LexisNexis Practice Guide: Massachusetts eDiscovery and Evidence

Mr. Sablone is a litigation partner in DLA Piper's Boston office. Jonathan has been a thought leader in the electronic discovery field for more than fifteen years, and has written and spoken extensively on digital evidence. Jonathan works with both General Counsel and Chief Information Office staff to provide guidance in litigation preparedness, evidence preservation, and electronic data collection, review and production. His grasp of relevant regulations, successful practices and proven strategies is invaluable in the ever changing legal technology industry. He has used this knowledge to guide clients in the development of an integrated approach to electronically stored information to improve business processes and dispute resolution.

Complimentary to his digital evidence background, Jonathan is a practicing trial attorney known for being a tough adversary who keeps his sense of humor in the most challenging of cases. Jonathan's practice focus is on financial services litigation involving investment funds and disputes between or among alternative asset funds and investors in those funds. In these matters, he represents offshore liquidators, managers, limited partners and institutional investors related to hedge, private equity, venture and real estate funds, as well as investment vehicles consisting of alternative asset classes such as residential, commercial and other asset-backed securities, credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations.

In addition to writing and speaking for client and industry organizations, Jonathan devotes substantial time and commitment to the legal community as an advisory board and faculty member of Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, as well as a Trustee of the Social Law Library in Boston. Jonathan regularly handles matters for those less fortunate, and has been recognized for his significant commitment to pro bono representation.

Ronaldo Rauseo-Ricupero
Mr. Rauseo-Ricupero is litigation counsel in the Boston Office of Nixon Peabody LLP and the chair of the firm’s Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence Practice. He has served as panelists on e-discovery topics at the National E-Discovery Leadership Institute and the Social Law Library in Boston. He is co-author of the E-Discovery Chapter of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s Superior Court Practice Manual. His litigation practice focuses on defending corporations and individuals facing investigations by government entities and related complex civil actions, as a member of the Antitrust, Regulatory, and Unfair Trade Practices team. Ronaldo also defends plan sponsors and fiduciaries in ERISA litigation. He has served as special assistant district attorney in Middlesex County Massachusetts and special assistant attorney general. He maintains an active pro bono practice. He was named a Massachusetts “Super Lawyers Rising Star” in white collar defense from 2013-2016. He is a past recipient of the Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly “Excellence in Pro Bono Award,” the inaugural Nixon Peabody firm-wide “Pro Bono Attorney of the Year”, and the “Pro Bono Recognition Award” from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. In March 2020 he was named to “Top Lawyers Under 40” list by the Hispanic National Bar Association.

He serves on the board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. He is a member of the board of editors of the Boston Bar Journal and previously served on the steering committee of the Litigation Section of the Boston Bar Association. He was appointed by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino to the City of Boston Scholarship Committee in 2007 and served through 2014. He also serves on the boards of the John William Ward Public Service Fellowship and the East Boston Social Centers, and previously served on the Boston Public Library’s Strategic Planning Committee.