E-discovery Resources
Why Should European Legal Departments Consider Insourcing E-discovery? 11/17/2020
Exterro’s The State of E-Discovery 2020 research, which compiled data from several different legal reports, found that 50% of legal departments now have built-in e-discovery services.
The General Counsel Report 2021 11/16/2020
Learn how major events impacted the role of general counsel and how the learnings from 2020 can be applied to effectively navigate 2021. The report features candid responses from over 30 surveyed general counsel.
FTI Consulting Leads Massive Internal Documents Inquiry in Multibillion Euro Merger 10/27/2020
In an ongoing Phase II merger clearance investigation, FTI’s client needed to respond to a Request for Information (‘RFI’) received from DG Comp that required the identification, preservation, searching, and production of internal documents from thirty-eight employees over three years.
Roundtable Discussion: How a High-Stakes FTC Quick Look Inspired E-Discovery Workflow Innovation 10/9/2020
The E-Discovery Consulting & Services practice within FTI Consulting’s Technology segment recently completed e-discovery for a Federal Trade Commission quick look as part of the second request for a merger between two healthcare industry companies. Using Brainspace’s Technology Assisted Review (TAR) model, the team developed novel workflows to enable efficient e-discovery in the face of a number of unique circumstances. We recently chatted with the team involved on the case, which was led by Senior Managing Director Wendy King and included Managing Director Jon Murdock and Senior Director Myron Williams, to understand how the matter was different from other second request inquiries. They discussed the challenges involved and shared details around the new workflows FTI developed as part of the engagement.
E-discovery in 2020: The Sudden Shift in Our Data Footprint 8/28/2020
The pandemic has affected us all in many ways, personally and professionally. Like any major event, the impact of the pandemic and its ripple effects will be studied for many years to come. This holds true for e-discovery. What used to make up a minor portion of discoverable data has now come to the forefront. Cloud-based communication data is no longer emerging, it has emerged.
In a merger between two healthcare industry companies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a quick look as part of the second request process. Working under a compressed timeline, outside counsel engaged FTI Consulting to quickly structure a review and stabilize the Brainspace Technology Assisted Review (TAR) model so the parties could determine the risk level of overproducing and prepare the dataset for production to the FTC. A first set of documents had been submitted to regulators, with a second production due just as the COVID-19 pandemic reached the U.S. and self-isolation orders were being implemented.
E-Discovery Predictions Revisited 8/10/2020
So far, 2020 has been…. an “experience." The challenges our industry had braced for, the opportunities we planned to seize, have been suddenly upended in ways we never would have anticipated. At the end of last year, our team shared a few predictions for what was to come in 2020. They weren’t wrong, but the landscape in which they are coming to fruition has changed significantly from what we envisioned. Now, looking at the wake COVID-19 has left behind to date, it’s a good time to revisit those predictions and revise them to match the way the world, the legal industry and e-discovery have changed this year.
Q&A: The Journey and Value of Becoming a Relativity Master 7/23/2020
Karimah Campbell, Manager, Relativity's Customer Success Management for FTI sat down with FTI Consulting's Glenn Barden to discuss his process in becoming a Relativity Master, how he sees it benefitting clients, and how it cements FTI's leadership in the industry.
E-discovery in 2020: The Sudden Shift in Our Data Footprint 7/21/2020
The pandemic has impacted us all in many ways, personally and professionally. Like any major event, the impact of the pandemic and its ripple effects will be studied for many years to come. This holds true for e-discovery. In this FTI Report we examine the impact of rapid change in our discoverable data make-up. We take a close-up view of what it means for legal teams---how to adapt, adjust and take action as analyzing rich media as well as fragmented chat strings become key to e-discovery and investigation efficacy.
Q&A: Javier García-Chappell Discusses M&A and Litigation Trends and FTI’s Growing Presence in Spain 7/21/2020
Senior Director Javier García-Chappell joined FTI Technology’s EMEA team late last year, with the focus of expanding the segment’s presence in Iberia. With nearly two decades of experience assisting clients with digital forensics investigations, cyber incident and response cases, e-discovery, data review, investigations, IP disputes and fraud matters, he brings a dynamic background to the firm. In a virtual meet-and-greet with Javier, we asked him about the current issues facing corporations in the region, how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting clients’ data-related challenges and where he sees the practice headed in the coming year.
Interview: Gráinne Bryan on FTI Technology in Ireland 6/5/2020
In this interview, Chris Dale of The eDisclosure information Project spoke with FTI Consulting’s Grainne Bryan to discuss her role in Dublin and the addition of FTI’s Technology segment to FTI’s growing Irish establishment, part of a wider organisation which brings together technology skills in Madrid, France, Germany and South Africa.
Why Global Reach and Local Expertise Matter in Cross-Border E-discovery 6/5/2020
The interconnectedness of people, organizations and nations around the world has never been more apparent than it is today. The ongoing and rapid increase in globalization has driven change and growth in countless industries, transformation in business processes, diversification in economies, and yes, even widespread pandemics. It has also led to a spike in cross-border legal and e-discovery matters—a trend that is continuing on an upswing. Navigating international e-discovery in the best of circumstances is a challenge for even the most sophisticated attorneys. It is more so now, as legal teams struggle to adapt their work in the midst of this global health crisis.
Proactive Compliance Monitoring Through Advanced Technology 5/19/2020
Managing compliance in today’s fast-paced connected world has grown increasingly challenging. Legal and compliance teams within highly regulated industries are too often responding to incidents after the fact, where the goal is damage control as opposed to prevention. Join experts from FTI Technology and Relativity as they share new approaches for proactive compliance monitoring. From this session, attendees will learn best practices for using advanced technology to mitigate compliance risk.
In the Midst of Significant Change, E-Discovery Providers Need Agility and Foresight 5/15/2020
Collaboration and new forms of communication are steadily gaining on traditional channels. Worldwide revenue for this market reached more than US$38 million last year, and is growing more than 15 percent year-over-year in EMEA. In an e-discovery context, this increasing adoption of collaboration applications and tools—including Microsoft Teams and OneNote, Slack, Telegram, Zoom, etc.—is a prelude to stark change.
Maintaining Remote E-Discovery Workforce Continuity, Featuring Senior Managing Director, Wendy King. 5/12/2020
Learn how FTI approaches e-discovery personnel, process and technology as our workforce accelerates its shift to remote work. You can use these learnings to apply them to your own teams and management of clients.
Five Steps To E-Discovery Workforce Continuity in Our New Normal 5/4/2020
At FTI, we have adapted our e-discovery offerings to adhere to pandemic-related stay-at-home orders and distancing policies. In this guide, we share the steps we have taken to maintain continuity with the hope you can apply them to your own organization and teams.
Maintaining Continuity as We Adapt to The New Normal 4/28/2020
At FTI, we have adapted our e-discovery offerings to adhere to pandemic-related stay-at-home orders and distancing policies. In this guide, we share the steps we have taken to maintain continuity with the hope you can apply them to your own organization and teams.
Q&A: Geoff Budge Leads Technology Practice in South Africa, Offers Business Guidance for COVID-19 4/23/2020
Managing Director Geoff Budge has been working with FTI clients in South Africa for more than three years. Now, he is building a team of experts and solutions for the newly-established Technology practice in South Africa. His team will focus on expanding in the region and delivering the Technology segment’s client-centric, flexible model across e-discovery, information governance, risk, data privacy, security and legal operations solutions. We talked to Geoff about this move, and his thoughts on the biggest issues corporations in South Africa are facing during the current pandemic.
Q&A: Renato Fazzone Discusses Expanding Footprint and Client Service in Germany 4/20/2020
The recent appointment of Renato Fazzone as Senior Managing Director and Germany Head of Technology established our permanent presence in the German market for our Technology practice. Backed by more than 15 years working in e-discovery and litigation support, as well as advising clients on corporate fraud and antitrust matters, Renato is eager to expand our offerings and expertise to clients in the region. We recently sat down with him to discuss his vision, the top issues impacting German corporations today, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting FTI’s offerings.
Building a Playbook for Successful E-Discovery Implementation 3/6/2020
Learn practical approaches to building an e-discovery playbook specific to your organization.
Q&A: Successful E-Discovery Starts with Comprehensive Case Management 2/27/2020
In e-discovery, counsel and review teams are juggling a lot of moving parts. Between collecting data across numerous locations and data types, assessing key facts, establishing workflows and determining which analytics to apply, e-discovery teams have little time to worry about the logistics of project management. At FTI, Emily Seabury and Elizabeth Noble are among the team of case managers behind the scenes, making sure everything runs smoothly from start to finish. They and FTI’s broader client teams aspire to always be anticipating the next steps to reach a client’s goal, so that the client need never to ask for an update or flag something that needs to be done. We sat down with Emily and Elizabeth to discuss our case management system, and why it is so crucial to ensuring successful outcomes for client matters.
Gain Efficiencies In Investigations Through Advanced Methods and Technologies 2/5/2020
Best practices for increasing adoption of advanced technologies within your organization.
Case Narratives and The Next Generation of Discovery 2/3/2020
As e-discovery technology advances, expert teams are utilizing new processes to improve on the existing workflows and to drive greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness in factual case strategy development. In turn, attorneys that partner with researchers will serve their clients better, faster and more cost effectively during this critical phase of litigations and investigations. This will lead to improved client satisfaction and allow attorneys to maintain their positions as trusted advisors, all while continuing to deliver consistency and quality.
Q&A: David Meadows Joins FTI, Eyes Innovation in E-Discovery and Investigations 1/30/2020
Newly appointed as a Senior Managing Director, David Meadows is bringing his e-discovery and computer forensics expertise to FTI Technology’s E-Discovery Consulting & Services and Digital Forensics & Investigations practices. Based out of the Chicago office, David will help clients leverage advanced analytics to reduce cost and risk around their data challenges. He sat down with us to discuss his new role and his thoughts on innovation.
2020 Forecast: Expect Landmark Changes in E-Discovery, Data Privacy and Investigations 12/23/2019
Across our practice areas, we asked our experts to share their predictions for what will shape legal, compliance and information governance in the coming year. Below is a roundup—across new laws, emerging technology and key industries—of what they expect will make the biggest impact to businesses worldwide.
FTI Helps Biotech Company Meet Second Request Deadline for Major Merger 12/18/2019
A major biotechnology company was seeking Federal Trade Commission regulatory approval of $1.2B merger. The agency issued a Second Request requiring a rapid response. The amount of relevant data to collect and review amounted to several terabytes. Also, there was an additional challenge in that the company’s systems were located primarily in the cloud, with data housed within multiple non-traditional platforms including Slack, Confluence, Workplace by Facebook, Asana, Box and more. The FTI team was able to work quickly with the diverse data sources to target, collect, and review over 12 million documents, helping the corporation to achieve compliance within the deadline set by the FTC.
Merger Clearance Investigations - Increased Rigor and Emphasis on Internal Documents 9/19/2019
Historically, when two companies have proposed a merger or acquisition, European competition authorities evaluated various economic and market analyses to determine whether the transaction would establish too dominant of a position for the companies in any given market. Now, regulators, particularly DG Comp and competition agencies in the UK, Germany and France, are increasingly interested in the review of contemporaneous internal documents.
Managing International E-discovery with RelativityOne 8/14/2019
At Relativity Fest in London, FTI Consulting’s Wendy King spoke with Chris Dale of the e-disclosure information project about FTI offering Relativity across four continents. As most of our matters span multiple jurisdictions, this means we have a solution for clients that is scalable so they are able to focus on what they need to do without worrying about limits on infrastructure.
In Two Decades, E-discovery Has Changed and Stayed the Same 8/13/2019
E-discovery is a continually changing practice. For approximately two decades now, it has played a tremendous role in shaping the legal world. As e-discovery’s influence and prevalence has grown over the years, the technologies, economics, processes and expertise around it have in many ways become unrecognizable to what they were in the early 2000s. Still, much about the field has also remained the same.
Solving Client Issues with Relativity Trace 7/9/2019
At Relativity Fest in London, FTI Consulting’s Brian Stuart and Glenn Barden spoke with Chris Dale of the e-disclosure information project about FTI’s use of Relativity Trace on behalf of clients.
Tips and Tricks for Streamlining Complex Cases 6/27/2019
E-discovery matters are more complex than ever before. While the legal industry now has access to powerful tools that can significantly reduce the time invested in manual processes, lawyers are at the same time facing exploding data volumes and an ever-growing spread of data sources and evidence types.
Client Service in Case Management: Q&A with Elizabeth Noble 6/25/2019
Senior Director Elizabeth Noble is an unsung hero. As a case manager for some of our largest and most complex e-discovery matters, she is a strategic driver for the backend work that ensures a case goes smoothly. We sat down with her for a discussion about her role, and the importance of case management in saving time and money in e-discovery.
The State of E-discovery 2019 6/17/2019
This year’s State of E-discovery report pulls from the latest economic, case law, and professional e-discovery and legal industries to paint a picture of an industry at an inflection point. With the information contained in it, you can make the strategic decisions you need to ensure you stay ahead of the e-discovery curve.
Find Facts Fast 5/13/2019
What if you could understand the key facts of your matter at the beginning of the project and use that knowledge to drive your strategy?
The Growing Need for FTI's E-discovery Services in France 2/27/2019
Thomas Sely is Senior Director at FTI Consulting in Paris. In this video Thomas discusses the demand for forensic technology in France, where FTI has been expanding its technology practice. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the uncertainty around Brexit had made it important for FTI to have a team in continental Europe – it set up an office 10 years ago in Paris, and is expanding its investigation and litigation support team.
FTI Consulting’s Find Facts Fast Approach to E-discovery 11/28/2018
There is a danger of treating discovery as a purely formal process, something done simply in order to meet an obligation. As Craig Earnshaw puts it in this interview with Chris Dale, the identification of facts often appears as a mere by-product of that formal process.
Daryl Teshima Talks About FTI Consulting’s Relationship with Relativity 11/27/2018
In this interview, Daryl Teshima talks about the significant benefits for clients in offering both industry-leading e-discovery and document review platforms Ringtail and Relativity in order to give clients the widest possible choice and also offers FTI's experts a toolkit for solving problems big and small.
Wendy King Talks About how Relativity Works with FTI Consulting 11/22/2018
Wendy King talks about the always-available infrastructure of RelativityOne which allows FTI's consultants to focus on clients’ needs using whatever tools are suitable for a matter. Wendy places a particular emphasis on the training and support which FTI Consulting gets from Relativity.
The Changing E-discovery Expectations of Corporate Clients 11/14/2018
The traditional model was that clients instructed lawyers in a matter – a litigation case or a regulatory inquiry for example, and the lawyers then instructed experts at FTI Consulting to deal with the management of electronic data. That, however, is changing explains Sam Farley in this video – it is not just litigation anymore and the instructions are no longer coming only from lawyers. Organisations are gaining greater control over the process as a whole and coming to FTI Consulting for longer-term organisational and pre-emptive advice and not just for a specific case or matter.
Craig Earnshaw on the Changes in E-discovery Over His Long Career 11/9/2018
Craig Earnshaw has been working in FTI Consulting’s Technology segment for 10 years and had already spent ten years in the then-nascent e-discovery and Computer Forensics world before that. In this interview he talks about the changes which he has seen over that time, identifying three main changes. One is what he calls the "frequency of requirement" – the increasing need to look at data on a computer system for any disputes/investigations exercise. Second, he points to a rise in the number of lawyers who understand and practice in areas which require a knowledge of e-discovery practice. Third, Craig points to the range and diversity of companies delivering software and services to corporations and law firms.
The Growing Use of Technology-Assisted Review in the UK 10/24/2018
FTI Consulting’s Matthew Field spoke with Chris Dale about the increased use of technology-assisted review and predictive coding in the UK
Continuous Active Learning (CAL) from FTI Technology Aids Baker McKenzie 6/7/2018
Baker McKenzie was challenged to quickly and cost-effectively conduct a legal review of more than 200,000 documents to help determine case strategy. The law firm was on the cutting edge of using various technologies and processes – from visual analytics to offshoring legal review to lower-cost review lawyers in other countries – to build in efficiencies and keep e-discovery costs low for clients.
The Benefits of FTI's Partnership with Relativity 5/30/2018
FTI Consulting’s Glenn Barden speaks to Chris Dale about FTI's adoption of market-leading e-discovery platform Relativity.
How to "Find Facts Fast" in an Internal Investigation 5/2/2018
Advanced technology – continuous active learning (CAL) – and a seasoned team of "find facts fast" investigators work in tandem to find key data quickly.
RelativityOne Matters in Galaxies Far, Far Away 12/14/2017
The force can be with you and your team if you implement a consistent playbook across all of your matters, from any geography. Yet organizing the people, process and technology to consistently and cost-effectively handle data in accordance with local culture and data privacy laws may be a challenge. Attend this webcast for a practical discussion of how people and processes can align with RelativityOne to execute on a global playbook.
New Data Types in the App Age 7/26/2017
The legal industry is hungry for guidance on how to deal with the explosion in cloud-based applications and new data types that are creating headaches for organizations of all sizes. While the threat of big data has cast a shadow over IT and legal departments for several years, the real challenge is proving to be the variety of data, and it is quickly defeating traditional collection and review tools and strategies.
Part 2: The Evolution of Predictive Coding in Australia 6/18/2017
Paul Hunter shares some comments on what lawyers in Australia need to keep in mind as predictive coding gains adoption in the region.
The Evolution of Predictive Coding in Australia 6/11/2017
Phil Smith, a director in FTI Technology’s Melbourne, Australia office, is an expert advisor to clients looking to implement predictive coding. He shared some insights on how the technology is evolving in Australia and FTI’s efforts to help clients update strategies and streamline e-discovery reviews using technology that is still nascent in the region.