FTI Technology provided software and on-site services to a large public company facing a potential antitrust matter. FTI professionals deployed to the company's headquarters to conduct a secure internal audit using FTI's e-discovery software. Through processing, culling and analytics features, the data was rapidly assessed, reducing the review set in half. This fast and cost-effective analysis helped the company's legal team develop their strategy.

1. C ASE STUDY
Internal Investigation by Large, Public Company
Accelerated by Software & Services from FTI
Challenge
A large, public company was facing a potential antitrust matter, and needed to conduct an
Challenge:
internal audit of its data to assess risk and develop a legal strategy. Due to the matter’s
sensitivity, the company required that all the information remain at its headquarters, but Internal audit for potential antitrust
they did not have the necessary in-house tools to conduct processing and legal review. matter, requiring all info to remain at
client’s headquarters.
Due to the required quick turnaround, the company immediately turned to its trusted
e-discovery partner, FTI Technology, to assist with processing as well as first- and
second-pass review. The company selected FTI’s powerful processing, document review and Solution:
production software for the legal review. This included the software’s analytics features,
FTI Software and professionals
which provide data mining for dissecting large data sets, metadata and content analysis,
deployed on-site for secure and
and also concept clustering and visual review. Some of the unique elements of this matter
rapid analysis.
included:
■■ On-site■software■and■services:■The information could not leave the company’s Results:
headquarters nor the control of its IT team, necessitating a software and services
package to be deployed on-site. Fast and cost-effective data
assessment that helped develop
■■ Short■timeframe:■While the investigation did not have a pre-set external deadline, a possible
legal strategy.
antitrust action loomed, forcing the company to understand its data as quickly as possible.
Solution
Armed with laptops loaded with FTI’s e-discovery software, FTI professionals traveled to the company’s headquarters and partnered
with the company’s legal and IT teams to deliver the software, services and consulting to ensure a cost-effective and timely review. Key
components included:
■■ Secure■control■of■data■at■company■headquarters: With all of the necessary software available on laptops, the legal team had immediate,
secure and on-site access to an industry-leading legal review tool without incurring any additional IT or budgetary burdens.
■■ De-duplication,■processing■and■culling■of■data: After removing over 80,000 files from the servers, FTI professionals partnered with
the company’s IT department to remove nearly two- thirds of the files and documents through de-duplication and other processing
techniques. With additional culling, the roughly 30,000 documents were further reduced by half for legal review.
■■ Concept■extraction,■visualization■and■legal■review: With the software’s analytics features, the in-house reviewers quickly navigated the
data set and identified the key concepts and custodians during first-pass review. Important documents were then coded for a second-
pass review by senior counsel.
■■ On-site■project■management■and■budget■control:■With FTI professionals on-site to help project manage the entire process, the company
received weekly status reports on the budget as well as review progress.

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Results
Through their use of FTI’s software and professional services, the company’s legal team was well-positioned to prepare for and respond to a
potential antitrust matter. Specific benefits included:
■■ Control■of■data: The combination of FTI’s mobile team and hosted software allowed the company’s IT and legal teams to keep their
sensitive data secure at company headquarters.
■■ Cost■savings:■By processing and culling, unnecessary documents were removed early in the process. This reduced the overall cost of
legal review.
■■ Ease■of■use:■Lawyers with very little review experience, and new to FTI’s legal review and analytics software, were able to review and
code well over 100 documents per hour, on average. This is especially impressive considering that the average industry review rates are
60 documents per hour. i
■■ Speed:■From processing to the second-pass review, the entire project took less than a month. The extensive culling and processing
greatly reduced the data set, and with the analytics features, the company was able to review documents faster, further reducing the total
cost of the review.
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“ECA: The High-End of Legal Decision Support,” by Barry Murphy, The eDiscoveryJournal, January 26, 2010. http://ediscoveryjournal.com/2010/01/eca/.
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