David R. Buchanan (SeegerWeiss, New York, NY) focuses his practice on complex individual and class action litigation involving pharmaceutical injury, securities and investment fraud, consumer protection, and pension litigation. He served as Liaison Counsel for the New Jersey Vioxx Litigation, which settled in November 2007 for a landmark $4.85 billion. As Liaison Counsel, Dave assumes a leadership role in developing the case through discovery and trial, and facilitates communication among the parties and respective courts. Recognized as an expert in the discovery and preservation of electronic information, Mr. Buchanan has extensive experience with matters pertaining to the discovery of email, corporate databases, and other forms of electronic information. He has served as a consultant in this capacity for many other law firms.