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Monica is a seasoned senior attorney who focuses on designing and executing efficient, defensible evidence and discovery workflows in complex business litigation and government investigations. She advises clients on every stage of the discovery lifecycle — preservation, collection, review, analysis, production — with experience rooted in both the legal and technical sides of the work: developing and implementing attorney-led artificial intelligence reviews, running review teams of 20+ attorneys, implementing TAR and predictive coding, and developing workflows across SEC investigations, business torts, and financial services disputes, among others. Monica brings that same depth of experience to large multijurisdictional matters and smaller, fast-moving cases alike. She also regularly manages discovery issues in matters overseen by court-appointed special masters, ensuring that processes and protocols satisfy heightened judicial scrutiny.

Known for a pragmatic, cost-conscious approach, Monica excels at developing discovery plans that leverage artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to reduce data volumes, streamline review, and enhance accuracy. She regularly collaborates with in-house counsel, IT teams, and external vendors to implement technology-assisted review, workflow automation, and defensible search methodologies that withstand scrutiny from courts, special masters, and regulators while controlling costs.

In addition to counseling on active disputes and investigations, Monica helps clients design scalable discovery and evidence management frameworks that align with their risk profiles, business objectives, and evolving regulatory expectations. Through this combination of legal judgment and technological insight, Monica delivers discovery solutions that are both strategically sound and operationally efficient, maximizing value for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Conducted targeted searches, batched documents, and managed project attorney review teams of approximately 20 attorneys in various matters including SEC investigations, business torts, and patent infringement claims.
  • Prepared deposition materials, and factual and legal memoranda, by synthesizing facts learned through review.
  • Implemented creative workflows and analyzed complex documents to locate key information for production in various matters.
  • Trained a statistical sample for a technology assisted review (TAR) in a financial services matter.
  • Implemented predictive coding and advanced analytics while supervising project attorney team conducting responsiveness and privilege reviews for production in a fraud and business dispute matter for a credit reporting agency.

Monica is a seasoned senior attorney who focuses on designing and executing efficient, defensible evidence and discovery workflows in complex business litigation and government investigations. She advises clients on every stage of the discovery lifecycle — preservation, collection, review, analysis, production — with experience rooted in both the legal and technical sides of the work: developing and implementing attorney-led artificial intelligence reviews, running review teams of 20+ attorneys, implementing TAR and predictive coding, and developing workflows across SEC investigations, business torts, and financial services disputes, among others. Monica brings that same depth of experience to large multijurisdictional matters and smaller, fast-moving cases alike. She also regularly manages discovery issues in matters overseen by court-appointed special masters, ensuring that processes and protocols satisfy heightened judicial scrutiny.

Known for a pragmatic, cost-conscious approach, Monica excels at developing discovery plans that leverage artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to reduce data volumes, streamline review, and enhance accuracy. She regularly collaborates with in-house counsel, IT teams, and external vendors to implement technology-assisted review, workflow automation, and defensible search methodologies that withstand scrutiny from courts, special masters, and regulators while controlling costs.

In addition to counseling on active disputes and investigations, Monica helps clients design scalable discovery and evidence management frameworks that align with their risk profiles, business objectives, and evolving regulatory expectations. Through this combination of legal judgment and technological insight, Monica delivers discovery solutions that are both strategically sound and operationally efficient, maximizing value for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Conducted targeted searches, batched documents, and managed project attorney review teams of approximately 20 attorneys in various matters including SEC investigations, business torts, and patent infringement claims.
  • Prepared deposition materials, and factual and legal memoranda, by synthesizing facts learned through review.
  • Implemented creative workflows and analyzed complex documents to locate key information for production in various matters.
  • Trained a statistical sample for a technology assisted review (TAR) in a financial services matter.
  • Implemented predictive coding and advanced analytics while supervising project attorney team conducting responsiveness and privilege reviews for production in a fraud and business dispute matter for a credit reporting agency.

Education

  • University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., 2005
  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 2001

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia
  • California