Forrester, Michael J.

Eric Cronin is a staff attorney in the Litigation/Controversy Department. He joined the firm in 2008.

Practice

Mr. Cronin focuses his practice 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.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Cronin was a contract attorney, where he reviewed stock option and stock appreciation right programs as part of corporate due diligence work for the initial public offering of an information technology company. He also researched accounting rules and procedures for derivative instruments and hedge activities as well as nonrefundable fees and costs associated with loans.

Mr. Cronin has also worked as a pro bono attorney for Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc. and as an associate at a firm in New York, where his practice focused on legal and regulatory matters in securities, executive employment, corporations, bankruptcy, landlord/tenant and contract law.