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September 16, 2022
With Microsoft 365, Teams, Zoom, and other non-traditional modes of communication now the norm, Columbia partner Jarrett Coco will explore how discovery may look over the next couple of years and the legal ethical rules applicable to using artificial intelligence (“AI”) to detect Personal Health Information (“PHI”) and the AI capabilities available to assist companies.
Looking Ahead: E-Discovery Trends and the Ethical Use of Emerging Tools
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Julie A. Flaming
Partner
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
Julie practices in the areas of electronic discovery and litigation readiness, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, product liability, and business litigation. A member of the Nelson Mullins Encompass Leadership Team, Julie brings to Encompass over ten years of experience in handling all aspects of case assessment and development in complex product liability and business litigation matters...
Julie practices in the areas of electronic discovery and litigation readiness, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, product liability, and business litigation. A member of the Nelson Mullins Encompass Leadership Team, Julie brings to Encompass over ten years of experience in handling all aspects of case assessment and development in complex product liability and business litigation matters and inquiries from government regulators, with a substantive knowledge of issues related to electronic discovery as well as document collection, review, and production.
and inquiries from government regulators, with a substantive knowledge of issues related to electronic discovery as well as document collection, review, and production.
Experience
- Counsels clients, including in the automotive, financial, healthcare, insurance, pharmaceutical, and tobacco industries, on a variety of electronic discovery issues, including defensible strategies for the collection and production of electronically stored information, selection and management of electronic discovery vendors, and alternative review methods such as technology assisted review
- Routinely develops and coordinates discovery strategy and operations in complex matters, including large-scale, cost-effective document reviews in multi-million dollar litigation, internal and government investigations, and regulatory matters, including inquiries from U.S. and other government regulators, FCPA matters, SEC and FTC subpoena responses, and state AG investigations
- Has handled complex litigation, including removal, fact and expert discovery, electronic discovery, motions practice, and trial preparation
- Experience with class action and multi-district litigation, as well as commercial litigation and business disputes involving claims of breach of contract and business torts
- Advocates for clients before courts and opposing counsel to help right-size scope of discovery
Education
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University of South Carolina School of Law,
JD,
cum laude
(2003)
- Order of Wig and Robe
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review
- CALI Awards in Torts, Secured Transactions, and Advanced Legal Writing
- Furman University, BA, History, magna cum laude (1999)
Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- Counsels clients, including in the automotive, financial, healthcare, insurance, pharmaceutical, and tobacco industries, on a variety of electronic discovery issues, including defensible strategies for the collection and production of electronically stored information, selection and management of electronic discovery vendors, and alternative review methods such as technology assisted review
- Routinely develops and coordinates discovery strategy and operations in complex matters, including large-scale, cost-effective document reviews in multi-million dollar litigation, internal and government investigations, and regulatory matters, including inquiries from U.S. and other government regulators, FCPA matters, SEC and FTC subpoena responses, and state AG investigations
- Has handled complex litigation, including removal, fact and expert discovery, electronic discovery, motions practice, and trial preparation
- Experience with class action and multi-district litigation, as well as commercial litigation and business disputes involving claims of breach of contract and business torts
- Advocates for clients before courts and opposing counsel to help right-size scope of discovery
Articles & Speeches
Recognitions
- Legal 500 United States, Dispute resolution: E-Discovery (2020–2023)
Professional Activities
- South Carolina Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
- Richland County Bar Association
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
- South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
- Member, Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production, Sedona Conference
- ARMA International
Community
- Routinely volunteers for:
- Innersole
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Rise Against Hunger
- Young Leader’s Society, United Way of the Midlands
- Regularly participates in pro bono activities, including drafting wills for first responders as part of the Firm’s Wills for Heroes program and working with high school students through the Firm's Street Law program
Julie practices in the areas of electronic discovery and litigation readiness, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, product liability, and business litigation. A member of the Nelson Mullins Encompass Leadership Team, Julie brings to Encompass over ten years of experience in handling all aspects of case assessment and development in complex product liability and business litigation matters... and inquiries from government regulators, with a substantive knowledge of issues related to electronic discovery as well as document collection, review, and production.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.- Counsels clients, including in the automotive, financial, healthcare, insurance, pharmaceutical, and tobacco industries, on a variety of electronic discovery issues, including defensible strategies for the collection and production of electronically stored information, selection and management of electronic discovery vendors, and alternative review methods such as technology assisted review
- Routinely develops and coordinates discovery strategy and operations in complex matters, including large-scale, cost-effective document reviews in multi-million dollar litigation, internal and government investigations, and regulatory matters, including inquiries from U.S. and other government regulators, FCPA matters, SEC and FTC subpoena responses, and state AG investigations
- Has handled complex litigation, including removal, fact and expert discovery, electronic discovery, motions practice, and trial preparation
- Experience with class action and multi-district litigation, as well as commercial litigation and business disputes involving claims of breach of contract and business torts
- Advocates for clients before courts and opposing counsel to help right-size scope of discovery
Education
-
University of South Carolina School of Law,
JD,
cum laude
(2003)
- Order of Wig and Robe
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review
- CALI Awards in Torts, Secured Transactions, and Advanced Legal Writing
- Furman University, BA, History, magna cum laude (1999)
Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- Legal 500 United States, Dispute resolution: E-Discovery (2020–2023)
- South Carolina Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
- Richland County Bar Association
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
- South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
- Member, Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production, Sedona Conference
- ARMA International
- Routinely volunteers for:
- Innersole
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Rise Against Hunger
- Young Leader’s Society, United Way of the Midlands
- Regularly participates in pro bono activities, including drafting wills for first responders as part of the Firm’s Wills for Heroes program and working with high school students through the Firm's Street Law program
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