Samantha Kepler Senior Discovery Consultant

Samantha Kepler has more than 15 years of e-discovery experience with a focus on complex litigation for various practice groups, including patent, commercial, product liability, and construction. Sam began her career as a project assistant on the East Coast at an international law firm. During her career, Sam has been an integral member of case teams as an analyst and project manager at three law firms, including Perkins Coie, which she joined in 2015. Since joining, Sam has successfully worked on both transactional and multiyear projects for multinational corporate clients.

In her role as senior discovery consultant, Sam brings a breadth of knowledge and skill around litigation readiness in her consultation with attorneys and clients. She advises on ways to defensibly improve organizational efficiencies that enhance data review and production while implementing cost-saving measures. Sam ensures that matter requirements are met through the project lifecycle, frequently advising case teams on structured and unstructured data sources, collection, early case assessment, and production workflows, while leveraging machine learning and analytics. Sam vets and recommends new and complex technology solutions to help build out advanced workflows to address the ever-changing structure and treatment of data as it relates to discovery. As part of the E-Discovery Services & Strategy (ESS) practice leadership team, Sam also contributes to the development and implementation of initiatives supporting the group’s strategic plan.