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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.
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. Eric is a member of The Sedona Conference Working Group 1, where he is currently on the drafting committee for the upcoming Sedona Conference Commentaries on Cloud Computing. Eric is also an active participant in the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) industry trade group, where he serves on the Model Code of Conduct project as co-chair and a principal author. Additionally, Eric has developed a series of educational programs on e-discovery, and has taught Continuing Legal Education courses related to e-discovery across the country.
Articles & Presentations
"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)
