e-Discovery and Industries
In the complex realm of e-discovery, law firms require the same high caliber, expert guidance and outstanding service that they bring to their clients. Fios enables legal teams to do what they do best—provide expert counsel—by providing legally defensible e-discovery consulting and data management services.
With widely diversified business lines, complex business models, massive ESI volumes and unparalleled governmental regulation and scrutiny, financial services and insurance companies face daunting discovery challenges. Litigation fallout from the subprime and credit crisis, expected to continue into the next decade, offers a prime example of this complexity.
In an industry that confronts daunting complexity and massive volumes of electronically stored information (ESI), Fios helps pharmaceutical companies optimize discovery response for product liability and class action claims, intellectual property challenges and regulatory investigations.
Fios has guided manufacturers of consumer goods, automobiles, automotive and industrial equipment through all areas related to e-discovery—from identifying, preserving and collecting ESI to processing, review and production. Our readiness consulting services help corporations develop and implement business processes to proactively control the cost and risk of litigation or investigation. We have the capacity and throughput to process enormous volumes of data quickly, putting time on our clients’ side.
Discovery requests are de rigueur for companies that develop technology. Whether defending their patents or challenging others, responding to government regulators or arguing the facets of licensing agreements, technology companies face a constant barrage discovery challenges.
The growing demand for energy, expansion of governmental regulation and oversight and the heightened awareness environmental issues all result in greater volumes of litigation and investigation for energy and utility companies. The historic risks associated with drilling for oil or trading power contracts are now frequently overshadowed by the more modern risks – and potential cost – of litigation in response to energy company pursuits.
Fios has extensive experience in responding to e-discovery requests driven by government investigation, and regulatory compliance. For over a decade Fios has managed the production of electronically stored information, requested by the FDA, SEC, DOJ and other federal and state governmental bodies.