E-Discovery & Managed Review
How we can help
New and ongoing discovery challenges require a global, trusted partner that provides innovative solutions with defensible results. Top-performing organisations and law firms engage FTI Consulting’s Middle East experts for our range of e-discovery and managed review services for litigation, investigations and regulatory matters.
Disputes, investigations, and transactions such as M&As, as well as corruption and compliance issues, usually involve massive data volumes, tight timelines and demands for quality, defensible results. Using analytics is crucial to uncover important documents and discover facts quickly. Not all law firms and organisations have the capabilities to tackle large data sets.
Leveraging state-of-the-art forensic technology and methodologies, our experts have years of experience finding and collecting evidence in a defensible manner, with chain of custody intact and minimal disruption to daily business operations. With a clear understanding and respect for regional nuances and Middle Eastern cultures surrounding data, our team always stands ready to act. In the UAE, we maintain a secure data centre combined with mobile solutions that allow us to quickly deploy professionals to conduct complete investigations, from collection through analysis and production. Furthermore, our team also provides expert testimony and develops courtroom materials that clearly explain evidence and methodology when required.
How We Help
E-Discovery & Analytics
To meet dynamic legal and regulatory challenges, the modern data landscape has made it critical for organisations...
To meet dynamic legal and regulatory challenges, the modern data landscape has made it critical for organisations and legal firms to have innovative e-discovery solutions, processes and technologies in place. Around the world, top law firms and organisations of all sizes and in every sector rely on us to help optimise their e-discovery processes. Our goal is to achieve maximum efficiency, speed and accuracy of results, while saving on resources and costs. Our broad range of flexible solutions is tailored to your unique needs — whether that is maximising in-house tools or managing the entire process as an outsourced managed service. Companies and law firms rely on us for a full range of e-discovery services.
Emerging Data
Emerging data sources — chat and instant messaging applications, collaboration and productivity tools, social...
Emerging data sources — chat and instant messaging applications, collaboration and productivity tools, social media and cloud-based platforms — are here to stay, and they are ever-evolving. The use of chat platforms such as WhatsApp for official communications is far more abundant in the Middle East region than elsewhere in the world. Legal teams must be able to handle these and accommodate new collaboration platforms from both information governance and e-discovery perspectives. Future legal matters and investigations will be heavily weighted in these new data sources and organisations must be able to extract actionable information from them. Utilizing proprietary technology, our experts pull data from these digital sources, visually organise, and integrate information into an organisation’s choice of platform for e-discovery, investigation or regulatory response.
Clients around the world rely on us to help them proactively organise and better manage and protect digital sources as part of a comprehensive information governance programme. Partner with us to develop a strategic and economic approach to collecting, processing, analysing and reviewing the full spectrum of your emerging data sources. Our goal is your goal: to obtain more actionable insights faster from across the emerging data source universe.
Digital Forensics
Quickly preserving and collecting key facts can make the key difference when responding to allegations and...
Quickly preserving and collecting key facts can make the key difference when responding to allegations and conducting investigations. This is why many of the world’s top companies and law firms engage our firm. Our senior professionals are highly experienced in rapidly assessing data populations, determining data source types, analysing individuals’ actions and preserving evidence. We then deliver reports on case intelligence within the shortest possible timeline, helping organisations quickly implement appropriate actions. In addition to the regular challenges of forensic preservation, our local experts are well versed in the more nuanced regional hurdles such as the extraction of data from personal devices amidst inadequate bring-your-own-device policies.
Fact Finding & Story Development
The faster that legal teams understand the key facts in a matter, the earlier they can use that knowledge...
The faster that legal teams understand the key facts in a matter, the earlier they can use that knowledge to drive case strategy. Drawing upon their deep vertical industry expertise, our experienced lawyers and investigators apply in-depth research, innovative analytics technologies and problem-solving skills to find key facts quickly and organise case themes to support the legal team’s strategic goals.
We tailor our service offerings to meet your unique needs. Whether you need discrete research to assist with a specific issue or supporting research throughout the entire matter, from early case assessment through hearing preparation, we right-size the approach for you.
Managed Review
Our specialised teams deliver our firm’s standardised workflow process for managed review using analytic technology...
Our specialised teams deliver our firm’s standardised workflow process for managed review using analytic technology to help manage projects of any magnitude cost-effectively and deliver quality results.
We deliver comprehensive legal reviews globally, from initial project planning to completion of your matter, with a focus on review effectiveness. Our flexible workflows can be adapted dynamically to meet the evolving demands of any matter. And, if you require it, we also have the capability to deliver all services virtually, providing the same levels of security, adherence to data privacy requirements, and results as with on-site engagements.
Spotlight
Meet Our Experts
Nick Athanasi
Senior Managing Director, Head of EMEIA FTI Technology
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Steve Harris
Senior Managing Director, Head of Middle East Economic and Financial Consulting
London, United Kingdom
James Church-Morley
Managing Director
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Badar Nadeem
Senior Director
Dubai, United Arab Emirates