Suzanne West combines legal experience with technological skill to manage the legal hold/document retention notice programs for multiple large clients. Her work encompasses the management of each client’s legal hold tool and centralized mailbox, as well as overseeing data preservation and collection efforts for employees exiting the company under active legal hold. She works directly with in-house lawyers on data retention, compliance, preservation, and privacy-related issues and counsels on the risks associated with data loss and over-preservation.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Suzanne worked in the litigation practice of a national law firm where she worked with partners and associates to analyze written and eDiscovery issues to determine the necessity of motion practice and assist with preparation of affirmative and defensive briefing on discovery issues. She managed large-scale document review projects and teams and developed strategies for compilation of deposition preparation materials, prepared witnesses for deposition and trial, analyzed discovery disputes, and participated in trial preparation.