Nicole M. Welbourn

Associate

A certified eDiscovery Specialist, Nicole provides analysis, creative solutions, project management skills, and client-focused efficiencies in all aspects of eDiscovery. For more than eight years, she has aided in the representation of individual and corporate clients in government and internal investigations, civil enforcement matters, criminal investigations, and other litigation. Nicole covers a broad spectrum of client eDiscovery needs—from advising on preservation holds and the collection of various data sources (including mobile devices and social applications) to managing large-scale data reviews and ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to technical specifications in data productions.

Assisted in the review and production of more than five million documents in two antitrust second requests issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission, including managing more than 100 document review attorneys, and collaborating in the analysis of clients’ privilege logs.
Assisted in large-scale opioids litigation as discovery counsel. Collaborated with merits counsel to ensure timely review and redactions of documents, delivery of productions, and privilege log preparation and analysis. The matter in question has since become a multidistrict litigation involving these responsibilities on a broader scale with aggressive deadlines and plaintiffs.
Utilized AI-driven analytics and technology-assisted review platforms as part of internal investigations and discovery responses, resulting each time in a significant decrease in both potential data for review and required reviewer hours.
Led and strategized the execution of a bespoke transactional due diligence matter for a technology client’s product sales and applicable discounts. Navigated technological challenges across five internal data repositories and made substantive recommendations directly to the client regarding the approval or cancellation of certain transactions.
Led the productions workflow for a large multidistrict litigation to three counterparties, resulting in the production of more than five million documents by creating a more efficient process and coordinating a rigorous production schedule in line with court- and litigation-mandated deadlines.
Worked closely with the client and opposing counsel to remedy issues with data from a widely used professional communication application, negotiating the scope of the production of that data with opposing counsel and brainstorming defensible efficiencies on the best methods for collection, review, and production of the responsive data.