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Fios has managed e-discovery for internal & regulatory investigations.

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Investigation Regulatory and internal investigations demand iron clad e-discovery processes for identifying, collecting and preserving potentially relevant evidence. Protocols must be defensible and repeatable and provide evidence that an organization acted in good faith. For over a decade, Fios has assisted organizations in planning for and responding to governmental and internal investigations.

Recent Investigation Case Studies and Other Resources

Case Study: Controlling the Scope of e-Discovery in Antitrust Investigations

A large, global energy company was under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for alleged anticompetitive behavior and would soon be confronted with high-volume discovery production requests for emails and other relevant electronic evidence. Although the information services department had recently purchased an email archiving application, that "solution" was looking increasingly like an expensive mistake for the purposes of electronic discovery, and its shortcomings were ex

Case Study: Mitigating Risks from Internal Investigations

Concerned about possible misdating of stock-options grants over the past 15 years, the board of a major land-drilling contractor decided to conduct an internal investigation. Although the company had electronic data retention policies and procedures in place, some key custodians had backed up potentially relevant data improperly and caused the alteration or loss of important metadata, jeopardizing not only the outcome of the investigation but exposing the company to a significant escalation of r

Advanced Electronic Discovery

Article: Are Energy Companies Prepared for the Next Round of Investigation?

Investigations, windfall profits, rebates...the legislative and enforcement activity around energy companies is at its highest peak since the California energy crisis. In addition, new changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are coming in December.

Emerging Trends

Webcast: e-Discovery Considerations for Corporate Counsel

Electronic discovery presents a unique set of issues for corporate counsel. Mary Mack and Carole Basri, who co-edited and contributed to eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel — to be published by Thomson Reuters and officially launched on the day of this webcast — will discuss some of the key ideas generated by the 50 contributing authors and judges.

Webcast: Part 2: Developing e-Discovery Response Plans for litigation in the Financial Services Industry

Part 2 of 8: Financial Crisis, Litigation and Electronic Discovery complete webcast series.

The subprime mortgage crisis has already surpassed the S&L crisis of the 1990s in terms of the number of cases filed. Affected organizations may reduce risk and improve the efficiency of their discovery efforts by ensuring that consistent and repeatable processes to manage discovery demands are in place. A Discovery Response Plan helps achieve this goal by providing leg

Article: Preparing for the Long-Term Impacts of Backdating Investigations

The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently investigating more than 100 companies for backdating improprieties. At the heart of these investigations are the executives and general counsel, who one by one are being investigated for their actions.

Article: Are You Ready for E-Discovery Resulting From Subprime Litigation?

The subprime mortgage crisis has evolved into a global financial crisis. All those affected — homeowners, regulators, politicians and investors — are clamoring for someone to blame. Investigations have begun, and class-action lawsuits are being filed. When a lawsuit is filed and the call comes for e-discovery, those who have not proactively mapped, organized and studied their electronic content universe may be caught by surprise. In the current environment surrounding e-discovery, a lack of read

Case Law / Rules

Webcast: Sedona Update: White Collar Crimes & e-Discovery Implications

Recent developments in 4th Amendment law, 6th Amendment protection and privilege waiver underscore the need for practitioners to keep up. Two leading members of The Sedona Conference’s Working Group 1 tackle the problems of e-discovery in corporate investigations and white collar criminal cases. In this webcast, they explore how The Sedona Principles and the Working Group’s Commentaries apply to more than just civil litigation.

Mary Mack, Esq.

A luminary on emerging e-discovery trends and issues, Mary is the co-author of "eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel," and author of "A Process of Illumination: The Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery." You can read her latest advice on her blog "Sound Evidence" on DiscoveryResources.org.

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