Farrah Pepper

October 27, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Jennifer H. Rearden, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Farrah Pepper, a senior associate at the firm, write: The impact of The Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation, which aims to curb the knee-jerk and often counterproductive aggression sometimes exhibited by counsel in discovery, probably will not be fully understood for some time. As of Jan. 1, 2009, 44 judges around the country had endorsed the Cooperation Proclamation. At last count, however, this number had grown to nearly 100 judges from coast to coast, at both the federal and state levels. Therein lies its heft and its ticket out of the dustbin of utopian history. Moreover, a number of judges have already cited the Cooperation Proclamation in their opinions, including several of the signatories themselves. From these opinions, a few early trends can be identified.

By Jennifer H. Rearden and Farrah Pepper

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March 24, 2010 | Legaltech News

While stories of "sexting" and cheating husbands are common in tabloids, such salacious facts are rare in U.S. Supreme Court cases. It is equally unusual for the Court to touch upon aspects of e-discovery. But they both come together in a case that could impact workplace best practices.

By Farrah Pepper and Jeffrey D. Coren

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