Band 4
Provided by Julie Anne Halter
Julie Anne Halter is a partner in the firm. Her practice includes complex commercial and business litigations, arbitrations and government and internal investigations, particularly as they relate to managing large, document-intensive cases, specifically those involving electronic discovery. For more than two decades, Julie Anne has counseled clients regarding complex electronic discovery in litigations, arbitrations and investigation matters involving intellectual property, trade secrets, securities, and banking, including SEC and FINRA investigation matters, antitrust, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, products liability, real estate, and employment litigation, as well as other government and internal investigations and public records act requests.
Julie Anne is a member of the e-Discovery Analysis and Technology (e-DAT) group, a dedicated, firmwide practice group that deploys advanced technology, including predictive analytics and other technology assisted review resources, and implements proven business processes to provide clients with efficient and cost-effective electronic discovery counseling and document review services.
Julie Anne also counsels clients in a variety of industries on information governance, records management, and litigation readiness issues, providing advice and assistance regarding information governance policies, practices and records retention schedules, employee training, and other recommendations to maintain legal compliance, lower record management costs, and reduce liability risks.
Julie Anne is a former member of a working group of The Sedona Conference, a leading e-discovery organization responsible for laying critical foundational work associated with the recently amended Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) regarding the preservation of electronically stored information. She is also a frequent author and speaker on discovery issues, including recent articles and podcasts regarding technology assisted review innovations.
Washington State Bar Association
Make-A-Wish of Alaska and Washington, Member, Board of Trustees (2012-2018), Board Chairperson (2015-2016), Board Governance Committee Chairperson (2013-2014)
“E-discovery: Planning for and Conducting E-discovery (WA),” LexisNexis Practical Guidance®, December 2022
“The New e-Discovery Wild West: Slack, Teams, Zoom, and Other Collaboration Technologies,” Electronic Discovery Institute, October 2022
“Collaboration Conundrum: Casual Connectivity Can Create Legal Risks,” 425 Business, 12 December 2022
E-discovery: Planning for and Conducting E-discovery (WA), Lexis Nexis, 27 August 2020.
“Must-haves for your e-discovery toolkit,” Puget Sound Business Journal, Law and Litigation Section, 10 December 2010
“Building Your e-Discovery Toolkit,” DeNovo, Washington State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Publication, Volume 24, Issue 5, October 2010
Seattle University School of Law
J.D.
1997
University of Washington
B.A.
1993
Provided by Chambers
Julie Anne Halter is partner and practice group coordinator of the e-discovery group at K&L Gates. She acts for a broad range of clients at all stages of the discovery process, with extensive experience representing clients in a wide array of commercial and regulatory litigation matters.
Provided by Chambers
Julie has been essential to our e-discovery work and her technical expertise is incredibly valuable.
Julie is incredibly knowledgeable about the e-discovery space.
Julie is very responsive, practical and knowledgeable. She delivers value.
Julie has been essential to our e-discovery work and her technical expertise is incredibly valuable.
Julie is incredibly knowledgeable about the e-discovery space.
Julie is very responsive, practical and knowledgeable. She delivers value.
