e-Discovery and Litigation Support

The e-Discovery and Litigation Support (ELS) Team recognizes the value of using technology to expedite document collection and review while controlling costs and has established best practices for efficient data collection and processing.

Our approach is to arm each trial team with the knowledge and resources needed to manage the matter’s e-discovery requirements in the most flexible, effective, and efficient manner rather than segregate e-discovery into a function performed by lawyers and paralegals handling only the e-discovery side of a matter.

The team’s litigation experience provides the foundation for counseling that we provide when helping clients develop appropriate practices and policies for ESI retention, preservation, and collection.

WE MAKE DISCOVERY EASIER BY:

Working with client’s IT department to design search terms to retrieve emails or other electronic data
Reviewing documents in native format to capture metadata
Conducting initial relevance review to remove unrelated documents
Performing initial privilege review by screening for attorney names; preparing initial privilege log using native metadata
Creating production sets of branded and Bates numbered documents in PDF or load file format

INDUSTRIES WE HAVE SERVED:

Health Care
Medical Device
Manufacturers of Consumer Goods
Automotive Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Chemical Manufacturers
Food and Beverage
Real Estate
Energy and Mineral
Banking

Representative Experience

Reviewed and analyzed approximately 12 million pages for relevance and jurisdiction in an insurance class action
Reviewed and analyzed 2.2 million documents for responsiveness and privilege in a defective product class action
Reviewed and analyzed 300,000 documents for responsiveness and privilege in an environmental cleanup dispute

Highlights

Drafting ESI preservation and legal hold notices and discovery plans
Shepherding data through the discovery process from collection through processing, review, and production
Creating and maintaining virtual data rooms for M&A and divestiture projects
Drafting and performing title work and filings for indentures

Areas of Focus

Focus – specially trained attorneys and paralegals concentrating on one thing – your data
Speed – on average, 50% faster than conventional methods
Experience – attorneys and paralegals with backgrounds in serial litigation and complex transactions for numerous industries
Cost savings – lead litigators and corporate attorneys are free to strategize and litigate