David R Cohen

March 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Nowhere is that excitement and uncertainty more keenly felt than in the world of e-discovery. Yet, it is crucial to understand the ways that Gen AI is transforming the traditional e-discovery practice, and what lawyers need to know now to ensure smooth sailing ahead.

By David R. Cohen and Marcin M. Krieger

8 minute read

March 30, 2021 | Legaltech News

Not surprisingly, delivering an app is easier said than done. Reed Smith's E-Discovery App was introduced to the legal community in 2020, and firm partner and development team leader David Cohen shares his top five lessons learned.

By David R. Cohen, Reed Smith

7 minute read

March 23, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Of all of the tasks involved in complex litigation, few if any consume more time and money, while doing less to advance resolution of disputes, than the preparation of privilege logs. There is a wide consensus among members of the bar and the bench that privilege log reform is needed.

By David R. Cohen

7 minute read

March 24, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Second Circuit and Eleventh Circuit rulings are likely to expand refuge to discovery in the U.S., even for international litigation and arbitrations that don't ordinarily include discovery rights.

By David R. Cohen and Bradley C. Whitecap

7 minute read

February 01, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Litigation document review can be one of the most time-intensive parts of litigation, and comprises a large part of the work performed by many thousands of attorneys, across the U.S. and beyond.

By David R. Cohen

8 minute read

February 05, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Most lawyers know to advise their clients to preserve evidence in their “care, custody or control” relevant to pending or threatened litigation. But exactly how far does “control” go? Can a party be sanctioned for spoliation for failing to issue a legal hold notice to a third party who has no obligation to follow your legal hold instructions?

By David R. Cohen and Todd R. Fairman

8 minute read

February 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

For the last decade, e-discovery has been the new frontier in litigation. There is a lot that can go wrong in this complicated multi-stage process, at this point of intersection between legal obligations, advanced technology, and litigation strategy.

By David R. Cohen

20 minute read

January 27, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Feb. 24, 2012, Judge Andrew Peck issued his opinion in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, 287 F.R.D. 182 (S.D.N.Y. 2012), the first case to approve the use of predictive coding in a litigation matter. Many legal commentators declared that this was a death knell for the use of traditional human document review to identify relevant documents in litigation.

By David R. Cohen and Marcin M. Krieger

8 minute read

January 27, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Feb. 24, 2012, Judge Andrew Peck issued his opinion in, 287 F.R.D. 182 (S.D.N.Y. 2012), the first case to approve the use of predictive coding in a litigation matter. Many legal commentators declared that this was a death knell for the use of traditional human document review to identify relevant documents in litigation.

By David R. Cohen and Marcin M. Krieger

8 minute read

January 20, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The proliferation of electronically stored information in our everyday lives has resulted in a multibillion-dollar electronic discovery industry. In the face of discovery expenses, attractions of alternative dispute resolution include the hope to resolve disputes at lower cost and in less time than traditional litigation, but also to achieve just results.

By David R. Cohen and Courtney Murphy

7 minute read