Clinton Sanko, office managing shareholder and the Firm's eDiscovery and document review officer, is a seasoned litigation trial lawyer who focuses his practice on bringing client value through efficient, effective and expeditious managing of the work associated with eDiscovery and document review. He has substantial experience in a variety of matters, including major antitrust investigations and class actions (mergers, wage fixing, no poaching agreements). In addition to handling eDiscovery issues, Clinton is also currently actively involved in the defense of a major client in two large multi-district antitrust class actions alleging wage and compensation fixing of thousands of employees and independent contractors arising out of alleged information exchanges, bench marking and no poach agreements. While Clinton has been the lead lawyer on various high-stakes commercial litigation, he principally manages the critical juncture where electronically stored information intersects with legal need, whether that intersection occurs in litigation, investigations, information governance, litigation preparedness, or mergers and acquisitions. Clients turn to Clinton for advice on maintaining a proportionate approach to finding what is needed and complying with all legal obligations, while keeping costs measured and finding the case story in the documents.
As a trial lawyer and technology enthusiast, Clinton has 13 years of experience dealing with eDiscovery issues in litigation settings. He is uniquely positioned to understand the client's perspective, the trial team needs and the legal requirements of eDiscovery as they play out in actual litigation. As such, he is positioned to advise, counsel and advocate for clients on these critical issues. Clinton has direct oversight responsibility for the Firm's eDiscovery, Document Review and Investigations Team, which is responsible for supporting the Firm's needs for active cases where eDiscovery or document review services are needed. He seeks to bring value to clients through integrated processes, applied legal knowledge and management of the Firm's eDiscovery technology vendors. In conjunction with the team, Clinton has led the development of Baker Donelson's LeanDiscovery™ system, which seeks to closely integrate process, technology and the various team constituencies for the cost-effective and efficient management of eDiscovery and document review.
Clinton is an active member of the Firm's Commercial Litigation and Government Enforcement and Investigations (GEI) Groups. Of course, he supports all substantive areas of the Firm where eDiscovery issues arise. He is also a member of the Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Team, sits on the Technology Steering Committee and participates in the Firm's Innovation Groups, along with the Firm's leaders in technology, Knowledge Management and Legal Project Management. Clinton has been an active presenter on these topics for many years.