O’Melveny Worldwide

Jonathan C. Le

Counsel

Los Angeles Office
Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus
Electronic Discovery & Document Retention
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Jonathan C. Le is a seasoned litigator who specializes in matters that demand both sophisticated advocacy skills and expert-level knowledge of the complex e-discovery issues that drive modern disputes. He excels at the intersection of high-stakes litigation and data-intensive discovery, where early strategic decisions often shape the trajectory of the case.

As both a litigator and e-discovery authority, Jonathan bridges the gap between litigation strategy and discovery execution, providing clients a distinct advantage that carries forward through summary judgment, trial, and settlement. He designs and leads efficient, defensible discovery workflows in sensitive and high-exposure matters, integrating advanced analytics and emerging AI-driven tools to accelerate review, identify key evidence earlier, and sharpen the accuracy of fact development. The result is a discovery process that reduces cost and complexity while strengthening client position at every subsequent stage of the case.

Jonathan’s perspective is informed by his time working in-house at one of the nation’s largest financial institutions, where he played an integral role in designing and implementing e-discovery protocols and policies that would affect the company’s thousands of employees and its multiple lines of business. That experience continues to shape his approach: practical, defensible, and aligned with how clients assess risks and costs.

Jonathan brings that same strategic rigor to the courtroom. In one of the most closely watched proceedings of its kind—a landmark trial involving over US$50 billion in alleged damages against a large pharmaceutical company—Jonathan served on the core trial team that helped secure a complete defense verdict for his client. To further sharpen his advocacy skills, Jonathan serves as a Special Deputy City Prosecutor for Redondo Beach through the firm’s Trial Advocacy Prosecution Program, where he serves as lead counsel in criminal jury trials.

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Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • California

Education

  • Georgetown University, J.D.: magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Dean's List (all semesters); Editor, The Georgetown Law Journal; Editor, The American Criminal Law Review
  • University of California at San Diego, B.A., Economics (with distinguished departmental honors)

Honors & Awards

  • Recognized in The Legal 500 US for his work in eDiscovery matters (2019-2020)

Professional Activities

Recent Speaking Engagements

  • E-Discovery Best Practices and Fundamentals, Associate Leadership Academy (November 2019)
  • Privilege Logs: Best Practices and Examples, Bank of America E-Discovery Summit (October 2019)
  • The 2015 FRCP Amendments in Practice – Rule 34, “The Exchange” E-Discovery for the Corporate Market (December 2017)
  • Motions Practice? Don’t Just Go Through the Motions, Georgetown Advanced eDiscovery Institute (November 2017)
  • E-Discovery Case Law & Ethics in 2017, CLE Lunch and Learn Series (May 2017)
  • E-Discovery for the Corporate Market: Session 6 - Developments in Search, Today’s General Counsel Institute (December 2016)
  • Defensible Keyword Development, E-Discovery Subject Matter Experts (December 2016)
  • Significant Cases Interpreting the Changes to FRCP 1, 26, 34, & 37, Bank of America E-Discovery Summit (April 2016)

Judicial Externship

  • Honorable Procter Hug, Jr., US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Publications

  • Drafting Team, The Sedona Conference, Commentary on ESI Evidence & Admissibility, Second Edition, 22 SEDONA CONF. J. 83 (forthcoming 2021)

Member

  • The Sedona Conference Working Group Series, Electronic Document Retention and Production - Working Group 1

Related Practices
Electronic Discovery & Document Retention
Financial Services Litigation
Litigation & Investigations
Related Industries
Banking & Financial Services