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Education
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1995
- California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A., 1989
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Court: California
- U.S. District Court: Central District of California
Eric P. Mandel
Eric serves as the firm’s National E-Discovery Counsel, and is responsible for advising the firm and its clients on legal issues and best practices related to e-discovery, as well as overseeing the firm’s litigation support group.
Eric is an active member of The Sedona Conference, Working Group 1 (Electronic Document Retention and Production), where he has served on multiple drafting committees. Eric is also an active participant in the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) industry trade group. He is the reporter of the EDRM Model Code of Conduct, and has served as co-chair of Model Code of Conduct project since 2009. As a frequent lecturer on the topic of e-disovery, Eric has developed a series of educational programs, and has taught Continuing Legal Education courses related to e-discovery across the country.
Before joining the firm, Eric worked as an e-discovery consultant with two national litigation support vendors, where he engineered and supervised numerous domestic and international litigation and regulatory discovery projects. He has been responsible for managing the identification, preservation, collection, and processing of terabytes of electronically stored information from thousands of custodians around the world.
Articles & Presentations
"Needles in a Haystack: Tools and Techniques for Searching Large Document Sets," The University of Texas School of Law Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, October 25, 2012, presenter
"Writing a Sensible RFP," The Electronic Discovery Institute's Leadership Summit, October 18, 2012, panel moderator
"Cutting-Edge Tools for Controlling e-Discovery Costs," SMU Corporate Counsel Symposium, October 5, 2012, presenter
Huron Legal Institute's 2012 E-Discovery Briefing, June 5, 2012, panelist
"The Pitfalls Of Paperless Discovery," Insurance Law360, February 23, 2012, co-author
Ethical Issues Surrounding E-Discovery, LegalTech NY, LexisNexis SuperSession, January 31, 2012, panelist
"Needles in the Haystack: New Tools for Searching Large Document Sets," University of Texas School of Law’s 2011 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, October 27-28, 2011, co-presenter
"A Practical Guide to E-Discovery for the Employment Case," Minnesota State Bar Association webcast, June 1, 2011, panelist
"E-Discovery: Did Someone Say “Sanctions”?," The Hennepin Lawyer, March 2011 issue, author
"E-Discovery and the Catastrophic Property Claim," 2011 ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s Property Insurance Law Committee Spring Meeting, April 28-30, 2011, presenter
"Litigation Mini-Series: E-Discovery," Minnesota State Bar Association CLE webcast, October 26, 2010, panelist
"E-Discovery Alignment In Antitrust Actions: Good Idea?," Competition Law360, September 20, 2010, author
"Adapt, Educate, and Advance Your Legal Technology Department by Utilizing Technology Advancements to Increase Efficiency," 4th Annual Legal Technology Exchange™ Conference, October 3-5, 2010, speaker
"EDRM Model Code of Conduct: Moving eDiscovery Out of the Wild, Wild West," Scarab Consulting Webinar, July 9, 2010, panelist
"In-House eDiscovery: A Panel Discussion Regarding Processing, Review, and Production," Minnesota Association of Litigation Support Professionals, Minneapolis, MN, September 17, 2009, presenter
"E-Discovery Best Practices for Complex Matters," LexisNexis Applied Discovery CLE program, Minneapolis, MN, July 28, 2009, panelist
"Fear & Loathing (A/K/A Risk and Cost) in Electronic Discovery," 21st Annual General Counsel Conference, New York, NY, June 9-10, 2009, speaker
"Ruling Highlights Costs of E-Discovery Misstep," Buffalo Law Journal, Vol. 80, No. 17, February 28, 2008
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- The Sedona Conference, WG1
- Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM)
