Manager Management
Resume:
Jeffrey I. Nass, Esq.
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Jersey City, NJ 07310
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BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to the New Jersey and New York State Bars, 2006 and 2007
respectively.
EXPERIENCE
FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Jersey City, NJ (temporary placement through
Kelly Law Registry)
Litigation Support Manager, March 2010 - present
Liaised with outside counsel and internal information technology
personnel to ensure timely fulfillment and proper tracking of requests
for electronically stored information (ESI). Communicated status of
requests to counsel and provided direction on collection options and
methods. Validated and updated timelines and narratives documenting
the location and accessibility of historical ESI. Drafted
documentation detailing the process for creating, scoping,
disseminating and tracking legal hold notices. Provided guidance and
support for the implementation of the Exterro Fusion legal hold
management system. Delivered training to in-house counsel on the use
of the Fusion system to automate the legal hold notification process.
Assisted in the formulation of system design proposals to align
current technology with planned information management and records
management initiatives.
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON, New York, NY
Discovery Coordinator, August 2007 - January 2010
Advanced clients' efforts to proactively develop or restructure
document retention policies, legal hold procedures and litigation
readiness programs. Facilitated discussions with client IT resources
to achieve a detailed understanding of clients' information technology
landscape. Liaised with counsel and client IT resources to formulate
cost effective and legally defensible preservation and collection
strategies for use in complex civil litigation as well as internal and
regulatory investigations. Participated in Rule 26(f) conferences with
opposing counsel regarding matters of preservation, accessibility,
scope and form of production. Advised attorneys on the sufficiency of
opposing parties' productions and assisted in discovery motion
practice. Composed training materials, templates and best practice
documentation to achieve firm-wide awareness of and compliance with
proper electronic discovery practice and procedure. Educated attorneys
on issues related to cross-border discovery, focusing on the impact of
foreign data privacy laws on the preservation, collection and review
of ESI. Instructed attorneys on the taking of and preparing for
technology related 30(b)(6) depositions. Worked closely with
Litigation Support Project Managers to vet and select reliable
forensic collection and E-Discovery vendors. Researched and evaluated
emerging technologies for legal hold, data collection, early case
assessment and document review.
ERNST & YOUNG, New York, NY
Senior Consultant, August 2006 - August 2007
Drafted litigation readiness plans for Fortune 500 companies to
streamline electronic discovery processes from litigation hold to
document production. Counseled clients on the impact of recent
amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the importance
of developing a robust records retention schedule and e-discovery
protocol. Led seminars on the duty to preserve ESI from various
sources and the potential for spoliation claims if not properly
executed. Assisted clients in identifying those systems likely to
contain discoverable information and the formulation of a defensible
preservation plan for associated data. Provided support to counsel in
preparation for Rule 26(f) conferences and assisted in the preparation
of preservation letters with regard to ESI. Configured and managed
review databases containing upward of 1,500,000 items. Conducted
forensically sound electronic data acquisitions and verified results
to ensure the production of accurate and uncontaminated evidence.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATES, New York, NY
Electronic Discovery Consultant, December 2003 - April 2006
Prepared document requests and orders to compel production for
electronic information including email, backup tapes, and databases to
be produced as maintained in the usual course of business. Drafted
30(b)(6) deposition notices to identify key technology personnel with
knowledge of document retention and destruction practices, system
backup schedules and corporate email usage policies. Dissected
deposition transcripts to locate and identify relevant electronic
files buried within complex computer systems. Composed articles on the
efficacy of 30(b)(6) depositions, the importance of electronic
document retention and the impending legal consequences for failure to
preserve data in electronic format. Educated clients on the impact of
Sarbanes-Oxley and Gramm-Leach-Bliley on the preservation and
maintenance of electronically stored information. Created forensically
sound bit-stream images of suspect hard drives as well as
reconstructed databases and associated environments to expose "smoking
gun" evidence otherwise concealed in lengthy paper documents.
Manipulated Concordance and Summation load files to assist clients in
loading data into review databases of up to a terabyte in size.
OPEN TEXT CORPORATION, Jersey City, NJ
Senior Consultant, January 2001 - May 2003
Supervised engagements to implement and deploy document management,
records management and process automation solutions to large
corporations. Assisted clients in the formulation of rules and
policies concerning records retention and destruction. Managed
development of solutions to bring pharmaceutical companies in
compliance with Federal regulations.
OPUS360 - FREEAGENT.COM, New York, NY
Business Intelligence Department Manager, April - December 2000
Directed development of a user tracking system for an internet-based
job search engine. Cataloged specific user demographics in support of
marketing campaigns to match jobs listed with appropriate personnel.
Composed standards and developed automation procedures to eliminate
duplication of effort and increase resource productivity.
DELOITTE CONSULTING, Philadelphia, PA
Systems Analyst, July 1999 - April 2000
Automated accounting practices of large organizations to ensure error-
free financial reporting and reduce effort required to perform yearly
audits. Identified and eliminated duplications in processes which
significantly reduced operating costs.
EDUCATION
PACE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, White Plains, NY
Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2006
Concentration: Intellectual Property Law
Class Rank: Top 1/3
GPA: 3.4
Honors: Dean's List, three of six semesters
Activities: Moot Court
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, Bethlehem, PA
Bachelor of Science, May 1999
Major: Computer Engineering
Honors: Dean's List
Certifications: Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association
American Records Management Association (ARMA)
Association of Litigation Support Professionals (ALSP)
International Litigation Technology Association (ILTA)
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