Pillsbury Partner to Head UBS Global eDiscovery Team

Matus, a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience handing complex commercial and intellectual property litigation, was the leader of Pillsbury’s Information Law and Electronic Discovery group. He has also been recognized internationally as a thought-leader and frequent speaker on data privacy, eDiscovery and cloud computing. David Stanton, a Los Angeles litigation partner who worked closely with Matus, will take over as head of the Information Law and Electronic Discovery group.

“Although Wayne will be deeply missed as a partner at Pillsbury, we are proud that he will have an impactful role among one of the leaders of the global financial industry,” said Pillsbury Chair Jim Rishwain. “Here at Pillsbury, he was instrumental in helping to establish our firm as a worldwide leader in eDiscovery including the launching of Pillsbury’s cutting edge PEARL program. We intend to continue to build on the foundation that Wayne developed in this area. We are equally proud of our longstanding relationship with UBS and we look forward to working with him at UBS.”

UBS AG serves private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland, for a variety of needs including wealth management, investment banking and asset management. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS has offices in more than 50 countries, including all major financial centers, and employs approximately 63,520 people. UBS AG is the parent company of the UBS Group.

“Leaving Pillsbury was not an easy decision as it is truly a wonderful firm with a great culture and outstanding lawyers – it feels like I am leaving family,” Matus said. “That said, I am thrilled to be tasked with creating and leading a department at UBS and help to oversee, integrate and manage its internal operations, external counsel and vendors throughout the world. I also look forward to working with Pillsbury in the future.”

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