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Jake Frazier, MBA, Esq. Sr. Director: Compliance and eDiscovery Practice EMC Corporation

Jake Frazier, Esq. is Director of Compliance and eDiscovery Practice for EMC. Mr. Frazier is a member of The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 and a founding member of the EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model). Frazier has consulted on hundreds of complex e-discovery cases and has authored several matter specific e-discovery protocols for use by adverse parties and judges, as well as working with clients at FRCP 26(f) “meet and confers”.  He has authored dozens of articles on eDiscovery and Compliance in publications such as Digital Discovery & Electronic Evidence, Litigation Support Today, and Compliance Solutions Advisor.  Most recently, Frazier authored a booklet entitled Bringing eDiscovery in-house for Dummies and was technical editor on “eDiscovery for Dummies”. Prior to joining EMC, Frazier was VP of Sales and Marketing at RenewData, an eDiscovery consulting firm.

Frazier received a bachelor's degree in psychology from The University of Cincinnati, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University. He is also a member of the Arizona State Bar and has received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Advocacy and the Willard H. Pedrick Scholar Award.

Frazier has authored many articles, booklets and newsletters on the subjects of eDiscovery and Compliance, including:

• “Are We Entering the Post Forensic Era”, Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, April, 2009.
  
  
• “Bringing eDiscovery in-House for Dummies”, Wiley Publishing, April, 2008

• “Bringing eDiscovery in-House”, Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, February 2008.
  
  
• “Beyond e-mail: Performing Reconnaissance on Your Own Network: Avoid eDiscovery Woes Related to Fileshares by Implementing Document Management Systems”, Integrated Solutions, February 2008
  
  
• “Electronic Discovery for Dummies”, Wiley Publishing, 2007. Co-authored with Ryan Williams, ISBN: 978-0-470-22607-0

• “Conceptual Review Technologies: Educating Your Attorneys”, Litigation Support Today, Conexion, August/October, 2007.

• “The X-Files: Issues Surrounding Exotic Forms of Electronically Stored Information”, Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, July 2007. Co-Authored with Heidi Maher, Esq., Legal Solutions Advisor, RenewData

• “E-Discovery From Across the Pond: Data Transfers from the European Union to the U.S.”, Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, May 2007. Co-Authored with Heidi Maher, Esq., Legal Solutions Advisor, RenewData

• “Capture Data for Compliance and Avoid Sanctions”, Compliance Solutions Advisor, October, 2006.Co-Authored with Jason Velasco, VP of Electronic Evidence Services, RenewData.

• “Getting Rid of Backup Tapes: A Practical Approach to Breaking the Habit”, Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, August 2006. Co-Authored with Arthur Smith, Esq. Partner, Husch & Eppenberger, L.L.P.

• “E-mail Management Software: The Panacea we’ve all Been Waiting For?”,Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, January 2006. Co-Authored with Charlene Brownlee, Esq. Senior Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

• “Top Ten Considerations When Negotiating an E-Discovery Case Management Order”, Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, October 2005. Co-authored with Carolyn Southerland, Esq. Special Counsel, Baker Botts, L.L.P.

• “Obstacles to Native Productions: Has Microsoft Brought Us One Step Closer?”,  Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, September, 2005.

• “E-Discovery Dream Teams”, Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, July 2005. Co-authored with Carolyn Southerland, Esq. Special Counsel, Baker Botts, L.L.P.

• “Are Market Forces and Technological Advances Already Making the “Reasonably Accessible” Category Obsolete?”, Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, BNA, May 2005

Frazier has been interviewed and quoted or cited regarding eDiscovery and Compliance in several publications including:

• Technical Editor “eDiscovery for Dummies”, Wiley Publishing, 2009

•  “When is Full Blown Forensic Collection Necessary?” “Litigation Support: Document Forensics and Legal Holds, International Litigation Technology Association, May, 2009

• “A Proactive Approach to e-Discovery”, Securities Industry News, September 8, 2008

• “The Sedona Conference Best Practice Commentary on Email Management: Guidelines for the Selection of Retention Policy”, The Sedona Conference Journal, Fall 2007

• “Discovery Specialists Warn of ESI and Documents Beyond Documents and e-Mail”, ARMA International, Information Management Newswire, August 2007

• “Updating Digital Discovery: It’s All on Record”, AMedNews, American Medical Association, July 2nd, 2007

• “Information Overload: e-Discovery Becomes a Hot Topic as Lawsuits Hone in on Electronic Data”, Austin Business Journal, May 25th, 2007

Mr. Frazier also speaks frequently at conferences and seminars on the topics of eDiscovery and Compliance, including;

• The Sedona Conference Institute: Getting Ahead of the eDiscovery Curve, March, 2008

• The Compliance, Governance & Oversight Council: Data Source Synchronization for Preservation, Discovery & Retention. December, 2007

• The International Quality and Productivity Center’s 2nd eDiscovery, September, 2006