Case Study
Forensic Technology Services
Technology for high-stakes legal, compliance, and business issues
Finding the insights and answers that matter most
More data and devices. More rules and regulations. More pressure for legal departments and law firms to do more with less.
When high-stakes legal, regulatory, or reputational issues arise, getting to the heart of the matter requires wading through terabytes of data from multiple sources and in multiple formats. Data preservation and handling must be orchestrated in compliance with all applicable laws, with an eye on data security and defensibility. To navigate these challenges without slowing down the business, organizations need the right combination of innovative technology, legal experience, and business perspective.
At BDO, we’re relentless in our pursuit of the facts and committed to helping you reach a fair outcome as quickly as possible. By grounding our approach in the context of your business problem – whether you’re contending with a legal matter, regulatory issue or suspicious activity – we deliver actionable insights, not routine results. Our multidisciplinary team focuses on getting to the root cause to help you make smart decisions about your next step and improve ongoing compliance with forensic technology services. We create sophisticated AI models and algorithms that not only meet immediate needs but can also be repeated and built upon in the future.
Through our comprehensive suite of forensic analytics, tools and proprietary technologies, we find answers to your biggest questions—and to the questions you don’t know to ask.
How BDO Can Help
BDO offers forensic technology services to help your organization achieve its goals.
Reduce Costs
Remove duplicate collection and reviews, and focus on relevant documents early in the workflow to boost efficiency and reduce costs.
Expand E-Discovery Capabilities
Get support across all phases of e-discovery, from identification through production, to extract actionable and defensible insights.
Prevent & Detect Fraud
Proactively detect and investigate potential fraudulent behavior with sophisticated analytics and machine learning techniques.
Strengthen Compliance
Leverage analytics to monitor emerging threats, assess compliance risks, bolster guardrails and meet new regulatory requirements.
Mitigate Data Breaches
Mitigate a data breach through rapid detection, response and remediation, evaluating the impact of lost data and containing incident fallout.
Streamline Legal Operations
Bring transparency to data throughout the e-discovery, investigation and litigation lifecycle, uncovering opportunities to drive efficiency and value.
Experienced Professionals
BDO has significant experience providing expert testimony, as well as presenting before regulatory and governmental bodies in a concise, relatable manner. Our experienced professionals are supported by multidisciplinary teams that bring a deep understanding of the complexities of data, technology, business operations, and evidentiary procedure to every engagement. Our in-house professionals include:
- Certified e-discovery professionals
- Certified digital forensics examiners
- Certified investigative analytics professionals
- Database professionals
- Software developers and programmers
- AI and machine learning professionals
- Former members of law enforcement and government agencies
- Fraud examiners
- Forensic accountants
Capabilities
We use advanced analytics and machine learning techniques to identify patterns, anomalies, connections, and red flags in broad data sets. Our team brings deep experience in cross-border investigations, monitorships related to bribery and corruption, export controls, financial crime, fraud, and internal investigations.
Working hand in hand with BDO’s forensic accounting professionals, we help clients:
- Detect, investigate and remediate fraudulent activity
- Quantify risks and potential liabilities
- Automate threat monitoring and compliance processes
- Respond to litigation and regulatory inquiries
- Mitigate legal and compliance risks
BDO provides support across the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), helping clients to streamline large, data-intensive investigations and litigation. We leverage sophisticated and defensible analytics capabilities to quickly identify relevant materials, weed out the non-relevant materials, reduce review populations, improve e-discovery review efficiency, and provide transparency throughout the entire process.
We focus on:
Pre-Collection Analytics
- Source analysis
- Data identification
- Data segregation
- Targeted collections
Pre-Review Analytics
- Near-duplicate identification
- Email threading
- Keyword evaluation
- Data prioritization
- Completeness analytics
Review Analytics
- Concept analysis
- Clustering
- Communications analysis
- Categorization
- Predictive coding
- Review ordering
- Third-party production analytics
Post-Review Analytics
- Defensible sampling
- Quality checks
- Privilege confirmation and consistency analytics
- Redaction validation
- Production reporting
- Recall validation
Harness Your Data with Athenagy™
Exclusive to BDO Managed Services clients, Athenagy is our proprietary business intelligence platform that provides real transparency and critical insights into data across the entire litigation lifecycle.
Benefits include:
Transparency in the Data Lifecycle
Rich detailed analytics in every aspect of a matter – from legal hold all the way through production.
Data Utilization
Detailed information about the client’s usage against the storage capacity.
Ticketing Trend Analysis
Detailed analytics around who is submitting tickets, the number of tickets by matter, the categories of tickets being entered, and the responsiveness to each.
Trends on Systems Performance
Transparency around system level information in Relativity.
BDO Managed Services provides discovery, IT, and business services outsourcing to in-house legal departments and law firms. We provide clients with a highly customized and secure RelativityOne environment for litigation, subpoenas, investigations and regulatory compliance matters. We deploy the industry’s top security and compliance protocols to protect your data.
Serving as an extension of your team, we go beyond hosting your data to help you solve real business challenges and achieve your strategic goals. We provide added value through:
Serving as an extension of your team, we go beyond hosting your data to help you solve real business challenges and achieve your strategic goals. We provide added value through:
- Athenagy™, our exclusive business intelligence dashboard platform
- A dedicated Managed Services implementation team
- Audio and video transcriptions and redactions, language translations, web and social media collection
- Advanced analytics and managed review capabilities
BDO helps organizations across the U.S. and around the world more quickly digest, assess, and use their data in matters involving large data sets, disparate information and complex issues. We efficiently and visually transform data and information into meaningful findings — regardless of volume, complexity, format or location.
When required, we also provide oral or written testimony, and serve as independent reviewers of data and technology-related issues.
The days and weeks immediately following a data breach are vital in gathering information needed to understand its nature and scope. Our team can assist by:
- Identifying the cause of the breach
- Determining the extent of the breach
- Recovering lost or damaged data
- Assisting with legal proceedings
Our Legal Operations Team helps you transform your legal operations to run like a business. We offer innovative and efficient strategies to maximize productivity, maintain compliance, and reduce both risks and costs by enhancing your existing routines and practices. Our professionals have legal and operational backgrounds, with extensive experience in law firms, in-house legal departments, federal agencies, and legal technology product design. We understand the challenges facing legal teams and customize solutions to address those challenges. We help you navigate complexity with clarity and consistency. We support your success by safeguarding your interests and helping you foster effective legal outcomes.
Legal Operations Service Offerings:
- Process/Activity Mapping
- Outside Counsel Management/Selection
- Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs)
- Metrics/KPIs
- Information/Data Governance
- Knowledge Management (KM)/Collaboration
- Legal Technology Roadmaps
- Litigation and Dispute Portfolio Management
We use advanced analytics and machine learning techniques to identify patterns, anomalies, connections, and red flags in broad data sets. Our team brings deep experience in cross-border investigations, monitorships related to bribery and corruption, export controls, financial crime, fraud, and internal investigations.
Working hand in hand with BDO’s forensic accounting professionals, we help clients:
- Detect, investigate and remediate fraudulent activity
- Quantify risks and potential liabilities
- Automate threat monitoring and compliance processes
- Respond to litigation and regulatory inquiries
- Mitigate legal and compliance risks
BDO provides support across the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), helping clients to streamline large, data-intensive investigations and litigation. We leverage sophisticated and defensible analytics capabilities to quickly identify relevant materials, weed out the non-relevant materials, reduce review populations, improve e-discovery review efficiency, and provide transparency throughout the entire process.
We focus on:
Pre-Collection Analytics
- Source analysis
- Data identification
- Data segregation
- Targeted collections
Pre-Review Analytics
- Near-duplicate identification
- Email threading
- Keyword evaluation
- Data prioritization
- Completeness analytics
Review Analytics
- Concept analysis
- Clustering
- Communications analysis
- Categorization
- Predictive coding
- Review ordering
- Third-party production analytics
Post-Review Analytics
- Defensible sampling
- Quality checks
- Privilege confirmation and consistency analytics
- Redaction validation
- Production reporting
- Recall validation
Harness Your Data with Athenagy™
Exclusive to BDO Managed Services clients, Athenagy is our proprietary business intelligence platform that provides real transparency and critical insights into data across the entire litigation lifecycle.
Benefits include:
Transparency in the Data Lifecycle
Rich detailed analytics in every aspect of a matter – from legal hold all the way through production.
Data Utilization
Detailed information about the client’s usage against the storage capacity.
Ticketing Trend Analysis
Detailed analytics around who is submitting tickets, the number of tickets by matter, the categories of tickets being entered, and the responsiveness to each.
Trends on Systems Performance
Transparency around system level information in Relativity.
BDO Managed Services provides discovery, IT, and business services outsourcing to in-house legal departments and law firms. We provide clients with a highly customized and secure RelativityOne environment for litigation, subpoenas, investigations and regulatory compliance matters. We deploy the industry’s top security and compliance protocols to protect your data.
Serving as an extension of your team, we go beyond hosting your data to help you solve real business challenges and achieve your strategic goals. We provide added value through:
Serving as an extension of your team, we go beyond hosting your data to help you solve real business challenges and achieve your strategic goals. We provide added value through:
- Athenagy™, our exclusive business intelligence dashboard platform
- A dedicated Managed Services implementation team
- Audio and video transcriptions and redactions, language translations, web and social media collection
- Advanced analytics and managed review capabilities
BDO helps organizations across the U.S. and around the world more quickly digest, assess, and use their data in matters involving large data sets, disparate information and complex issues. We efficiently and visually transform data and information into meaningful findings — regardless of volume, complexity, format or location.
When required, we also provide oral or written testimony, and serve as independent reviewers of data and technology-related issues.
The days and weeks immediately following a data breach are vital in gathering information needed to understand its nature and scope. Our team can assist by:
- Identifying the cause of the breach
- Determining the extent of the breach
- Recovering lost or damaged data
- Assisting with legal proceedings
Our Legal Operations Team helps you transform your legal operations to run like a business. We offer innovative and efficient strategies to maximize productivity, maintain compliance, and reduce both risks and costs by enhancing your existing routines and practices. Our professionals have legal and operational backgrounds, with extensive experience in law firms, in-house legal departments, federal agencies, and legal technology product design. We understand the challenges facing legal teams and customize solutions to address those challenges. We help you navigate complexity with clarity and consistency. We support your success by safeguarding your interests and helping you foster effective legal outcomes.
Legal Operations Service Offerings:
- Process/Activity Mapping
- Outside Counsel Management/Selection
- Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs)
- Metrics/KPIs
- Information/Data Governance
- Knowledge Management (KM)/Collaboration
- Legal Technology Roadmaps
- Litigation and Dispute Portfolio Management
Navigating HSR Second Requests with BDO
A Second Request is a formal demand for additional information issued by the federal government during the review of proposed mergers, acquisitions, or other transactions. These requests, from the United States Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR), require a comprehensive strategy and an experienced eDiscovery team to manage the various challenges and tight deadlines.
Why Choose BDO for Second Request Compliance?
At BDO, we understand that Second Requests are high-intensity projects with very quick deadlines. Our robust and cohesive project management ensures that your deal proceeds as expected. With the implementation of new HSR Second Request rules, responding to regulators has become more complex and voluminous. Early understanding and reporting of the data landscape are imperative.
Our Experience and Solutions
BDO is uniquely positioned to help clients and outside counsel meet the increased demands mandated by the new rules. Our Second Request team has extensive experience in handling the volume and variety of data required for collections, processing, review, and production to meet substantial compliance deadlines.
Comprehensive Solutions:
BDO is adept at scaling both people and technology quickly so our clients can respond to regulatory requests in a timely fashion. We have experience handling the data volumes that come with a Second Request.
BDO has a global dedicated team of antitrust professionals with experience in all aspects of eDiscovery.
Our document review teams have developed defensible strategies to deploy AI tools to reduce the review population and identify likely privileged content at the onset of a Second Request.
We work closely with our clients to narrow the scope of documents requiring human review through the strategic deployment of technology and monitoring the client spend during the project. BDO offers negotiated eDiscovery rates with full transparency, allowing clients and outside counsel to anticipate fees and costs. We implement efficiencies to lower the overall costs and burden associated with a Second Request.
BDO provides custom, continuous reporting during the lifecycle of a Second Request. This includes detailed daily updates on the custodian level, covering collection, processing, review, and production metrics, providing real-time metrics and updates to Counsel.
Real Challenges of a HSR Second Request
BDO is well prepared to address the challenges of Second Requests issued by the federal government during mergers, acquisitions, or other transactions. Our experience includes handling unique data sources, employing advanced analytics and technology-assisted review (TAR), negotiating with regulators, and providing scalable document review services.
BDO specializes in managing both structured and unstructured data from various electronic systems, including email archives, databases, and cloud platforms. We excel in collecting, reviewing, and producing data from emerging sources like Discord, Slack, and Salesforce Chatter. Our proprietary Chat Data Conversion tool organizes chat data for easier review and production.
Our advanced analytics team leverages cutting-edge technologies, including predictive coding and machine learning, to streamline the review process. We offer TAR 1.0 and TAR 2.0 technologies to prioritize relevant documents, reducing manual review efforts and meeting compliance deadlines efficiently.
BDO has extensive experience negotiating protocols with enforcement agencies, easing the burden of the Second Request process. We collaborate closely with clients and outside counsel to develop defensible protocols that balance regulatory obligations with practical considerations.
Our document review services are designed for scalability, accommodating large volumes of documents. We employ experienced attorneys, efficient workflows, and advanced review platforms to manage projects effectively, optimizing resource allocation and reducing review costs.
Partner with BDO
With BDO, you gain a partner who understands the complexities of Second Requests and is committed to helping you navigate them successfully. Trust our expertise to handle your high-stakes projects with precision and efficiency.
Contact us today to learn more about how we can assist you with your Second Request needs.
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