Carlos Santana

Carlos is the Litigation Support Coordinator for Sutherland and has worked with the firm since 2000.  He has experience supporting cases in the areas of SEC investigations, DOJ inquiries, intellectual property, contract disputes, acquisitions and divestitures and with trials and arbitrations.  As the firm's Litigation Support Coordinator, Carlos manages the Litigation Support Database team.  He also manages the new case consultation for document databases, collection and processing of electronic data, coordination of forensic data collection, trial presentations and off-site war room support.  Carlos has worked with Sutherland's attorney teams and clients to develop document image databases for discovery review.  Additionally, he has worked with clients and counsel to develop processes and procedures to identify where discoverable data is located and to ensure the proper chain of custody when necessary.  He has met with government agencies and opposing counsel to discuss the exchange of electronic evidence and the structured standards for those exchanges.  Carlos is also responsible for negotiating the best price available with vendors for location and vetting of software that will increase productivity and reduce costs for our clients.