eDiscovery

Who We Help

We help clients manage the cost, complexity, and defensibility of discovery across litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and internal investigations.

What We Do

We support the full discovery lifecycle, as identified in the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) — identification, preservation, collection, and processing of electronically stored information; advanced analytics and AI-assisted review; managed document review; ESI protocol advisory; and expert testimony on discovery disputes.

When Do Clients Call Bates Group

Clients call when data volumes, source complexity, or deadlines threaten to overwhelm a review; when a Second Request or regulator negotiation requires defensible ESI protocols; or when discovery itself becomes the dispute — through spoliation claims, authenticity challenges, or allegations of forgery.

How Clients Use Bates Group

Clients use Bates Group to reduce data volume before it drives up review cost, by running analytics that surface key actors and issues earlier that facilitate a more focused review. Managed reviews are staffed  with bar-certified and multi-language reviewers, by seasoned practitioners experienced in negotiating production specifications directly with the DOJ, FTC, and other agencies.

Our Approach

Our approach applies technology where it adds precision — concept clustering, near-duplicate and thread analysis, and continuous-learning review — under expert supervision that keeps the process transparent, court-ready, and consistent with agreed protocols.

Bates Group's discovery experts have testified on issues including spoliation, metadata authenticity, and forgery, and have negotiated production protocols in time-pressured contexts such as Hart-Scott-Rodino Second Requests. The same collection, processing, and review capabilities also support regulatory examinations, breach response, and internal investigations across the firm.