Matt L. Rotert

Counsel | Chicago

Industry Experience:

Matt is a talented and respected eDiscovery and data privacy attorney with more than ten years of experience.  Clients and colleagues value Matt’s technical expertise in a broad range of data privacy and protection issues including the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and cross‐border data transfers across the globe.  Matt is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe.  He excels in developing and refining processes to address the discovery process, from identification and production through trial use, in ways that maximize efficiencies and effectiveness.

Some recent examples of Matt’s work experience include:

  • Participating in all aspects of fact development including initial client discussion, custodial interviews, directing collection and processing, drafting issue-specific memoranda and deposition preparation materials, and supporting motion and trial practice
  • Developing discovery strategies for a broad array of subject matters including deploying technology solutions, such as predictive coding, along with comprehensive data analysis to help minimize cost and increase overall case awareness
  • Revamping a working privilege filter and instituted a reference chart creating greater accuracy in identifying potentially privileged material, increasing case-specific customization and improving process transparency
  • Creating and managing litigation budgets related for matter management as well as for use in motions to quash, arguments related to proportionality, and general case planning
  • Developing post‐production review strategies with the flexibility to answer “rabbit hole” questions while maintaining focus on central themes
  • Identifying, assessing, and evaluating of emerging technologies related to eDiscovery and firm management

Before joining Redgrave, Matt practiced as a discovery counsel at MoloLamken and as discovery counsel at Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

Thought Leadership:

  • GDPR & US Litigation | TransUnion Compliance Week, Chicago – August 21, 2019
  • Young Lawyers and Data Privacy (GDPR, CCPA, and Beyond): Meaningful Contributions in a Fast‐Evolving Space | American Bar Association, YLD Litigation Committee: Litigation Week – July 24, 2019
  • Investigate This! eDiscovery Is Not Just for Litigation Anymore | The Master’s Conference, New York – July 23, 2019
  • Less Terminator and More Ironman | The Master’s Conference, New York – July 23, 2019
  • How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Managed Review | The Master’s Conference, Chicago – May 16, 2019
  • GDPR & US Litigation – Practical Application | Chicago Bar Association Cyber & Data Privacy Committee – November 20, 2018
  • Rise of the Robolawyer – Increased Efficiency While Overcoming Disruptors to Your Career by Embracing Cutting Edge Technology | International Legal Innovations Conference; Washington, D.C. – October. 24, 2018
  • Possession, Custody and Control | Today’s General Counsel, The Exchange, San Francisco – October 17, 2018
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in IG and eDiscovery | Today’s General Counsel, The Exchange, San Francisco – October 16, 2018
  • Privacy Laws and eDiscovery – Impacts of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) | Today’s General Counsel, The Exchange, San Francisco – October 16, 2018
  • Possession, Custody and Control | Today’s General Counsel, The Exchange, Chicago – June 14, 2018
  • Proportionality – Sea Change or Minor Tweak? | Today’s General Counsel, The Exchange, Chicago – June 13, 2018

Education:

  • J.D., Loyola University Chicago – School of Law
  • B.S., Truman State University

States Admitted to Practice Law:

  • Illinois