Julie North and Scott Reents Author Article on the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of New York’s E‑Discovery Rule Changes for the New York Law Journal

Together with New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division Associate Justice Saliann Scarpulla, retired Cravath partner Julie A. North and Cravath’s lead attorney for data analytics and e‑discovery Scott Reents authored an article entitled “New York Commercial Division Leads the Way With New E‑Discovery Rules,” which was published by the New York Law Journal on May 10, 2022. The article reviews the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of New York’s recent and significant changes modernizing e‑discovery practices and procedures. The authors examine how the new amendments address the economic burdens of e‑discovery and the protection of sensitive information as the complexity and volume of electronically stored information grows, and encourage the use of emerging technologies in the discovery process. “We believe that the effort has been successful and that all lawyers and businesses that encounter e‑discovery issues in New York State will benefit from these changes,” write the authors. Judge Scarpulla and North are members of the Commercial Division Advisory Council, which recommended adoption of the new rule, and Reents assisted in the drafting of the rule.

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