Ruth, Special Counsel and Head of Litigation & eDiscovery, oversees Cooley’s eDiscovery and Information Governance practice. She leads Cooley's Litigation & eDiscovery services department, which provides strategic use of legal technology solutions to handle ESI in litigation. Ruth advises clients on enterprise information governance, including policy development, implementation, and compliance in a variety of regulatory and jurisdictional areas. Ruth frequently speaks on topics related to eDiscovery, law and technology, and well-being and mindfulness in legal practice. Ruth also teaches eDiscovery Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. In 1999, she served as Assistant Dean for Law and Technology at Santa Clara University School of Law and was named a Bay Area Top Lawyer under Forty by the San Francisco Daily Journal. Ruth is a member of the California State Bar and received her J.D. summa cum laude from Santa Clara University School of Law.