Michelle Newcomer
Michelle is eDiscovery Counsel at Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, where she concentrates her practice in the area of eDiscovery and provides counsel and training to litigation teams across the Firm on eDiscovery matters arising in its securities, consumer, and antitrust class actions, and other complex litigation. Michelle regularly leads discovery conferences and navigates complex issues regarding the preservation, search, and production of ESI, including disputes over search methodologies and technology-assisted review protocols. Michelle also devises strategic workflows for effectively managing large-scale document reviews, including using advanced analytic tools, and briefs and argues eDiscovery motions where necessary. Prior to serving in this role, Michelle focused her practice in the area of securities litigation, where she represented individual and institutional investors and Sovereign Wealth Funds in class actions, direct actions, and non-U.S. collective actions asserting violations of U.S. and foreign securities laws. Michelle is an active member of The Complex Litigation eDiscovery Forum as well as The Sedona Conference Working Group 1, where she is currently participating in the Brainstorming Group addressing Practical Guidance for Discovery of Mobile Device Data. |