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Mason Evans
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mevans@porterwright.com
p: 614-227-2148 f: 614-227-2100
Huntington Center
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6194
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Mr. Evans serves as Co-Counsel to the Civil Rules Committee of the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure in Ohio Courts and was instrumental in preparing the 2008 electronic discovery amendments to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. He is a member of the Sedona Conference® Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production. Mr. Evans handles and coordinates technology-related commercial litigation and frequently speaks about issues that arise at the intersection of technology and litigation.
Mr. Evans has represented the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company in various matters. In this role, he filed and pursued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in federal court and enjoined an attempt by ex-employees to penetrate Internet security and steal confidential information housed at a third-party site. Mr. Evans also provided counsel relating to pharmaceutical software licensing disputes, internal audits, and internal investigations. Additionally, he advised the company regarding accusations of copyright infringement in new media contexts, as well as negotiated responses to third-party subpoenas in pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical litigation.
Mr. Evans has over 30 years of trial experience, and has prepared and tried major commercial, technology, and insurance matters as well as negotiated basic and complex settlement agreements.
Mr. Evans leverages his first-hand experience as the inaugural Chair of the firm’s Technology Committee in advising clients on day-to-day technology issues. He regularly counsels clients, including the Firm, on questions related to records management and electronic discovery, technology and the Internet, infringement issues, and computer-related litigation.
Practice Areas
Information Privacy & Data Security
Insurance & Financial Services
Litigation & arbitration
Reinsurance
Intellectual Property
Litigation
Complex commercial
Environmental
Insurance
Technology
Acquisition & licensing
Security & privacy
Professional Associations
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Education
George Washington University Law School, J.D., with highest honors, 1977; Order of the Coif
Miami University, B.A., 1974
Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
State of Ohio
Presentations/Publications/CLE
Mr. Evans is a frequent presenter for the Ohio State Bar Association. He also has presented for the Ohio Judicial College and regularly provides seminars and training for clients. Past presentations include the following:
Presenter, E-Discovery, What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, 34th Annual Federal Law Seminar presented by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, July 2008
Faculty, E-Discovery: An A-Z Workshop, West Legalworks, June 2008
Presenter, Ethics, E-Discovery and Inadvertent Disclosure: The Applicability of New Ethics Rules to the Representation of Corporations and In-House Counsel, Ohio State Bar Association, Advising Corporate Counsel Institute, June 2008
Organizer & Presenter, Dealing with Ethical Issues in E-Discovery and Document Retention/Production, Association of Corporate Counsel America, Central Ohio Chapter, Columbus, Ohio, January 2008
Presenter, Applicability of New Ethics Rules to Representation of Corporation and to In-House Counsel, including Professionalism Issues, Ohio State Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Institute, October 2007
Organizer & Presenter, Records Management and Electronic Discovery, Association of Corporate Counsel America, Central Ohio Chapter, Columbus, Ohio, February 2007
Organizer & Presenter, Litigation, Spoliation of Evidence, & E-Discovery, Association of Corporate Counsel America, Central Ohio Chapter, Columbus, Ohio, January 24, 2006
Speaker, Labor and Employment Relations Seminar, Columbus, Ohio, "Email, Electronic Discovery and You: Practical Implications for Today's Workplace," May 2005
Presenter, Porter Wright Seminar to Major Pharmaceutical Client, New York, NY, "Copyright Law and Software Licensing," May 2005
Honors & Awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Commercial Litigation
Recognized by the publishers of Law & Politics and Cincinnati Magazine as an Ohio Super Lawyer®
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