Yuka Ito Currin
About Yuka Ito Currin
Yuka Ito Currin serves as the Director of Strategic Client Engagement at Epiq, where she focuses on enhancing corporate clients' Discovery processes. With a background in law and analytics, she has held various roles in eDiscovery and consulting since 2008.
Work at Epiq
Yuka Ito Currin has been serving as the Director of Strategic Client Engagement at Epiq since 2023. In this role, she focuses on enhancing client relationships and improving Discovery processes for corporate clients. Her responsibilities include providing bespoke consulting services and establishing Discovery Centers of Excellence, which aim to optimize legal operations and streamline workflows.
Education and Expertise
Yuka Ito Currin holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed from 2000 to 2004. She furthered her education by obtaining a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Richmond School of Law, from 2006 to 2008. Additionally, she earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in Decision Analytics from Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Business, from 2016 to 2018. Her educational background supports her expertise in legal consulting and Discovery processes.
Background
Before joining Epiq, Yuka Ito Currin accumulated extensive experience in the legal field. She worked as a Contract Attorney at Strategic Legal Solutions from 2008 to 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She then served as Discovery Counsel at Nelson Mullins Encompass from 2014 to 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. Her roles at Cognicion LLC included Senior eDiscovery Consultant and eDiscovery Operations Manager, where she worked from 2016 to 2020 in Richmond, Virginia. Most recently, she was the Director of eDiscovery and Information Governance at Walmart from 2020 to 2023 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Professional Achievements
Yuka Ito Currin has guided legal departments through comprehensive assessments of their Discovery procedures, demonstrating her commitment to improving legal processes. Her work in establishing Discovery Centers of Excellence reflects her focus on enhancing operational efficiency for corporate clients. Throughout her career, she has developed a strong foundation in eDiscovery and information governance, contributing to her effectiveness in her current role.