Nicholas Berenato

Nicholas Berenato

Cozen O'Connor

Nicholas Berenato is an Associate & Information Governance Principal with Cozen O'Connor who collaborates with clients to address legal and financial exposure from their information assets through information governance and electronic discovery. He develops strategies and policies to enable clients to effectively manage their data in a manner that minimizes costs and allows clients to leverage their data to support their business processes. Mr. Berenato has experience developing policies that relate to an organization's information, such as data retention policies and email policies, building document retention schedules, and guiding clients through the defensible disposition of information assets. He is also an experienced attorney in the field of electronic discovery. Mr. Berenato draws on his prior experience as an associate in Cozen O'Connor's commercial litigation department to support litigation attorneys with discovery strategy and to create bespoke workflows that utilize generative AI, machine learning, and human review to conduct discovery as efficiently and effectively as possible while minimizing unacceptable risk. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from James Madison University. Mr. Berenato earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from Rutgers Law School, where he was the business editor of Rutgers University Law Review. Upon graduation, he was elected to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Mr. Berenato was a summer associate at the firm in 2018. He was a judicial extern for the Honorable Ann Marie Donio, U.S. Magistrate Judge, for the District of New Jersey. He also interned for the Honorable Nelson Johnson and the Honorable Bernard E. DeLury in Atlantic County, NJ. Mr. Berenato is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.

Nicholas Berenato's Courses

  • Discovery in the Age of AI: eDiscovery, Emerging Case Law, and Ethical Minefields

    Litigation & Appeals

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    California MCLE Paralegal Approved 3 Total
    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
    Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
    Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
    California CLE Approved 3 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
    Iowa CLE Approved 3 Total
    Idaho CLE Pending 3 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
    Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
    Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Kentucky CLE Approved 3 Total
    Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
    Montana CLE Pending 3 Total
    North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
    New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
    New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
    Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
    South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
    Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
    Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
    Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
    Wyoming CLE Approved 3 Total
    Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 3 Total
    Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 3.5 Total
    Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 3 Total
    Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 3 Total
    North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 3 Total
    New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 3 Total
    Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 3 Total
    NFPA Approved 0 Total
    Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 3 Total
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