Service of process through social media *

USA - March 22 2013
In the matter of Federal Trade Commission v. PCCare247 Inc., Case No. 12 Civ. 7189 (PAE), 2013 WL 841037 (S.D.N.Y. March 7, 2013) (PCCare247), the…

Co-authors: Alena Benowich.

Federal judge approves predictive coding technology for e-Discovery *

USA - March 5 2012
In an eagerly anticipated decision, Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck of the Southern District of New York issued the first judicial opinion formally approving the use of “predictive coding” technology, which offers the promise of substantially reducing costs associated with exhaustive, human review of electronically stored information.

Co-authors: Ryan F. Harsch.

Court of Justice of the European Union decision: no legal professional privilege for in-house counsel under EU competition law *

European Union - September 15 2010
On September 14, the European Union's (EU) highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "Court of Justice") dismissed the appeal of a judgment of the General Court (formerly the Court of First Instance of the European Communities), a judgment with major implications for the role of in-house counsel under EU competition law.

Co-authors: Stephen C. Tupper, Hans Urlus, Andrew Briggs.