Mark Porter is a staff attorney in the Securities Department, and a member of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group. He joined the firm in 2011.
Practice
Mr. Porter’s practice focuses on issues of e-discovery. Specifically, he works with other attorneys, litigation technology project managers and paralegals on teams that manage electronic and other documents in large cases and investigations. Attorneys on these teams take a leadership role in the document control process, systematically tracking documents from preservation to collection and through review and production. They work with e-discovery vendors and their review and analytical tools; review documents; train and oversee other firm and contract attorneys who review documents and partner with project managers to perform production quality control.
Past Experience
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Porter worked as an electronic discovery contract attorney, reviewing documents for multinational corporations and large law firms in preparation for litigation and review by government agencies.
While pursuing his legal education, Mr. Porter worked as a judicial extern for the Auburn City Court in New York, conducting legal research in areas of New York civil and criminal law pertaining to the judicial caseload.