the Client Pitch," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (August 13, 2014)
- "Designing a Defensible ESI Process," Guidance Software Webinar (August 6, 2014)
- "eDiscovery for the Corporate Market," Chicago, IL (June 10, 2014)
- "Advanced Topics in eDiscovery, Litigation Tactics to Properly Scope eDiscovery," Los Angeles, CA (June 4, 2014)
- "Information Governance," CEIC, Las Vegas, NV (May 21, 2014)
- "Mitigating EDRM Left Side Risks and Lessons Learned," CEIC, Las Vegas, NV (May 20, 2014)
- "Document Retention and Destruction in Illinois," Lorman Education Services, Chicago, IL (April 16, 2014)
- "eDiscovery Executive Change: What’s Happened and What’s Coming," Company Board of Directors, Pasadena, CA (July 30, 2013)
- “Effective Information Management," CEIC, Orlando, FL (May 21, 2013)
- "Legal Ramifications of BYOD," CEIC, Orlando, FL (May 21, 2013)
- "Information Governance - Rethinking the Management of E-Discovery, Records Management, Privacy, and Cybersecurity," Houston, TX (May 9, 2013)
- The Masters Conference for Legal Professionals, Keynote Speaker and Panelist, Chicago, IL (May 2, 2013)
- "Creating Synergy Between Compliance, Discovery and Security," The Masters Series for Legal Professionals, San Francisco, CA (April 17, 2013)
- "The E-Discovery Institute," Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois (March 21, 2013)
- "Cross Border Issues," Legal Tech, New York, NY (January 30, 2013)
- "The 9th Annual Advanced eDiscovery Institute: Process, Paradigms, and Pragmatism," Georgetown Law, Washington, DC (December 6-7, 2012)
- "Proactive Methods for Mobile Device Discovery," Webinar (October 2, 2012)
- "The Who, What, When, Where and Why of ESI: A Guide for Paralegals," Lorman Education Services Webcast (July 9, 2012)
- "Strategies for Spanning the E-Discovery Divide," The Masters Series for Legal Professionals, Chicago, IL (June 20, 2012)
- "E-Discovery for the Corporate Market," Executive Counsel Institute, Chicago, Illinois (June 5-6, 2012)
- "Proactive e-Discovery Management: Best Practices to Control Costs, Minimize Risk and Maximize Results," West LegalEdcenter Webinar (April 12, 2012)
- "Paralegal's Guide to Evidence: Gathering, Protecting and Spoliation," Lorman Education Services Webcast (January 26, 2012)
- "Migrating to the Cloud: Navigating the E-Discovery Challenges," Guidance Software Webinar (January 10, 2012)
- "Different Strokes for Different Folks - Bringing eDiscovery In-house," 2011 Advanced Labor and Employment Law Conference, Los Angeles, CA (November 8, 2011)
- "eDiscovery Trends in the Labor and Employment Area," North Shore Labor Employment Group, Chicago, (September 30, 2011)
- "E-Discovery and Information Security in Cloud Computing and Social Networking," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (September 27, 2011)
- "Cloud Computing: Implications in Privacy, Information Security, and eDiscovery," Seyfarth Shaw Webinar (September 27, 2011)
- "Hot Topics in eDiscovery," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (June 22, 2011)
- "eDiscovery for the Corporate Market," Executive Counsel Institute, Chicago, IL (June 16-17, 2011)
- "Hot Topics in E-Discovery," Organization of Legal Professionals webinar (May 26, 2011)
- "eDiscovery: Recent Issues and Trend," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (May 25, 2011)
- "eDiscovery as a Repeatable Business Process: Testing, Sampling & Quality Control," Computer Enterprise Investigations Conference, Orlando, Florida (May 16, 2011)
- "eDiscovery for the In-House Attorney," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (April 28, 2011)
- "CPR Institute Regional CLE Series: Topics in Mediation and Arbitration," Chicago, IL (April 14, 2011)
- Leadership Breakfast, Chicago, IL (February 10, 2011)
- "The Fundamentals of Executing a Defensible Legal Hold Process," Nationwide Educational Webinar (January 21, 2011)
- "e-Discovery as a Repeatable Business Process," Legal Tech East Coast 2011, New York, NY (January 31, 2011)
- "Dynamic E-Discovery Tips for Paralegals," Lorman Education Services Webcast (January 12, 2011)
- "eDiscovery for the Information Security Executive," Chicago Enterprise Security Executive Forum, Hoffman Estates, IL (November 10, 2010)
- "eDiscovery, The Year in Review and the Year Ahead," Client Law and IT Department, Boston, MA (November 4, 2010)
- "eDiscovery, Litigation Holds and Metadata," The Rossdale Group, Nationwide Telephonic CLE (November 3, 2010)
- "Desperate People/Desperate Measures -- Protecting Your Company from Fraud," Association of Corporate Counsel 2010 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX (October 27, 2010)
- "eDiscovery Cost Savings for Attorneys," The Knowledge Congress Webcast Series (July 21, 2010)
- "Recognize and Reconcile the Tensions between Inside and Outside Counsel, Executive Counsel Institute: E-Discovery for the Corporate Market," Chicago, IL (August 2, 2010)
- "Current State / Future State: A Mid-Year Assessment of eDiscovery and Law Department Operations," Chicago, IL (July 27, 2010)
- "The 7th Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program," Legal Tech West Coast 2010, Los Angeles, CA (June 23, 2010)
- "Testing, Sampling and Quality Control in eDiscovery," Computer Enterprise Investigations Conference, Summerlin, NV (May 25, 2010)
- "Another Look at People, Process and Technology," Chicago, IL (March 16, 2010)
- "What’s your eDiscovery Challenge? People, Process or Technology," Chicago, IL (November 2, 2009)
- "Ensuring the Integrity and Sufficiency of Your E-Discovery and Information Management Processes and Procedures in a Tumultuous Market: Overcoming Complications Arising from Bankruptcies, M&A, and Departing Employees," 7th Annual Advanced Forum on E-Discovery & Document Management, Philadelphia, PA (September 22, 2009)
- "Dynamic Tips for Effective eDiscovery," Webcast (July 28, 2009)
- "eDiscovery for the In-House Attorney, Client Law Department," Chicago, IL (June 11, 2009)
- "A Strategic Business Approach to eDiscovery: The Convergence of Tech, Law & Information Security," Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC) 2009, Orlando, FL (May 19, 2009)
- "eDiscovery: What Happened, Where Are We, and What's Next?" Gartner Risk Management and Compliance Summit, eDiscovery Workshop, Co-Presenter with Debra Logan, Chicago, IL (May 1, 2009)
- "eDiscovery and Records Retention," Universities HealthCare Consortium: Risk and Quality Management Council Meeting, San Antonio, TX (February 20, 2009)
- "What’s Electric about Electronic Discovery?," Greater Los Angeles Chapter of ARMA International, Los Angeles, CA (February 18, 2009)
- "India Calling…Are You Prepared to Answer? Litigation 2.0, the Emerging Shift in the Legal Market," Legal Tech SuperSession, New York, NY (February 2, 2009)
- "Money Saving Solutions for eDiscovery: Concrete Steps You Should Take Now to Manage Risks & Control Ballooning Costs," Chicago, IL (January 21, 2009)
- "Legal Update ‘08: The Unintended Legal Consequences of the Information Age," American Speech Language Hearing Association, Chicago, IL (November 20, 2008)
- "eDiscovery: The Unintended Consequences of the Information Age," NACAS 40thAnnual Conference Super Session, Chicago, IL (November 4, 2008)
- "eDiscovery: A Practical Approach to Managing the Risk," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (October 23, 2008)
- "What’s Electric about Electronic Discovery," ARMA International's 53rdAnnual Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NV (October 22, 2008)
- "eDiscovery from the Requesting Party Perspective," Corporate eDiscovery Forum, Chicago, IL (September 11, 2008)
- "Real eDiscovery—Implementing a Defensible eDiscovery Process," Webinar (September 10, 2008)
- "A Practical Look at eDiscovery Issues Facing Corporate America," Client Law Department, Boise, ID (August 26, 2008)
- "The Implementation of the New E-Discovery Rules," 57thAnnual Meeting of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association and Judicial Conference of the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, IL (May 19, 2008)
- "Know What and How to Hold 'Em: Managing the Legal Hold," West Legalworks Litigation Readiness Workshop: A Good Offense is the Best Defense, Chicago, IL (May 8, 2008)
- "Finding the Golden Nugget or Smoking Gun," American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Technology in the Practice & Workplace Committee Mid-Year Meeting, Chicago, IL (May 1, 2008)
- "A Practical Look at eDiscovery Issues Facing Corporate America," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (April 30, 2008)
- "Developing an Effective Collection Strategy and Ensuring Your ESI is Admissible in Court," Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference 2008, Las Vegas, NV (April 27, 2008)
- "New Federal Rules: Year in Review," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (January 31, 2008)
- "Managing eDiscovery: Risks and Costs," Client Law Department, St. Louis, MO (January 24, 2008)
- "Current Issues in eDiscovery and Records Retention," General Counsel Group, Green Bay, WI (October 11, 2007)
- "eDiscovery Roundtable Discussion," Advanced Labor and Employment Seminar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (October 4, 2007)
- "Ethics in eDiscovery," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (September 20, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston, MA (September 17, 2007)
- "eDiscovery Fundamentals," Client Law Department, Sacramento, CA (September 12, 2007)
- "Data Retention Policy Developments," Newspaper System Group Meeting, Lake Tahoe, CA (September 11, 2007)
- "The Changing Marketplace: An Outside Counsel Perspective," KPMG Forensic Focus Advisory University, Rosemont, IL (August 8, 2007)
- "eDiscovery: ‘A to Z’ Workshop," West Legalworks, Chicago, IL (June 12-13, 2007)
- "Taking Control of eDiscovery by Bringing the Process In-House," Association of Corporate Counsel, Chicago Chapter, Chicago, IL (June 7, 2007)
- "The Growing Importance of Electronic Discovery and Computer Forensics in Trade Secrets Cases," Law Seminars International, Chicago, IL (May 11, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Washington, DC (April 3, 2007)
- "Gaining Efficiencies in Document Review: How Integrating Sophisticated Technologies Can Help," ABA Tech Show, Chicago, IL (March 23, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, San Francisco, CA (March 21, 2007)
- "eDiscovery: Sanction Avoidance and the Revised Federal Rules," Kennesaw, GA (March 19, 2007)
- "eDiscovery Under the New Rules," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Chicago, IL (February 22, 2007)
- "Advanced Electronic Discovery: Providing Consistency & Predictability in eDiscovery," LegalTech, New York, NY (January 29, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Sacramento, CA (January 10, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Los Angeles, CA (January 9, 2007)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Atlanta, GA (January 4, 2007)
- "eDiscovery: Navigating the Revised Federal Rules," North Shore General Counsel Group, Vernon Hills, IL (December 12, 2006)
- "Preparing for the eDiscovery Amendments to the Federal Rules," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Chicago, IL (November 30, 2006)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Houston, TX (November 29, 2006)
- "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (November 28, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Understanding the Risk," Client Worldwide Law Department, Washington, DC (November 17, 2006)
- "Record Retention and Disposal," Client Worldwide Law Department, Boston, MA (November 9, 2006)
- "Countdown to the New World of eDiscovery: Is Your Company Vulnerable," Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing, Boston, MA (November 9, 2006)
- "Countdown to the New World of eDiscovery: Is Your Company Vulnerable," Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing, New York, NY (November 8, 2006)
- "Preparing for the eDiscovery Amendments to the Federal Rules," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Chicago, IL (October 12, 2006)
- "Understanding the Common Issues in Document Retention Policies and eDiscovery," Lorman Educational Services, Schaumburg, IL (September 29, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: The Revised Federal Rules and Current Trends," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (September 7, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Streamlining the Process to Reduce Costs and Risk," Columbus, OH (August 12, 2006)
- "Controlling eDiscovery Risks and Costs," St. Louis, MO (August 2, 2006)
- "Discovery Skills for Legal Staff," Lorman Educational Services, Chicago, IL (June 28, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Understanding the Revised Federal Rules," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (June 27, 2006)
- "Preparing for the Revised Federal Rules on eDiscovery," National Litigation Department Summit, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago IL (June 24, 2006)
- "eDiscovery and Compliance Under Federal Regulations," (with Former Attorney General Janet Reno), Chicago, IL (June 13, 2006)
- "Understanding the Common Issues in Document Retention Policies and eDiscovery," Lorman Educational Services, Itasca, IL (June 7, 2006)
- "eDiscovery Realities and the Revised Federal Rules," Labor and Employment Group, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (June 5, 2006)
- "Bringing eDiscovery In House vs. Outsourcing: Understanding eDiscovery Costs," Seattle, WA (May 31, 2006)
- "The Latest Issues in eDiscovery: The Revised Federal Rules and More," Client Law Department, Newark, NJ (May 22, 2006)
- "What do the Lawyers Really Want? Just What is eDiscovery?," Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC), Las Vegas, NV (May 3, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Best Practices for HR Professionals," Newspaper Association of America Employee Relations Conference, Chicago, IL (March 31, 2006)
- "eDiscovery Update," Client Law Department, Chicago, IL (March 7, 2006)
- "Document Retention and Destruction in the Post-Enron Electronic Age," Lorman Educational Services, Rockford, IL (February 28, 2006)
- "What University, College and School Lawyers, Administrators, and Business Officials Need to Know About eDiscovery," Education Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, IL (February 24, 2006)
- "Forensic Evaluations and Managing Electronic Information In An Educational Setting In Today’s Litigious Environment," Education Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, IL (February 24, 2006)
- "eDiscovery: Combining Computer Forensics with Data Management," The 2005 Techno Forensics Conference, Gaithersburg, MD (November 30, 2005)
- "Electronic Discovery of Trade Secret Theft and Update on the Law of Spoliation of Evidence," Trade Secrets Litigation and Transactions Seminar, Chicago, IL (November 16, 2005)
- "Document Retention and Control in the Electronic Discovery Era," California Employment Law Council, 2005 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (November 10, 2005)
- "eDiscovery: The Landscape Has Changed," Client Law Department (October 25, 2005)
- "eDiscovery: The Threat is Real and the Costs are Severe," Partnership Retreat, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 17, 2005)
- "Document Retention and Destruction in Illinois," Lorman Educational Services, Itasca, IL (June 16, 2005)
- "Search and Seizure and Computer Evidence," 2005 Advanced Course in Computer Forensics, IACIS, Orlando, FL (Spring 2005)
- "The Dangers of Electronic Discovery," HTCIA Conference, Chicago, IL (Spring 2004)
- Featured, "Health Law Disruption: Cybersecurity & Emerging Data Risks," American Health Law Association (July 14, 2022)
- Quoted, "Electronic Evidence Specialist Learns the Hard Way About the Pitfalls of Digital Searches," Associated Press (February 14, 2009)
- Quoted, "Electronic Discovery Pushes Lawyers to Think Differently," Chicago Lawyer (June 4, 2007)
- "The New Rules: Should you be worried about the eDiscovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?," Inside Counsel (October 2006)
- "Chain of Custody," CDWG Ed Tech—Higher Education, Volume 2, Issue 2 (May/June 2006)
Law School Teaching
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, J.D. and LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Fall 2012)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2012)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Fall 2011)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Fall 2010)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2010)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Fall 2009)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2009)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2008)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Spring 2008)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (1 credit hour): Current Topics in IT Law: eDiscovery, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Spring 2007)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (2 credit hours): eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Spring 2006)
- Adjunct Professor, Course (1 credit hour): Current Topics in IT Law: eDiscovery Seminar, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (Summer 2005)
- Guest Lecturer, Individual Class: Trade Secrets, Economic Espionage and Information Warfare, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law (November 2004)
Military Service
- United States Naval Officer (1987-1991 active duty, 1991-1995 selected reserve)