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Raj S. Sivananthan
Phoenix, Arizona
Raj Sivananthan is a litigator with 17 years of experience. Sought after for his highly focused knowledge and experience, Raj is a leader in the world of discovery and document review. He advises corporations on how to take on the many challenges of modern discovery practice, and directs the tactical preparation of corporate witnesses for deposition and the strategic preparation of responses to all forms of discovery. He also has significant experience in designing, implementing and coordinating discovery management programs, record retention programs and litigation risk management programs for clients.
The discovery programs he has created and managed involve all facets of discovery management and is aimed at minimizing the risk to clients from document production inconsistencies, written discovery inconsistencies and potential sanctions. The processes and procedures he has designed include detailed discovery tracking tools, calendaring tools, and databases that capture company information in a consistent manner for reference and re-use in pattern litigation.
Raj is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from discovery management and program implementation to case management and witness preparation.
- Automotive
- Business, Commercial and Financial Litigation
- Discovery and Document Management Litigation
- Product Liability
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Arizona, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1989
- Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee,
1989
J.D.
- The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee,
1986
B.A. Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List, 1982-1986 Honors: Order of the Gownsmen, 1983-1986 Honors: Georgia Wilkins Scholar, 1983-1986 Honors: Alexander Guerry Award for English Literature, 1986 Honors: English Literature Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, 1985
- Independent Study Abroad at St. John's College, Oxford University and Cambridge University, United Kingdom
- Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
- Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan
- Ford Motor Company
- Emerson Electric Co.
- Remington Arms Co.
- Walt Disney World, Co.
- Legal Writing, the Right Way, Bowman and Brooke LLP
- Special Discovery Considerations, National Business Institute
- Defending the Video Taped Corporate Deposition, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
- Written Discovery, Automatic Disclosures and Document Production, Snell & Wilmer and Bowman and Brooke LLP
- Practicing Law in the Post-Enron Era, Snell & Wilmer
- Post Enron Record Retention Issues for Corporate Counsel, Maricopa County Bar Association
- Associate Marketing CLE, Bowman and Brooke LLP
- The Phoenix Business Journal's "40 under 40",
2003
- State Bar of Arizona
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- Men's Arts Council (Phoenix Art Museum)
- Board of Directors
- Australia/New Zealand/Arizona Chamber of Commerce,
1999
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2000
- Board of Directors
- American Bar Association
- Volunteer Lawyers Program, Arizona
- 1963, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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