
The e-discovery practice at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP covers a host of issues including data breaches, trade secrets and antitrust investigations for a focused client base in the pharmaceutical, automotive and technology industries. A team of four led the team from South Carolina. John Martin has experience handling multi-district litigation and assists clients with issues of information management and cybersecurity. Lucie Cohen serves as discovery counsel for high-end clients across industries. Heyward Bonyata has vast experience as a litigator, developing and negotiating both offensive and defensive discovery strategies for clients. Julie Flaming specialises in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, product liability and business litigation, often involving technology in discovery processes. Travis Bustamante provides support from Charlotte, focusing on data breach response efforts and information governance. Jarrett Coco , also based in South Carolina, is another key contact,.
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Key clients
- Eli Lilly and Company
- The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
Work highlights
- Served as discovery counsel for Eli Lilly and Company in response to several litigations relating to insulin pricing, settling the class action with individual buyers in May 2023; however, Lilly still faces the In Re Insulin Pricing Litigation MDL that was formed in August 2023 in the District of New Jersey.
- Served as discovery counsel for Anthem (now Elevance Health, Inc.) as part of litigation filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office pending in Southern District of New York.
- Served as discovery counsel for Estee Lauder in the nationwide personal injury litigation where plaintiffs allege they have developed mesothelioma and/or asbestos-related disease(s) as a result of their use of various Estee Lauder cosmetic products containing talc.
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Travis Bustamante
Practice head
John Martin; Lucie Cohen; Heyward Bonyata; Julie Flaming
Other key lawyers
Travis Bustamante; Jarrett Coco