e-Discovery Services

The decisive approach.

E-Discovery is used in companies to identify, prepare and provide data (usually e-mails and documents) relevant to a specific subject matter or to transfer it to third parties.

The term originally comes from the Anglo-American jurisdiction and describes the part of a discovery that concerns electronic documents, such as e-records, e-mails or chat protocols. An E-Discovery process is intended to ensure the completeness of the data and at the same time minimize the risk of losing business secrets. The process is usually supported or partially automated by software.

The EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model) community, a group of legal and E-Discovery experts founded in 2005, has summarized the key processes of the E-Discovery process in the EDRM model. The resulting concept was graphically represented as an EDRM diagram and has become an industry standard.

The EDRM diagram is composed of several blocks that can be performed individually or together. The individual modules do not have to be processed in a fixed order, rather it may be necessary to repeat individual modules once a better understanding of the data has been gained or a changed situation has occurred.

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We have briefly summarized here what happens in the individual processing steps where we can support you:

Identification

Identification

Identification of sources of potentially relevant information.

Conservation

Conservation

Protection of data from accidental or intentional alteration.

Collection

Collection

Court-proof collection of the identified data and their metadata.

Processing

Processing

The data is imported into review platforms and made accessible.

Review

Review

Reviewing and classifying documents with regard to factual information - relevance.

Analysis

Analysis

Evaluation of electronically stored information for content and context.

Production

Production

Provision of the relevant documents for further processing or transfer.

Cooperations

Through our partnerships, we can offer you the right e-discovery tool for your project at good conditions. Our certified employees set up the project and support you during the project implementation.

E-Discovery Lifecycle

Your data is managed by our experts throughout the entire E-Discovery lifecycle.

Employees

Our colleagues have legal, technical and economic backgrounds. They implement legal projects with experience, IT competence and enjoy challenges.

Infrastructur

For the security of your data we have the necessary technical infrastructure.

Network of experts

If required, we have access to a network of specialized law firms and IT service providers.

Results

We deliver the required results quickly, reliably, legally compliant and confidential.