Paul D. Weiner National Ediscovery Counsel Shareholder
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Paul D. Weiner National eDiscovery Counsel Shareholder Three Parkway 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400 Philadelphia, PA 19102 main: (267) 402-3000 direct: (267) 402-3010 fax: (267) 402-3131 [email protected] Practice Areas eDiscovery Overview Paul serves as the firm’s National eDiscovery Counsel. In this position, he and his team of lawyers and Litigation Support Project Managers, as well as Littler’s National Data Center, service the eDiscovery needs of the firm’s clients and lawyers practicing in Littler’s offices across the globe. Paul provides focused guidance on electronic discovery matters, ranging from case and client-specific advice about meeting preservation obligations, to addressing initial "meet and confer" obligations, to handling court appearances that address eDiscovery matters, to taking and defending depositions of IT personnel and experts, to developing strategies for efficient and effective data harvesting, protection, review and production, to implementing cost-shifting and reduction strategies, with a particular emphasis on high-exposure Rule 23 class and FLSA § 216(b) collective actions, eDiscovery is one of the most important and transformational legal developments in recent years. It has become a $200-billion-a-year industry and a legal subspecialty in its own right. Littler is one of the first firms in the country to hire attorneys at the shareholder level dedicated exclusively to managing eDiscovery worldwide, reinforcing the firm's commitment to providing its clients with leading-edge solutions in this rapidly developing area. (More information about Littler's eDiscovery Team can be found on the eDiscovery practice page; Littler’s eDiscovery Case Law Update blog also provides news and updates on significant eDiscovery decisions nationwide.) Paul is a nationally recognized thought leader in the area of electronic discovery. He has lectured and published extensively in the area of eDiscovery, including in the American Bar Association's Litigation Journal and the Section of Litigation's Employment & Labor Relations Law Newsletter, ALM's National Law Journal and Law Technology News, and BNA's Digital Discovery & E-Evidence®. (More detail about recent speeches and publications can be found in the “Publications and Press” and “Speaking Engagement” tabs on this page.) His work has served to educate lawyers, judges and business people about the technical and legal issues governing electronic discovery, and was cited by the landmark opinion of Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC, 220 F.R.D. 212, 220 n. 39 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (Scheindlin, J.). Paul 1 Paul D. Weiner serves as the permanent co-chair of the Advisory Board for the Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute® and on the Steering Committee of the Sedona Conference® Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1). He is also actively involved in the Sedona Conference’s Working Group on International Electronic Information Management and Disclosure (WG6). Paul has served as a court-appointed eDiscovery Special Master for the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a court-appointed Discovery Master for the Court of Common Pleas First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, and is on the inaugural roster of eDiscovery Special Masters for the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Paul is one of a select group of attorneys that is ranked by Chambers USA and Chambers Global in the category of Litigation: eDiscovery - Nationwide. Paul is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and has handled cases in many jurisdictions nationally. In addition to his deep substantive knowledge in the constantly evolving field of eDiscovery, Paul has practical, hands- on experience that comes from litigating scores of cases in today’s digital age. Prior to joining Littler, Paul was a litigation partner at an AM LAW 100 law firm, where he focused his practice on complex business litigation and served as trial counsel in jury and non-jury trials, as well as large commercial arbitrations. His trial experience enables him to bring a practical and cost-effective perspective to what can otherwise appear to be esoteric eDiscovery issues that can hijack a case, and to never lose sight of the fact that the goal of all discovery, including eDiscovery, is to win the case. Paul is also a member of the Firm’s Innovation Counsel, that is tasked with reengineering the traditional practice of law to bring to clients cost-effective and forward-thinking solutions that employ leading-edge technology, project management skills and alternative pricing strategies. Outside of his law practice, Paul is an extremely active member in the community, the bar and pro bono organizations, serving as an officer on boards of directors of several organizations, including the Temple American Inn of Court and breastcancer.org. Professional and Community Affiliations • Temple American Inn of Court • Board of Directors, 2005-present • President, 2011-2012 (Inn awarded Platinum Status, Achieving Excellence Program and Best Nationwide Special Project 2012 from National Inn of Court Foundation) • Vice President, 2010-2011 • Treasurer, 2007-2010 • Recorder, 2005-2007 • Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute® • Permanent Co-Chair, Advisory Board, 2013-present • Member, Advisory Board, 2008-present • Co-chair, Program Planning Committee, 2010-2011 • The Sedona Conference® 2 Paul D. Weiner • Steering Committee, Electronic Document Retention and Production Working Group (WG1) • Member, International Electronic Information Management and Disclosure Working Group (WG6) • Breastcancer.org • Member, Board of Directors • Temple University Beasley School of Law • Guest Lecturer, Trial Advocacy and Integrated Advocacy Programs, 2008-present • Pennsylvania Bar Association • Member, Litigation Council, Civil Litigation Section, 2001-2008 • Chair, Philadelphia Annual Regional Dinner, 2004-2006 Recognition • Named, World’s Leading Business Lawyers for Business, Litigation: eDiscovery - Chambers Global, 2014 • Named, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: eDiscovery - Nationwide, Chambers USA, 2012, 2013 and 2014 • Named, Super Lawyer® - Pennsylvania, Super Lawyers • Labor and Employment, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 • Commercial Litigation, 2005 • Named, Lawyers on the Fast Track® - Legal Intelligencer, 2004 Education J.D., Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, 1994 B.A., Boston University, 1991 Bar Admissions Pennsylvania New Jersey Courts U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey Publications & Press January 14, 2015 Amended Rules of Civil Procedure Address eDiscovery Preservation and Sanctions, Among Other Areas Corporate Law & Accountability Report, Bloomberg BNA 3 Paul D. Weiner November 12, 2014 5 Critical Things to Consider When Implementing an eDiscovery Strategy: a collection of discovery best practices from industry leaders InsideCounsel October 1, 2014 Analysis paralysis InsideCounsel May 23, 2014 Littler and Its Attorneys Ranked In 2014 Chambers USA Guide Littler Press Release February 13, 2014 The Transformation of the Workplace Through Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Automation Littler Report September/October 2013 An Opportunity to Give Back The Bencher American Inns of Court May 24, 2013 Littler Mendelson Named in the 2013 Chambers USA Guide Littler Press Release March 21, 2013 Anatomy of an Employment Class Action Firm Publication 7th Annual eDiscovery Program: Living on eDiscovery’s Cutting Edge - The Sedona Conference Institute March 18, 2013 EEOC Sanctioned for Failing to Produce Class Claimants' Social Media ESI and Other eDiscovery Misconduct Littler ASAP February 21, 2013 The 2012 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fifth Annual Global Employer Institute Littler Report January 29, 2013 A Litigator's Guide to Social Media Discovery in Civil Actions The Legal Intelligencer December 7, 2012 Impatient Judges Push Lawyers to Dive Into eDiscovery Law Technology News 4 Paul D. Weiner July 26, 2012 Second Circuit Makes Key Holdings Involving Proof Requirements in Individual Discrimination Cases and Litigation Hold Requirements Littler ASAP May 10, 2012 The "Bring Your Own Device" to Work Movement Littler Report April 30, 2012 Nod to Predictive Coding in 'Da Silva Moore' Stirs Caution, Excitement Law Technology News January 30, 2012 Cowen Group Survey Predicts Big Revenue Spike for Litigation Support Law Technology News January 1, 2012 Stiff Sanctions: Violating international data privacy laws can land companies and counsel in serious hot water InsideCounsel January 1, 2012 The challenges of collecting data outside the U.S. InsideCounsel December 19, 2011 Electronic Discovery: A Special Report - Plaintiffs have their own duty to preserve The National Law Journal December 19, 2011 Plaintiffs Have Their Own Duty to Preserve The National Law Journal October 2011 It’s Time to Clarify via Amended Rules that Proportionality Must Apply to Preservation A Legal Hold Pro™ Signature Paper September 15, 2011 Digging Out of the eDiscovery Morass One Idea at a Time The Legal Intelligencer Summer 2011 Bridging the eDiscovery Gap Between Bench and Bar NY Litigator Vol. 16, No. 1 5 Paul D. Weiner February 2011 Pension Committee Revisited: A Retrospective of the Impact of Judge Scheindlin's Influential Opinion Legal Hold Pro™ Signature