Reinforcing the firm’s commitment to providing its clients with leading-edge solutions in this critical area of the law, Lauren E. Schwartzreich assists Littler lawyers and clients on all aspects of electronic discovery, including initial preservation obligations; developing strategies for efficient and effective data harvesting, review and production; implementing cost-shifting/cost-reduction strategies; and the admissibility of electronic evidence at trial. Lauren has extensive trial experience and handles court appearances and motion practice on matters relating to eDiscovery.
Before joining Littler, Lauren worked at a boutique plaintiff-side employment firm where she litigated numerous employment class actions, contract disputes and discrimination claims. She also created and managed an eDiscovery consulting business that provided counsel and guidance to law firms.
Lauren frequently speaks and publishes on eDiscovery, social media, privacy and litigation technology issues.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Member and former secretary, LGBT Rights Committee - New York City Bar Association, 2010-2012
- Member, Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association
- Member, Electronic Document Retention and Production Working Group 1 - The Sedona Conference
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
- April 17, 2013Investigation of Employee Smart Device Apps
Co-author: Aaron CrewsLaw Technology News - March 2013Anatomy of an Employment Class ActionThe Sedona Conference Institute
- April 25, 2012National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law, Section of Labor & Employment Law - American Bar Association
- March 2012Internet Evidence From Start to Finish: Consequences of Web 2.0 in Employment LitigationConference Materials, National Advanced Employment Law and Litigation Conference - American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA)
- March 2012Social Media Evidence in Employment Litigation: Are You Prepared to Click “Like”?Conference Materials, National Advanced Employment Law and Litigation Conference - American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA)
- January 2012Limitations to Workplace Privacy: Electronic Investigations and Monitoring
Co-author: Wendi S. LazarThe Computer & Internet Lawyer, Aspen Publishers - August 7, 2011The Internet is Written in Ink: Workplace Liabilities & Litigation Hurdles in the Age of Web 2.0Conference Materials, National Convention - American Bar Association
- June 29, 2011Avoiding Pitfalls of Waiving Privilege, Creating Discoverable Evidence and Other Technological Liabilities: An Attorney/Client Checklist
Co-author: Wendi S. LazarConference Materials, National Employment Lawyers Association - April 1, 2011Employee Privacy Rights: Limitations to Monitoring, Surveillance and Other Technological Searches in the Private Workplace
Co-author: Wendi S. LazarPractising Law Institute - April 29, 2010Employees’ Privacy Rights in the Digital Age
Co-author: Wendi S. LazarThe New York Law Journal - March 26, 2010Ethics in Social Networking for Employment Lawyers
Co-author: Michael ScimoneConference Materials, Mid-Year Meeting - American Bar Association - March 24, 2010The Proportionality Test: Resolving E-Discovery Disputes in Employment Litigation
Co-author: Sean R. GallagherConference Materials, Mid-Year Meeting - American Bar Association - Spring 2005Restructuring the Framework for Legal Analysis of Gay ParentingHarvard BlackLetter Law Journal, Vol. 21, No. 109
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- April 22, 2013E-Discovery: The Next Frontier
National Symposium on Technology and Labor and Employment Law – American Bar Association, Berkeley, CA - March 26, 2013Personal Devices in the Workplace... Smart, Cost-Effective or Just Risky?
Beyond The Bottom Line, Inc. (BBL, Inc.), Nashville, TN - January 29, 2013What is a Quality eDiscovery Process and How Do You Defend It?
LegalTech New York, New York, NY - January 25, 2013Ethics and Practice in E-Discovery
Annual Meeting, Labor and Employment Section - New York State Bar Association, New York, NY - April 26, 2012Cyber Crimes and the Workplace
Symposium on Technology in the Practice & Workplace, Section of Labor and Employment Law - American Bar Association, New York, NY - January 7, 2012E-Discovery: Social Media Wrinkles and New Developments
National CLE Conference, Snowmass, CO - September 21, 2011A Litigator’s Guide to Preserving Electronically Stored Information: The Rules and Tools for Preservation of Employee Data
NELA Nite, New York, NY - August 7, 2011Investigating and Forgetting on the Web
Annual Meeting - American Bar Association, Toronto, ON, Canada - February 26, 2011Identifying and Preserving Social Media and Other Electronically Stored Information
The Legal Aid Society, New York, NY - January 20, 2011Mediation Strategies for Employment Disputes
New York University School of Law, New York, NY - July 8, 2010Employee Privacy in Electronic Communications: New Threat to Employers? Crafting and Enforcing Policies for Work Computers and Mobile Devices
Strafford Publications, Inc. Webinar - April 28, 2010E-Discovery Toolbox: Practical Tools for Engaging in E-Discovery
Symposium on Technology in the Practice & Workplace, Section of Labor and Employment Law - American Bar Association, New York, NY - March 24, 2010Proportionality in Electronic Discovery
Mid-Year Meeting - American Bar Association, Coronado, CA - February 1, 2010Strategies for Transparency and Cooperation in E-Discovery
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