Patrick Oot

Practice Areas

Data and Discovery Strategies; Mass Tort; Privacy and Data Security; Litigation

Career

Patrick is co-chair of the firm's Data and Discovery Strategies Practice Group and a globally recognized practice leader in pretrial litigation and government investigations. He is a go-to lawyer for the world’s largest companies, with regular court appearances litigating complex issues involving technology and electronically stored information in state, federal district court and multidistrict litigation. Editor-in-chief of The Electronic Discovery Institute’s Guide to Spoliation Law, Patrick has both successfully defended against spoliation claims and has efficaciously obtained adverse inferences by deploying counterstrategy against legal adversaries using forensics and investigative techniques. He has led investigative responses to demands by the SEC, DOJ and state attorneys general offices.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association Technology for the Litigator Committee; International Legal Technology Association; The Sedona Conference Institute CLE Program, Founding Faculty Member; American Lawyer Media Legaltech, Educational Advisory Board, Chair;

Electronic Discovery Institute, Co-Founder, Certificate Program, Editor-in-Chief.

Publications

Editor-In-Chief, The Electronic Discovery Institute’s Guide to Spoliation Law

5 Tips for Protecting Legal Privilege During Global Litigation, ACC Docket, June 2020, Co-Author.

For a full list of publications, visit https://www.shb.com/professionals/o/oot-patrick