Farrah Pepper

Farrah Pepper

January 22, 2018 | Legaltech News

Better SAPHE Than Sorry: Data Security in Document Productions

Introducing two specific opportunities providing greater protection in data productions, both of which could thwart some of the greatest ongoing cybersecurity threats.

By Farrah Pepper and Marc Zamsky

9 minute read

March 24, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pending High Court Case Could Have Consequences for E-Discovery

While stories of "sexting" and cheating husbands are common fare in tabloid magazines, such salacious facts are a relative rarity in U.S. Supreme Court cases.

By Farrah Pepper And Jeffrey D. Coren

8 minute read

October 01, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

A.I., the E-Discovery Edition

Will "predictive coding" attain mainstream acceptance? Maybe.

By Farrah Pepper

6 minute read

August 01, 2011 | Legaltech News

Robot Review

Will predictive coding win the trust of courts?

By Farrah Pepper

6 minute read

October 29, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Sedona Continues Call for Cooperation

The Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation asks: Can't we all just get along? On the theory overzealous e-discovery costs too much and yields too little, the Proclamation aims to curb the knee-jerk, counterproductive aggression sometimes exhibited by counsel in pretrial litigation.

By Jennifer H. Rearden and Farrah Pepper

11 minute read

April 20, 2011 | Legaltech News

How (Not) to Lose Data and Alienate Judges

Recent electronic data discovery decisions abound with examples of litigants making document preservation faux pas, some inadvertent and some intentional, and highlight the sometimes colorful bad behavior that has resulted in spoliation and sanctions. Gibson Dunn's Jennifer Rearden and Farrah Pepper ask what lessons can be learned by the well-meaning litigant who wants to do the right thing when it comes to data preservation.

By Jennifer Rearden & Farrah Pepper

12 minute read

January 27, 2010 | Legaltech News

Honey, I Forgot the Cell Phone: The 411 on 'Outlier' ESI

Listen up. Federal courts are starting to send a clear message to litigants on how to handle the preservation and production of "outlier" ESI found on cell phones and PDAs, voice mail systems, instant messaging systems, chat rooms, and websites, says Farrah Pepper, of counsel at Gibson Dunn.

By Farrah Pepper

15 minute read

March 22, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Oh No, Ephemeral Data!

Jennifer H. Rearden, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Farrah Pepper, of counsel at the firm, write: In 2007, Columbia Pictures v. Bunnell sent shockwaves through the legal community with its conclusion that "ephemeral data" with a temporary life span was discoverable electronically stored information. In hindsight, it can be said that the immediate post-Bunnell concerns were somewhat reminiscent of the old fable of Chicken Little, who loudly proclaimed to one and all that "the sky is falling" after a mere acorn had hit his head. As the case law on this subject is still developing, however, it may not yet be safe to stop scanning the sky for cascading objects.

By Jennifer H. Rearden and Farrah Pepper

14 minute read

September 30, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

A.I., the E-Discovery Edition

Will "predictive coding" to automate aspects of the document review process attain mainstream acceptance? If it can produce results at a lower cost, maybe.

By Farrah Pepper

6 minute read

March 22, 2010 | National Law Journal

'Quon' could have consequences for e-discovery

A broad ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court could collide with principles of preservation and production of outlier ESI.

By Farrah Pepper and Jeffrey D. Coren

8 minute read