Michelle Six

Partner Litigation

New York +1 212 446 4693

Michelle Six

Overview

Michelle Six is a partner in Kirkland’s New York office, where she advises clients in the U.S., Europe and Asia on strategic electronic discovery considerations and data protection and privacy issues. She focuses her practice on the development and execution of defensible eDiscovery processes in connection with contentious, high-stakes commercial litigation, products liability cases, antitrust matters and internal and government investigations. Michelle regularly counsels clients on data loss and records retention, as well as challenges posed by emerging technologies.

As Chair of the Firmwide Electronic Discovery Committee, she leads the Firm’s eDiscovery efforts and frequently writes and speaks about issues and solutions related to electronic discovery. Michelle was recognized in 2019–2022 by The Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution: E-Discovery and recognized by Chambers Global in 2021–2023 and Chambers USA in 2020–2022 for her work in E-Discovery & Information Governance. Clients have described Michelle as "absolutely phenomenal; a truly trusted adviser" and "a true visionary in e-discovery; [who] cuts right to the heart of the matter and finds practical solutions that support overall trial strategy."

Michelle’s experience with large-scale litigation and e-discovery policy development enables her to help clients better prepare for and respond to discovery requests in both litigation and investigatory matters. Michelle also brings strong project management skills to the table, having led teams of attorneys on complex discovery projects, including multi-district litigation. Some of her recent work experience includes:

  • Assisting clients with implementing e-discovery and document retention policies for use in anticipation of and during litigation.

  • Assisting litigation practice group and outside counsel on e-discovery meet and confer communication, and discovery motion practice.

  • Assisting in-house and outside counsel in assembling the best combination of tools, software, vendors, and/or processes for complex litigation.

  • Providing leadership and direction on e-discovery, document/data retention, and data security matters.

  • Managing complex document review projects.

  • Negotiating parameters of e-discovery protocols and agreements.

  • Managing computer forensic expert report preparation.

Before becoming a lawyer, Michelle was a professional actress for over 20 years, appearing in film, television and theater.

More

Thought Leadership

Publications

“Why You Should Leverage AI For Privilege Review,” Law360, May 24, 2022 

“Stealing the Scraps: Dissecting the Meaning of Cooperation and Transparency in E-Discovery,” New York Law Journal, February 4, 2022

“Building a Better ESI Agreement: Why Customization Matters,” New York Law Journal, January 29, 2021

"E-Discovery and Ethical Obligations in Product Liability Cases," Corporate Disputes, January–March 2021 

“A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework,” Law360, April 27, 2020

“Three Strategic Choices in E-Discovery,” New York Law Journal, February 2, 2018

Press Mentions

“Why Law Firms Are Ideal AI Testing Grounds: Insights from AI Visionary Michelle Six,” Relativity Blog, March, 2023

Speaking Engagements

Sedona Conference Working Group 1 Midyear Meeting – Unique eDiscovery Challenges in Multidistrict Litigation (April 2022)

Legalweek – The Time for Change Has Come: Streamlining Privilege Review (March 2022)

Florida Levin College of Law Annual eDiscovery Conference – Why Privilege Logging Is Still Too Complicated for Full Automation (March 2022)

Georgetown Advanced E-Discovery Institute – Late to the Party with Nothing to Wear: Avoiding MDL Faux Pas (November 2021)

Georgetown Advanced E-Discovery Institute – Back to Basics: An Advanced Toolkit for Pre-Production Quality Control (November 2020)

Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) Webinar – A Proposed TAR Framework (July 2020)

Relativity Fest – Smarter Discovery in the App Age (2018)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Legal Forum – Ethical and Societal Perspectives on AI (2018)

Ernst and Young Legal Technology Forum – GDPR Compliance in Investigation and Litigation (2018)

Legal Tech – The Future of Analytical Strategies (2017)

ABA Antitrust Law Spring Meeting – Expert Testimony of the Future: Machine Learning (2017)

National eDiscovery Leadership Institute – BYOD Panel: But It’s My Phone! (2017)

Recognition

Recognized as a “2023 Relativity AI Visionary,” Relativity, 2023 

Ranked in E-Discovery & Information Governance, Chambers Global, 2021–2023

Ranked in E-Discovery & Information Governance, Chambers USA, 2020–2022

Recognized for Dispute Resolution: E-Discovery, The Legal 500 United States, 2019–2022

Selected as a leading lawyer in Who's Who Legal, 2020–2021

Memberships & Affiliations

Actors Equity Association

SAG-AFTRA Performers' Union

Sedona Conference Working Group on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure, Working Group 6

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • New York

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawJ.D.

    Board Member, Arts and Entertainment Law Journal

    Member, Barry Scheck’s Innocence Project

  • American Conservatory TheaterM.F.A., Actingsumma cum laude
    Bill Ball Scholarship
  • Tufts UniversityB.A., Sociology
    Dean’s List