Tara advises clients on e-discovery issues including search methodologies, machine learning/TAR, data preservation and collection, discovery protocols, and dispute resolution strategies. Tara regularly serves as a court-appointed discovery neutral in complex commercial litigation, facilitating resolution of high-stakes disputes, including trade secrets, financial services, and technology matters. She has also managed e-discovery compliance in dozens of Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Second Requests, combining legal expertise with operational management of e-discovery workflows. She develops custom solutions for litigation and investigation management, including data visualizations, analytics, machine learning strategies, workflows, and validation procedures.
Her information governance practice encompasses compliance program development, AI governance and system deployment, privacy, records management technology, litigation readiness, and defensible disposition.
Tara’s prior roles have included serving as testifying expert on technical e-discovery issues, acting as General Counsel for legal technology companies, and providing consultative expertise and training to companies and U.S. federal agencies, including the DOJ Antitrust Division. She has been ranked as Band 1 in Chambers rankings in eDiscovery litigation support, and is a certified Project Management Professional. She serves on the Steering Committee for The Sedona Conference WG13 on AI and the Law, The Sedona Conference Advisory Council, and EDRM Global Advisory Board. She is also Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association's Artificial Intelligence and Robots Committee, and previously served on the Steering Committee for The Sedona Conference WG1 on eDiscovery and Information Governance.