Michelle Six

Partner Litigation

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Michelle Six

Overview

Michelle Six is a partner in Kirkland's New York office, where she focuses exclusively on electronic discovery law, concentrating on creating, monitoring, and implementing best practices and strategies for e-discovery. She works collaboratively with clients in the U.S. and Europe on the development and implementation of strategic and cost-effective discovery solutions for their litigation needs, offering efficient approaches to leveraging document review technology and staffing options for document review projects, technology selections, forensic collections, cross-border discovery, search methodology, and computer assisted review.

As Vice-Chair of the Firmwide Electronic Discovery Committee, she leads the Firm’s eDiscovery efforts and counsels clients on litigation readiness, developing eDiscovery strategy, and data privacy considerations and compliance. She frequently speaks at conferences and CLE programs on issues and solutions related to electronic discovery. Michelle was recognized in The Legal 500 US 2019 guide for Dispute Resolution: E-Discovery.

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.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

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

Select Speaking Engagements

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)

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

  • 2005New York

Education

  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawJ.D.2003

    Board Member, Arts and Entertainment Law Journal

    Member, Barry Scheck’s Innocence Project

  • American Conservatory TheaterM.F.A., Actingsumma cum laude1998
    Bill Ball Scholarship
  • Tufts UniversityB.A., Sociology1995
    Dean’s List