eDiscovery ESI Preservation & Collection
Defensible identification, preservation, and collection of electronically stored information across email, mobile devices, social media, and cloud platforms. Law & Forensics combines forensically sound methodology with legal judgment so evidence holds up under scrutiny.
eDiscovery ESI Preservation & Collection capabilities
Legal Hold Implementation and Management
Implement legal holds in a timely, defensible manner and manage them throughout the matter, including updating and releasing holds when appropriate. Coordinated compliance across all involved parties helps clients avoid costly sanctions.
Targeted Data Collection
Identify and collect only the ESI relevant to a matter from computers, servers, laptops, and mobile devices. Advanced techniques keep collections efficient and accurate while minimizing disruption to business operations.
Forensic Data Collection
Collect ESI in a forensically sound manner using specialized tools and techniques that preserve authenticity and completeness and confirm data has not been altered. Suitable for matters where chain of custody and integrity are decisive.
Social Media and Cloud-Based Data Collection
Collect data from social platforms such as Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Instagram, and from cloud applications including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Dropbox, capturing evidence wherever it resides.
eDiscovery ESI Preservation & Collection — matters we are engaged for
Custodians are identified late
The list grows as the matter develops, and the systems of the custodians added last are the ones most likely to have lost data already. Reconciling the current list against retention settings is the check that catches it.
Self-collection is proposed to save cost
Asking custodians to gather their own documents is cheaper until it is challenged. Where it is used, it needs supervision, documentation and a defensible sampling of the result — otherwise the saving is borrowed from the motion practice.
Personal accounts hold responsive material
Work moved to personal email, a messaging app or a personal drive. Whether that material is within the party's possession, custody or control is a legal question, but establishing that it exists is a technical one.
Collection has to be defensible in more than one forum
Parallel proceedings, a regulator and an internal investigation each have different expectations. Collecting once, to the strictest standard in play, avoids recollecting under time pressure later.
eDiscovery ESI Preservation & Collection — frequently asked questions
What sources of ESI can you preserve and collect?
We collect from email, computers, servers, laptops, and mobile devices, as well as social media platforms such as Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Instagram, and cloud applications including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Dropbox.
How do you keep collections defensible?
We use defensible methodologies and forensically sound tools and techniques that preserve the authenticity and completeness of the data and demonstrate it has not been altered, so the evidence withstands scrutiny.
Can you help us implement and manage legal holds?
Yes. We help clients implement legal holds in a timely and defensible manner and manage them over the life of the matter, ensuring holds are updated and released when appropriate to reduce the risk of sanctions.
Will collection disrupt our business operations?
We use targeted collection techniques to gather only the ESI relevant to the matter, working efficiently and accurately to minimize disruption to ongoing business operations.
eDiscovery ESI Preservation & Collection — questions, terms and comparisons
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