Services
Computer Forensics
With the rapid proliferation of digital technology, evidence sourced from digital devices is increasingly being employed in civil and criminal legal proceedings. Unlike regular physical evidence, this digital evidence presents unique challenges in relation to admissibility in court and the establishment of facts. Digital evidence additionally allows for unique opportunities in establishing facts related to location, activities, timelines and communication.
How we help
We provide expert advice, opinion and investigative services in relation to computer forensics and digital evidence matters:
- Assist in identifying potentially relevant evidence
- Obtaining computer and network evidence in manner that is admissable in court
- Analysis and investigation of data
- Identification of facts
- Assurance of reliability of evidence
- Prepartaion of expert reports
- Opinion on and validation of third party expert reports and evidence
Electronic Discovery & Disclosure
The vast majority of information and records are now created and stored in digital format. Discovery now encompasses new information mediums such as word processing documents, emails, voice messages, SMS, etc. Additional new sources of information now have bearing: water cooler gossip now is committed to email and call records are stored in company phone systems in forms that are very difficult to erase.
Discovery is now burdened with far larger sets of potential evidence in a wide variety of digital formats, making it difficult to identify relevant documents.
How we help
We provide expert advice, opinion and litigation support in responding to and preparation of discovery matters involving electronic evidence:
- Assist in identifying potentially relevant records
- Obtaining records and documents in a digital format
- Analysis and finding of information in large volumes of data
- Interpretation and conversion of data from various media formats (i.e. tape, database)
- Assistance in preparation of discovery orders