Press Release
Press Release
For Immediate Release
November 4, 2011
ACEDS adds experts Emma Quinn, the first CEDS-certified professional in UK and leader in global e-discovery work, and Seth Row, attorney and expert in social media, to Advisory Board
Miami – The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) today announced that Emma Quinn and Seth Row have been appointed to the Advisory Board.
Ms. Quinn is the first professional in the United Kingdom to earn the Certified E-Discovery Specialist credential. As the E-Discovery Associate Director for a global financial institution based in London, she consults with legal counsel worldwide to address e-discovery processing and production issues in complex cases with multiple jurisdictions.
Mr. Row, Of Counsel at Parsons Farnell & Grein in Portland, Oregon, is an experienced commercial litigator who advises clients on ESI-intensive matters and e-discovery risk management. Previously, he was a founding member of the Electronic Data Discovery Specialty Team for an AmLaw 100 firm.
The Board guides ACEDS management in its worldwide programs that are offered to businesses, lawyers, litigation support professionals, information technology specialists, knowledge officers and government agencies. The centerpiece is the acclaimed Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) certification, which was released in November 2010 and has been earned by professionals in several countries.
Alvin Lindsay, partner at Hogan Lovells, in Miami, is Chair of the ACEDS Advisory Board, which is composed of diverse, distinguished professionals who guide the international body in its groundbreaking work. (See ACEDS.org)
Lanny Morris, ACEDS Executive Director, said, “ACEDS is privileged to count on the wise counsel of these new Advisory Board members as it extends its wings around the globe. Under the leadership of Al Lindsay, an expert in international arbitration and cross-border e-discovery, ACEDS is bringing its professional, independent message of verifiable competence everywhere."
The two new Advisory Board members are accomplished experts in the global e-discovery community. (Full biographical statements at ACEDS.org)
Emma Quinn, CEDS
E-Discovery Associate Director at Barclays, in London, she consults with internal and external legal review teams across all of Barclays worldwide regarding their e-discovery needs, implementation of those needs, and processing and production of documents in cases with extensive reviewable data. She conducts training for Barclays personnel globally, manages client and project operations, and supervises the testing, maintenance and research of e-discovery software. Previously, she worked as an e-discovery specialist at KPMG with responsibility for technical processing, client management and e-discovery project management at each stage of the process. She was the first person in the UK to earn the Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) certification.Seth H. Row, CEDS
An ex
perienced commercial litigator and consultant to businesses on e-discovery and risk management, he is Of Counsel at Parsons Farnell & Grein in Portland, Oregon, and has extensive "in the trenches" experience litigating ESI-intensive matters. Previously, at Holland & Knight he was one of the founding members of the Electronic Data Discovery Specialty Team, providing e-discovery training firmwide and consulting litigation teams across the country. He has handled e-discovery disputes from many angles: judicial law clerk, insurance defense counsel, and, more recently, as private litigation counsel and mediator. He is co-editor of the leading ABA newsletter on pretrial practice, an author of the ACEDS Certification Examination Preparation Manual, and frequent speaker at e-discovery CLE programs nationwide.
perienced commercial litigator and consultant to businesses on e-discovery and risk management, he is Of Counsel at Parsons Farnell & Grein in Portland, Oregon, and has extensive "in the trenches" experience litigating ESI-intensive matters. Previously, at Holland & Knight he was one of the founding members of the Electronic Data Discovery Specialty Team, providing e-discovery training firmwide and consulting litigation teams across the country. He has handled e-discovery disputes from many angles: judicial law clerk, insurance defense counsel, and, more recently, as private litigation counsel and mediator. He is co-editor of the leading ABA newsletter on pretrial practice, an author of the ACEDS Certification Examination Preparation Manual, and frequent speaker at e-discovery CLE programs nationwide. -30-
