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Areas of Practice
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Professional Background
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Professional/Civic Activities
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Speaking Engagements
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Court Admissions
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Bar Admissions
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Education
Areas of Practice
Mr. Cohen is a partner in K&L Gates where he co-chairs the firm's e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (e-DAT) Group. Mr. Cohen has over 25 years of commercial litigation experience in a variety of subject matters. For more detailed information, please see Mr. Cohen's Extended Biography.
Professional Background
Mr. Cohen joined K&L Gates in 1983. He served as an Adjunct Professor at Duquesne Law School in 1996 and 1997. Mr. Cohen has authored numerous legal publications and is a frequent presenter at continuing legal education seminars regarding e-discovery, technology, and litigation tactics. In November 2008 he was honored with an "ESI Technology Champion" Award at the Vestige Annual E-Discovery Awards Gala.
Professional/Civic Activities
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Advisory Board, Advanced E-discovery Institute, Georgetown University Law Center
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Advisory Board for ABA TECHSHOW
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Editorial Advisory Board for Litigation Conferences, Strafford Publications, Inc.
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Allegheny County Bar Association, Member and Past Chair of Technology Utilization Committee
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Pennsylvania Bar Association (past Litigation Council Member)
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American Bar Association (Past Chair of Litigation Technologies Subcommittee of Litigation Section)
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Board of Trustees, Temple Emanuel of South Hills (and past President)
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Past member of Board of Directors of Legal Aid Society of Pittsburgh (1988 - 1997)
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Harvard Law School Association of Western Pennsylvania (past President)
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Kenyon College Alumni Association, Pittsburgh Region (past President)
Speaking Engagements
- "E-Discovery Tips, Tricks and Strategies for Insurance Lawyers- How to Use Electronically Stored Information (ESI) to Help Your Clients Win Their Next Insurance Dispute & Avoid Common E-Discovery Pitfalls in Insurance Litigation," ExecSense Live Webinar, August 6, 2010
- Co-moderator, "Executive Cost and Risk Containment Steps," Executive Counsel Institute E-Discovery for the Corporate Market, August 2-3, 2010 (Chicago)
- "E-Discovery Special Masters – Why Do We Need Them?," Federal Bar Association Western Pennsylvania Chapter E-Discovery Series, July 22, 2010 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- “E-Discovery Update 2010: New Challenges and New Cost Reduction Opportunities,” Corporate Executive Board, General Counsel Roundtable Webinar, May 4, 2010
- “eDiscovery: Achieving Litigation Readiness While Cutting Costs & Improving Outcomes,” IQPC 9th eDiscovery Conference,” April 26-28, 2010 (San Francisco, CA)
- "E-Discovery Unleashed" and "Achieving Business Efficiencies, Cost Savings and Risk Reduction Through Better Information Management and Litigation Readiness," Computer Forensics Show, April 19 (New York, NY)
- “e-Discovery,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April 12, 2010 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Negotiation Workshop, Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA), Cranberry, PA (April 8, 2010)
- “In-House Counsel Depositions: Navigating Complex Privilege Issues,” Panelist, Teleconference/Webinar, Strafford Legal Teleconference Presentations, February 23, 2010
- “Legal Ethics and E-Discovery,” (Live WebCast,) The KnowledgeCongress, February 17, 2010
- “E-Discovery Drill Down: First hand insight on driving more efficiency, cost-value and priorities in electronic e-discovery initiatives,” Information Week Virtual Event, February 10, 2010
- “Taming the e-Discovery Beast: Proactive Measures to Slash Costs and Reduce Risks,” Thompson Interactive Audio Conference, January 20, 2010
- Discovery in Enterprise Clouds: Electronic Discovery Meets Cloud Computing,” Presenter, International Law Discovery & Disclosure Group, February 2, 2010 (New York, NY)
- “E-Discovery Best Practices and Compliance Guidelines,” Center for Competitive Management (“CCM”) National Web & Audio Conference, January 14, 2010
- “E-Discovery Year in Review,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, December 3, 2009 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- “Managing the data trail: e-discovery, dealing with witness/jury use of social media, using social media in trial and witness investigation, and the use of social media in jury selection,” Facebook, Twitter and Blogging: .Oh My Space!: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November 10, 2009 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- “Retrospective Analysis of Critical Cases and How to Manage Your Risk,” Thomson Reuters 13th Annual Electronic Discovery and Records Retention Conference, November 5 & 6, 2009 (Chicago, IL)
- “e-Discovery Unleashed: New Challenges in the Civil Justice System,” The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law, October 23 & 24, 2009 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- “Review and Analysis of the Top ESI Cases,” Presenter, The Federal Bar Association, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, Younger Lawyers Division, October 22, 2009 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- “The Strategic Use of Computer Forensics – ‘Assuring Cost-Effective Defensibility in Economically Challenging Times,’” Panelist, BNA Webinar, October 20, 2009
- “Turning Theory Into Practice: Practical Steps to Take NOW to Reduce E-Disclosure/E-Discovery Risks and Costs,” IQPC Information Retention & E-Disclosure Management Europe, September 30 – October 1, 2009 (Brussels, Belgium)
- “E-Discovery for Oil & Gas: Achieving Litigation Readiness While Cutting Costs and Improving Outcomes,” IQPC/HP Webcast, August 11, 2009
- “E-Discovery in a Down Economy: Achieving Litigation Readiness While Cutting Costs and Improving Outcomes,” HP Halo Room Presentation, July 16, 2009 (New York, NY); IQPC
- 7th eDiscovery Conference, April 27, 2009 (San Francisco, CA)
- “The Top 20 Ways to Reduce Costs of Electronic Discovery,” ESIBytes National Webcast, April 20, 2009
- For additional presentations, please see Mr. Cohen's Extended Biography.
Court Admissions
- All Pennsylvania State Courts
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Fifth Circuit and Third Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Western District of Michigan and the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Pro hac vice admissions in 14 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. For a complete listing, please see Mr. Cohen's Extended Biography.
Bar Admissions
Education
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J.D.,
Harvard Law School
(1983)
(cum laude)
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B.A.,
Kenyon College
(1980)
(summa cum laude)
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