Lawyers / Professionals

Ms. Griset has a broad background in e-discovery and has focused exclusively on e-discovery since 2005. She co-heads the firm's Discovery Counsel Services Group and manages the firm's Charlotte e-discovery site. Ms. Griset consults with clients on preservation, collection and production issues; serves as Discovery Counsel in large litigation matters where other firms serve as merits counsel; consults clients on e-discovery protocols and playbooks; and manages a team of dedicated McGuireWoods e-discovery attorneys. Prior to her e-discovery work, she handled business and financial institution litigation matters for eight years.

Her clients depend on her extensive knowledge of various electronic review platforms and tools; procedures to preserve, identify and collect electronic and hard copy information; best practices in handling e-discovery and the design of electronic filters and searches, as well as her ability to manage personnel and resources to ensure cost-effectiveness. She is also an experienced courtroom lawyer familiar with the emerging case law and the e-discovery requirements of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and she frequently handles e-discovery-related motions practice in federal and state courts.

Ms. Griset's engagements typically involve assessing the volume of data related to the matter; identifying the best process for preservation, collection and document review; serving as the client's discovery counsel in large matters; leading the e-discovery Meet & Confer Conference; negotiating e-discovery issues with the opposing party; establishing review protocols, privilege teams and a quality control process for the document review; preparing a budget or flat fee for the document reviews; creating a robust and defensible privilege log; and handling all other aspects of the discovery process.

She is also frequently consulted by clients as they prepare E-Discovery Playbooks, and she assists clients in identifying the most cost-effective, efficient and defensible collection and review tools and processes. McGuireWoods often teams with co-counsel and the client to determine how best to handle the discovery aspects of a matter, leveraging the specific experience of Ms. Griset and her colleagues on the firm's Discovery Counsel Services Team to manage e-discovery challenges while also developing facts and legal theories needed to defend each case.