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eDiscovery Collections & Processing
Need help with an eDiscovery stipulation, an unfamiliar discovery process or a vendor quote your client cannot afford? GDF helps attorneys navigate eDiscovery, focus on relevant evidence and build a cost-effective plan around the case.
The engagement
Experienced help for your case and your client’s budget
Yes, GDF can help with it all. We bring decades of experience assisting attorneys with eDiscovery, from reviewing a proposed stipulation and discovery demands to collecting, processing, hosting and producing the relevant data.
You do not need to arrive with an eDiscovery plan or a technical background. Tell us where the matter stands, what has been requested and when you need to respond. We explain the steps in plain language, identify priorities and work with you throughout the process.
A broad demand or an untested keyword list can send large volumes of irrelevant material into review. We help counsel evaluate the data sources, people, dates and search terms involved, test proposed searches and refine the technical scope. That helps reduce unnecessary review, expense and exposure while keeping responses focused on the relevant data.
Small and midsize businesses need eDiscovery scaled to their resources. Because GDF owns its software and develops internal tools, we can design cost-effective processing and hosting around your client’s matter. We help reduce overall costs through focused collections, duplicate removal and a practical review workflow.
If the current vendor is too expensive, discuss the quote and scope with us. We can identify what is driving the cost, consider a more efficient approach and explain the collection, processing, review and hosting options before you commit.
Scope
Stipulations and discovery demands
We review the technical requirements with counsel, including data sources, search methods, metadata, file formats and delivery requirements. We help identify practical issues before the workflow and budget are set.
Keyword lists and relevant data
We help develop and test keywords, phrases, date ranges and other filters. Search results and sample review help refine the response around the issues in the matter.
Collection with less disruption
We collect from computers, mobile phones, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and other business data sources. Guided remote collection helps reduce travel, shipping and disruption for clients.
GDF-owned processing tools
Our internal tools collect and process data, remove duplicates, filter known system files, prepare searchable material and create load files for review. Efficient processing reduces the volume and handling that drive discovery costs.
Hosting that fits the client
We design processing and hosting solutions around the data volume, reviewers, access needs and expected duration of the matter. Small and midsize businesses get a plan scaled to their resources.
Production and expert support
We prepare agreed production formats and supporting records. Our forensic experts can explain collection and processing methods through reports, affidavits, depositions and testimony.
Methodology
A practical path from discovery request to production
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Discuss the case and budget
Review the discovery request, proposed stipulation, deadlines, data sources and the client’s resources.
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Focus the scope
Help counsel evaluate search terms, relevant dates and sources. Plan preservation and collection around the matter.
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Collect, process and review
Preserve the source data, remove duplicates and prepare a manageable review set using GDF tools and agreed hosting.
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Produce and explain
Deliver the agreed files and records, validate the production format and provide expert support when needed.
Evidence commonly examined
Evidence reviewed
- Custodian computers and mobile devices
- Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
- File shares and cloud repositories
- Email archives and journals
- Databases and structured exports
- Collaboration and messaging platforms
What you can expect
What you receive
- Technical review of stipulations, discovery demands and keyword lists
- A collection, processing and hosting plan with defined scope and costs
- Searchable review data, agreed load files and production packages
- Collection records, processing documentation and expert support
Scope your discovery project
Discuss the question, sources and deadline. We can review relevant experience, potential conflicts and the scope before engagement.
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Common questions
Can you help me with an eDiscovery stipulation?
Yes. GDF has decades of experience assisting attorneys with eDiscovery. We help review the technical requirements in stipulations, discovery demands and keyword lists, identify the data and formats involved, and develop a practical workflow with counsel.
I have no eDiscovery experience. Can GDF help me navigate the process?
Yes. We explain the process in plain language and help you work through preservation, collection, searches, processing, review, hosting and production. Start with the request and deadline; we help identify the next steps.
My eDiscovery vendor is too expensive. What if my client does not have the budget?
Talk with us about the scope and quote. GDF owns its software and uses internal tools to design cost-effective collection, processing and hosting. We help narrow the work to relevant data, reduce duplicate material and build a workflow around your client’s resources.
Can you help narrow a broad discovery request or keyword list?
Yes. We help counsel assess data sources, dates and search terms, test searches and examine results. That work helps focus the technical response on relevant material and reduce unnecessary review, cost and exposure.
Do you provide hosting for small and midsize businesses?
Yes. GDF can design processing and hosting solutions scaled to the matter, data volume, review team and budget. Our owned software gives us flexibility to build a practical approach for clients with limited resources.
Can you collect email, cloud files and mobile messages remotely?
Yes. We provide guided remote collection from supported phones, computers, email accounts and cloud storage. We coordinate with counsel and clients to preserve the evidence and keep collection convenient.
Can you support production and expert testimony?
Yes. We prepare agreed production formats and supporting collection and processing records. Qualified experts can provide reports, affidavits, deposition and testimony support.
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Discuss your matter and next step
Tell us the systems, evidence and deadline. We can review relevant experience, potential conflicts and the scope before engagement.
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Discuss the matter and the next step.
Tell us what happened and what you need to find out. Speak with a GDF expert about how we can help.
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