Elizabeth Gary’s practice focuses on eDiscovery and the assertion of privilege. Liz’s experience includes negotiating the reasonable scope and format of discovery with opposing counsel, working with clients to identify and collect potentially relevant data in the least burdensome way possible, leveraging technology and efficiently running large-scale document review, and helping prepare witnesses for depositions and to testify at trial. Liz also has deep knowledge of and years of background asserting privilege.
As part of Morgan Lewis’s eData practice, Liz works with Morgan Lewis litigators to represent clients through all phases of discovery attendant to litigation or investigation, including the assertion of privilege.
Liz frequently negotiates discovery protocols with government agencies, including the US Department of Justice and US Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as counterparties in civil litigation.
Liz leads discovery in complex cases often involving all varieties of electronically stored information (ESI) including short-form messages, mobile devices, collaborative tools, cloud technologies, and social media platforms.
Liz routinely employs creative and cost-cutting strategies for data culling and searching as well as document review (including the use of TAR).
Liz’s practice also includes a focus on efficiently and adequately asserting privilege. She designs and leads the review of responsive documents for privilege, negotiates and generates defensible privilege logs, and frequently advises litigators regarding privilege disputes.
Liz maintains an active pro bono practice and serves as pro bono discovery counsel to public defenders in New York.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Liz worked as an associate in the litigation practice of a national law firm.
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia (2023–2025)
Member, Law Firm of the Year, Securities Regulation, US News/Best Lawyers – Best Law Firms (2019)