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John B. Koss

Managing Director, E-Data Consulting Group

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+1.617.210.6855

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As the Managing Director of Mintz’s Chambers & Partners globally- and nationally-ranked E-Data Consulting Group, John’s practice focuses exclusively on counseling clients on information governance and the utilization of technology and artificial intelligence to manage large data matters. John has particular experience advising clients in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries facing commercial litigation, corporate M&A activity, antitrust inquiries, and government investigations.

John is a member of Mintz’s Administrative Leadership Team in addition to overseeing the team of lawyers and technologists who comprise the E-Data Consulting Group, the Firm’s technology vendor partnerships, and certain client-facing legal technology applications.  In all aspects of his role, John relies on his extensive experience both in legal practice and e-data project management to help clients:

  • Develop and implement processes for governing and preserving electronic data in common corporate forms and repositories;
  • Implement best-in-class case assessment tools to significantly reduce electronic data volumes;
  • Advise on the use of machine learning, data analytics, and artificial intelligence approaches to prioritize and automate review, management, and analysis of corporate data; and
  • Utilize innovative workforce arrangements to maximize efficiency and data management cost savings.

Prior to rejoining the firm in 2016, John led the Boston office of one of the nation’s leading legal services firms, where he worked with in-house legal departments and law firms to create effective and economical legal solutions – incorporating flexible staffing, reliable workflows, and technology – in a wide variety of practice areas including litigation, compliance, employment, corporate transactions, and contracts management.

During his initial tenure at Mintz, John was a founding member of the firm’s Electronic Discovery Practice Group. He was also an active member of the firm’s Product Liability and Complex Tort Litigation Practice Group. John maintained a diverse litigation and counseling practice with a particular focus on serving as national trial, strategy, and discovery counsel for pharmaceutical/device and biotechnology clients involved in serial litigation. In this role, he also advised on information governance and the coordination of companywide and multinational discovery efforts.

Outside of the office, John lectures, speaks, and writes frequently on issues of e-discovery law, information governance, and data privacy. John teaches E-Data Law at Suffolk University Law School, one of the few national full-semester offerings on the subject matter.

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EnforceMintz — Tech Corner: Q&A with Mintz’s E-Discovery Pro Regarding Artificial Intelligence

February 8, 2024 | Blog | By Samantha Kingsbury, John Koss, Trust D. Kupupika

This Q&A with John Koss, Managing Director of Mintz’s E-Data Consulting Group, delves into the work of the group along with the benefits, challenges, and emerging issues related to using AI in e-discovery.

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As the clock ticks down to May 25, 2018, when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) becomes fully enforceable throughout the EU, the Internet and airwaves have become saturated with guidance for companies about what to expect and how to prepare for its new protections and restrictions.
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The Wells Fargo PII Epic Fail - Chapter II

August 22, 2017 | Blog | By John Koss

The law firm that inadvertently produced records containing personally-identifying information (“PII”) relating to 50,000 Wells Fargo customers in response to a third-party subpoena, which we first reported on here, went before a judge earlier this month, seeking to permanently bar the recipient and his counsel from further exploitation of the documents and their customer-identifying contents.
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Monkey See… Now, How NOT To Do

July 28, 2017 | Blog | By John Koss

Wells Fargo’s inadvertent production of personal identifying information ("PII") in a case involving a former employee became national news when the New York Times broke the story late last week. 
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Knock, Knock, Knocking on Menon’s Door

July 6, 2017 | Blog | By John Koss

In a decision sure to have wide-ranging implications for cross-border discovery and governing privacy regimes, the Supreme Court recently held in Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon, that the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters (the “Hague Service Convention” or the “Convention”) does not prohibit service by mail. 
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You’ve had your apple a day, but you can’t keep the subpoenas away…  
And, if your organization is facing a request seeking records or other materials that may contain patient health information (“PHI”), it bears repeating that while HIPAA provides a number of methods through which covered entities that hold records containing PHI may produce such records, these guidelines are closely enforced by courts.
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News & Press

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Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.

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Mintz continues to earn high rankings by Chambers Global, a guide to the top law firms and attorneys worldwide. Four Mintz attorneys and two of the firm’s practices are ranked in the 2024 Chambers Global edition.

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BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.

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Mintz continues to earn high rankings in Chambers Global 2023, a guide to the top law firms and attorneys worldwide.

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An article published by Business Insider’s Innovation Inc. featured Mintz’s E-Data Consulting Group and its Managing Director John Koss. The article detailed the group’s capabilities and how it leverages artificial intelligence and other technology to review and manage data in litigation, resulting in significant efficiencies and cost savings for clients, among other topics.
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In an article published by Legaltech News, Managing Director of Mintz’s newly-dedicated E-Data Consulting Group John Koss discussed the practice's unique technology capabilities and approaches to large data exploration.
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This article notes that the costs of litigation increase with ever more potentially responsive data, litigation technology options, and a truly global reach in the context of much litigation. In response, law firms must continue to consider viable approaches to broaching discussions surrounding the recovery of these costs both within the firm and, more importantly, with law firm clients. John Koss, Special Counsel, E-Discovery, co-authored this column.
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Three Mintz attorneys will be participating in the National LGBT Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law conference and career fair. Douglas Hauer, Lyzzette Bullock, and John Koss will be panelists at the event for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and allies in the legal profession.
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Events & Speaking

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31
2023

eDiscovery for the Modern Company Using IM and Chat Applications

Association of Corporate Counsel – National Capital Region

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Oct
24
2023
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Dec
6
2022
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Feb
5
2020

Legaltech 2020

LegalWeek

New York Hilton Midtown

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Oct
21
2019
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Sep
19
2019

Practical Technology to Enhance Your ECA Workflow

Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists

Boston, MA

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25
2019
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25
2019
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21
2019

Lighthouse

Illuminations Summit

Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove 3300 SW 27th Ave, Miami, FL 33133

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May
2
2019

2019 Section of Litigation & Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division CLE Conference

American Bar Association

New York Marriott Marquis New York, NY

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Oct
1
2018

2018 Relativity Fest

"From Carpenter to the GDPR: 2018 Data Privacy and Protection Law Update" & "A Bazooka to a Knife Fight: Practical Technology to Enhance Your ECA Workflow"

Hilton Chicago - 720 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

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Oct
1
2018

THoR Innovation & Transformation Program

Hilton Chicago - 720 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

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31
2018

Legaltech 2018

LegalWeek

New York, NY

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Nov
9
2017
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Recognition & Awards

  • Chambers Global: USA - E-Discovery and Information Governance (2022 - 2024)

  • Chambers USA: Nationwide- E-Discovery and Information Governance (2021 - 2024)

  • Chambers USA: Massachusetts - E-Discovery and Information Governance (2021)

  • Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Star

  • Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and Massachusetts Bar Association: Up and Coming Lawyer

  • National LGBT Bar Association. Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40

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John B. Koss

Managing Director, E-Data Consulting Group

Boston