Emojis are an important aspect of everyday communication in 2022. Given their ubiquity, there should be little surprise that emojis have become a source of admissible evidence in civil and criminal cases and provide context and clarity on disputed issues. While they certainly won’t be critical in every action, counsel should be aware of key discovery and evidentiary issues that may affect the admissibility of emojis. In this program, a panel of experts will examine these issues and discuss recommended practices for handling them during discovery, in motion practice, and at trial.

Topics of discussion include the following:

• Determine how to understand and interpret the meaning of different emojis.
• Identify the technological features that impact the use of emojis as evidence.
• Learn discovery and collection strategies for addressing technological issues affecting emojis as evidence.

Speakers:

• Hon. Maria A. Audero, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• David Gaston, Branch Chief and Lead Technology Counsel, National Labor Relations Board
• Claudia T. Morgan, eDiscovery Counsel,Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
• Philip Favro, Consultant, Innovative Driven