Michael T. Swick
- Senior Discovery Attorney
Michael advises clients on the strategic application of e-discovery technology to build compelling cases while defensibly and cost-effectively meeting discovery obligations.
Michael Swick has worked on a broad range of matters, including complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes, voting rights litigation, patent and trademark infringement, antitrust matters, and government investigations.
Michael manages document review projects and other discovery matters and provides a variety of related services. He has significant experience identifying key information in preparation for depositions and trial; analyzing and structuring large data sets; preparing expert witnesses; managing external teams of contractors; performing quality control and privilege reviews; and preparing privilege logs. Drawing from a deep understanding of the unique difficulties presented by Chinese-Japanese-Korean (CJK) and other foreign language data sets, Michael is especially at home helping clients with non-English data sets successfully navigate litigation.
Michael is a certified ediscovery specialist (CEDS) and has completed the DISCO Review Management and Project Management certifications. He is skilled with additional discovery technologies, including Relativity, DISCO, Everchron, Concordance, Ringtail, and LiveNote.
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Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 2011
- University of Washington School of Law, LL.M., Asian and Comparative Law, 2011
- University of Washington, B.A., Japanese, 2007
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
Additional Languages
- Japanese