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Christian Mahoney

Christian Mahoney

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Christian Mahoney is the global head of Cleary Gottlieb’s eDiscovery and Litigation Technology group. Christian’s practice focuses on eDiscovery, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and information governance.

Christian advises clients on data preservation and collection for legal matters. He negotiates discovery procedures, prepares clients for depositions, revises collection processes, and utilizes advanced technology, including AI, for data identification. His role is crucial in antitrust, securities enforcement, and litigation matters. He also serves as discovery counsel for some of the world’s largest corporations, advising clients on information governance and data retention as well as litigation preparedness.

Christian is a leader in the application of artificial intelligence and GenAI for discovery. He has developed, negotiated, and implemented novel artificial intelligence technologies and workflows including the development of artificial intelligence to classify both attorney client privilege and sensitive health information. Because of his expertise in the area, he has been retained by large eDiscovery service providers to advise on technical and legal best practices in the implementation of artificial intelligence for eDiscovery.

Publications

Christian frequently speaks and writes on discovery related issues and has published numerous research papers on the application of artificial intelligence for discovery.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

E-Discovery & Information Governance - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Christian Mahoney leads the Cleary Gottlieb's e-discovery team and advises clients on a broad spectrum of disputes, alongside offering counsel on risk management and data governance matters.

Strengths

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  • Christian's willingness to develop bespoke strategies and tools for particular cases makes him extremely valuable.

    E-Discovery & Information GovernanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • His ability to think outside the box and take action is admirable. This drives successful outcomes for his clients.

    E-Discovery & Information GovernanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is up to speed on developments within technology and case law.

    E-Discovery & Information GovernanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is a brilliant, personable and extremely knowledgeable attorney.

    E-Discovery & Information GovernanceChambers Guide to the USA

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New York

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