Lucile H. Cohen

Partner

Meridian
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201

T 803.255.9332
F 803.255.5922

lucie.cohen@nelsonmullins.com

Lucie serves as discovery counsel to clients in complex litigation matters and government investigations, developing discovery response strategies, negotiating ESI protocols and other discovery orders, and advocating on behalf of clients regarding scope of discovery, burden issues, and culling and search methodologies. Her clients often face interrelated litigation and government inquiries in antitrust, securities, data breach, and other contexts, and she works closely with clients to coordinate discovery strategy and operations across matters. For many clients, she serves as enterprise e-discovery counsel and coordinates consistent approaches across the client’s litigation matters and investigations. She also counsels clients on information management and data governance strategies, policies, and practices, including records management efforts and defensible disposition of aged data.

and other contexts, and she works closely with clients to coordinate discovery strategy and operations across matters. For many clients, she serves as enterprise e-discovery counsel and coordinates consistent approaches across the client’s litigation matters and investigations. She also counsels clients on information management and data governance strategies, policies, and practices, including records management efforts and defensible disposition of aged data.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Regularly advises clients on defensible approaches to the preservation, collection, and production of electronically stored information and helps develop strategies for clients to address electronic discovery challenges in litigation
Routinely coordinates and manages large-scale discovery projects for productions in litigation and government investigations
Assists clients on information lifecycle issues, including establishing frameworks to defensibly dispose of data when it is no longer needed for business or legal purposes

Education

University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, cum laude (2007)
- John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court
- Order of Wig and Robe
- Editor in Chief, ABA's Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal
College of Charleston, MS, Environmental Studies (2002)
Loyola University New Orleans, BS, Biology, Minors in Chemistry and History (1999)

Admissions

South Carolina
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Practice Areas

Articles & Speeches

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Recognitions

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Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business: E-Discovery & Information Governance - Nationwide (2021)
Legal 500 United States, Dispute resolution: E-Discovery (2019–2021)

Professional Activities

Sedona Conference
ARMA International
DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
American Bar Association
South Carolina Bar
South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
Richland County Bar Association

Community

Drafting wills for first responders in Nelson Mullins’ Wills for Heroes program
Working with high school students through Street Law
Board Member, Columbia Stage Company in support of Columbia’s historic Town Theatre

Overview

Lucie serves as discovery counsel to clients in complex litigation matters and government investigations, developing discovery response strategies, negotiating ESI protocols and other discovery orders, and advocating on behalf of clients regarding scope of discovery, burden issues, and culling and search methodologies. Her clients often face interrelated litigation and government inquiries in antitrust, securities, data breach,... and other contexts, and she works closely with clients to coordinate discovery strategy and operations across matters. For many clients, she serves as enterprise e-discovery counsel and coordinates consistent approaches across the client’s litigation matters and investigations. She also counsels clients on information management and data governance strategies, policies, and practices, including records management efforts and defensible disposition of aged data.