Mayer Brown handles the full gamut of e-discovery and information governance issues for several multi-national clients from a variety of sectors, including agriculture, telecoms, chemicals, insurance and financial services. The team regularly assists with setting up e-discovery processes, litigation before federal courts, and investigations carried out by regulatory bodies. Commercial litigation expert Ethan Hastert from Chicago jointly heads the practice with Washington DC-based Oral Pottinger and Michael Lackey, who are antitrust specialists.
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Key clients
- American Insurance Association
- Veolia S.A.
- Spotify
- Foster Farms
- An American multinational chemical manufacturer
Work highlights
- Represented Veolia S.A. and its US subsidiary in a putative class action and thousands of individual cases in federal and state courts in Michigan in connection with the Flint Water Crisis.
- Represented Foster Farms in several putative antitrust class actions.
- Advised the American Insurance Association on responding to third-party subpoenas related to lawsuits involving members.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ethan Hastert, Oral Pottinger, Michael Lackey