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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 Director of E-Discovery and Litigation Support. A licensed attorney and subject matter expert in electronic discovery and litigation readiness planning, Eric is responsible for overseeing the firm’s legal technology services and support group, and advising the firm and its clients on legal issues and best practices related to e-discovery.
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, and 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 teaches Continuing Legal Education courses related to e-discovery across the country.
Articles & Presentations
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)
Noteworthy
Eric serves as co-chair of the EDRM Model Code of Conduct project and is a contributing author for Law Technology News' EDD Updates Blog.