Kelly Atherton is an eDiscovery practitioner serving as Counsel in Norton Rose Fulbright's Information Governance, Privacy, and Cybersecurity practice, where she advises clients on complex eDiscovery, data governance, cyber incident response, and data breach matters. Combining legal, technical, and operational expertise across the full eDiscovery lifecycle, Kelly helps organizations manage data-driven challenges efficiently, defensibly, and strategically.

Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Kelly served as a director at a leading discovery management company, where she led global analytics and review teams and advised clients on the use of technology-assisted review (TAR), advanced analytics, and defensible AI-driven workflows. Her background in both legal practice and discovery technology gives her a distinctive perspective on how organizations can operationalize defensible, data-driven processes at scale.

Kelly regularly writes and speaks on emerging issues in eDiscovery. She is an active member of The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1) and serves on the WG1 Steering Committee.