Patrick Oot Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Patrick Oot is a diverse, Chambers-ranked Band 1 litigator and globally recognized practice leader in pre-trial litigation and government investigations. He is ranked by Who’s Who Legal as a global “Thought Leader” and is at the top of the very short list of practitioners who clients seek to lead coordinated efforts in high-stakes MDL, class action, mass-tort, product liability and deceptive practices litigation. Patrick co-chairs the firm’s Data and Discovery Strategies Practice, ranked a Tier 1 practice by Legal 500.Patrick represents and advises six of the world’s largest life sciences companies, three of the world’s largest financial services organizations, one of the world’s top-three retailers and one of the world’s largest airlines on litigation and investigative matters. Patrick serves on the Defense Steering Committee in the In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation MDL for GlaxoSmithKline. He is also presently a member of the national leadership team representing Gilead in the TDF Products Liability Litigation and as national coordinating counsel in the nationwide opioid litigation for IQVIA. He has also served as national coordinating discovery counsel in complex litigation, including for Sanofi in the Taxotere MDL and for Bayer in the Essure Products Liability Litigation. In his privacy practice, Patrick has successfully litigated, argued and shut down a class action involving the Stored Communications Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, California Invasion of Privacy Act and Right to Financial Privacy Act.

Washington, Dc, Us

Patrick Oot is an experienced corporate attorney and co-founder of The Electronic Discovery Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to resolving litigation challenges by conducting studies of litigation processes for the benefit of the federal and state judiciary.In 2007, Mr. Oot appeared with United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at Georgetown University Law Center’s H5 Summit on Electronic Discovery. Mr. Oot has testified before the United States Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence where he presented his position on Proposed Rule of Evidence 502. The Committee included in its draft to the Judicial Conference language incorporating Mr. Oot’s suggestions. Mr. Oot is a member of the advisory board for, ALM’s LegalTech, The Georgetown University Law Center’s Advanced Ediscovery Institute, and The Council on Litigation Management. Oot actively participates in The Sedona Conference’s working groups; focusing on best practices in search and retrieval and the effective use of Federal Rule of Evidence 502. He is a member of the International Legal Technology Association, and has co-chaired Martindale-Hubble’s Counsel to Counsel electronic discovery roundtables. Mr. Oot lectures regularly at educational events and legal conferences internationally, has appeared on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and was interviewed for the August 2008 edition of The Economist. He received both his B.A. and J.D. from Syracuse University and his LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Oot is admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts and is also registered corporate counsel in Virginia.

Washington, Dc, Us

Advise agency staff as co-chair of the agency’s cross-divisional Electronic Discovery Action Team and is co-author of The SEC Electronic Discovery and Litigation Response Manual. Counsel SEC senior leadership and agency staff on best practices and guidance for discovery and litigation strategy, privilege protections and strategically significant matters involving forensics, technology and Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) interpretation for subpoena enforcement. Appear as the SEC’s 30(b)(6) deponent to defend the agency’s discovery practices. Successfully design and implement the SEC’s litigation hold notice tracking system as well as a federal government-wide educational program that includes participation of the federal judiciary. Litigation experience at the SEC includes representation in interpleader actions, labor arbitration and personnel disputes. Represents the SEC in favorable published opinions related to the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 in federal district court.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Assisting in the creation of a department-wide policy governing the production of electronic evidence in discovery to avoid charges of spoliation and ensure that Verizon meets its production obligations. Evaluating changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and other court rules on electronic discovery, and ensuring that Verizon’s practices and procedures are consistent with those rules. Meeting with representatives of other large companies to exchange information on electronic discovery best practices. Managing Verizon’s relationships with vendors to ensure that electronic discovery projects are completed effectively. Evaluating software to ensure that Verizon has access to the best offensive and defensive tools in evaluating and deploying electronic evidence. Appearing as witness in litigation to address questions about Verizon’s electronic discovery procedures. Evaluating the electronic discovery practices of litigation opponents to maximize Verizon’s access to their data.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Corporate deponent for Verizon Communications regarding discovery practices and procedures. Co-author of Verizon’s Best Practices for Electronic Discovery. Team leader in the design of a portal based national regulatory campaign for Verizon’s cable television franchising. Responsibilities include: trial support, drafting filings and memorandum; supervising litigation and document review projects; preparing administrative filings for the FCC, DOJ, FTC including Hart-Scott-Rodino filings, class action settlement claims and second requests; providing legal support and technical assistance to outside counsel; monitored industry cases to identify trends and patterns that potentially impact Verizon; conducting investigations and interviews of corporate personnel to fulfill discovery and compliance obligations; and collaborating with senior attorneys to develop law reform strategies.

Conducted office searches in response to discovery requests. Aided lead counsel in the preparation for trial, ITC and SEC hearings. Assisted in drafting ITC briefs. Administered a Documatrix database for forty attorneys containing over 500,000 documents. Prepared electronic coding sheets, database queries, and final production formulas. Conducted document review for Second Requests, telecommunication, pharmaceutical, and patent litigation. Prepared electronic discovery for service bureaus.

Us

Represented indigent clients in Title VII employment discrimination actions and 8th Amendment matters in federal district court. Selected through a merit competition to practice law and manage cases as a student under local federal rules. Conducted depositions, voir dire, witness examinations, client interviews, opening and closing statements. Drafted briefs, settlement offers, and memoranda.

Represented clients in sponsorship agreements for events and festivals. Negotiated and drafted sponsorship agreements, talent contracts, and marketing agreements. Interpreted relevant federal, state, and local rules and regulations for client advertising.

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J.D., Law

B.A., Policy Studies