May K. Song

Counsel | WASHINGTON, D.C.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

May is an experienced attorney with an extensive background with a concentrated focus on eDiscovery and information law matters.  She is skilled at working with teams on developing and executing defensible eDiscovery processes in complex and highly technical litigation.  May’s background gives her extensive visibility into civil and criminal investigations and litigations, and how they intersect with information law issues.  She is passionate about distilling complex concepts into actionable review standards that address and account for technical nuances at issue in complex disputes. 

Some of May’s work experience includes:

  • Conducting discovery, managing document productions, and preparing privilege logs in a variety of matters
  • Taking and defending depositions of witnesses and experts
  • Participating in preliminary hearings, settlement conferences, and pretrial conferences
  • Preparing interview outlines and managing discovery for internal investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • Managing document reviews and productions in civil and criminal investigations and litigation
  • Drafting review protocols in large-scale reviews using technology assisted review
  • Handling privilege review and logging in a multi-million dollar legal malpractice claim with complex privilege waiver issues
  • Leading review teams in evaluating documents for responsiveness and privilege status in response to a DOJ request, on behalf of a large national healthcare company

Prior to joining Redgrave LLP, May worked as an eDiscovery attorney for various law firms, served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Denver, Colorado, and worked as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in Washington, D.C.   

EDUCATION:

May received her J.D. from New York University School of Law and her B.A., summa cum laude, from Wellesley College.  During law school, she was a McKay Scholar and the Notes Editor of the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy.  May is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, New York, and Colorado.