When an investigation or lawsuit hits, the data you collect, retain and produce to a third party can be critical, particularly if you are subject to regulatory oversight or hold trade secrets, intellectual property or other valuable, intangible assets. Whether reviewing documents for due diligence, internal investigations, in response to subpoena requests or as part of a lawsuit, we help minimize costs while safeguarding your interests. Our experienced attorney-reviewers use cutting-edge eDiscovery technology that rivals our largest U.S. competitors, keeping our focus on value, efficiency and your best interests.
Our Team Approach Saves You Time, Money and Headaches
Warner uses an integrated team approach to provide full life-cycle support for business data that has been tested and proven. In both criminal and civil cases, we’ve handled eDiscovery on a massive scale, including some of the largest document cases in Michigan. Our breadth of experience includes document production to federal agencies, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice, state agencies, local prosecutors, litigants and major news networks.
Our eDiscovery Products
experience
Results
- Warner provided representation and eDiscovery services for an ongoing, high-profile criminal case through:
- eDiscovery document collection, review and production.
- Negotiations in response to highly sensitive documents with the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies.
- Responses to subpoenas from federal prosecutors and agencies, investigative and third-party defendants requesting access to these highly sensitive documents.
- Warner’s litigation and eDiscovery attorneys defended a high-stakes class-action and, later, mass tort case, which included:
- Ongoing document collection and review.
- Representation at local township hearings.
- Document production in response to subpoenas from federal, state and local agencies.
- Representation in regulatory compliance and shareholder issues.
- Warner’s eDiscovery team collected, reviewed and produced more than 3.3 million documents in response to federal, state and investigative subpoena requests, and worked cooperatively with co-counsel to review, produce and redact documents from dozens of custodians. A high-profile case with intense media scrutiny, our attorneys made document productions available to the U.S. Congress and local, state and federal prosecutors while providing responses to journalist inquiries. We reviewed documents across all digital platforms and served as the last eyes on documents before they went to international, national and regional media sources.
- Warner’s litigation and eDiscovery teams regularly collect, review and produce documentation in response to requests from federal and state prosecutors in a variety of criminal, civil and regulatory matters for clients in the automotive, education and health care industries.
- Warner’s criminal defense and eDiscovery teams frequently represent corporate clients on a variety of internal investigation matters spanning from Title IX complaints to embezzlement concerns to False Claims Act allegations. In each case, our teams work together to identify relevant documents and utilize available technological tools to quickly and efficiently identify the relevant documents needed for interviews.
- Warner’s criminal defense, litigation and eDiscovery teams conducted a privilege review of more than 1 million documents seized by investigators in an ongoing state-wide investigation. Warner’s team worked with prosecutors to identify potentially privileged documents and seek return of documents outside the scope of the warrant.
What We See On the Horizon
Reach out to your Warner Data Analytics and eDiscovery team for the latest insights into the following:
- Your “Smart” Accessory or Appliance Could Potentially Implicate You in a Crime – because of potentially discoverable data your device is collecting. This may sound like an extreme, but it is an actual example. Both the types of data records being generated, and the technological means used to access and evaluate them, are evolving constantly – and exponentially. While focusing on growing and managing your organization, it is hard to keep up with all developments. With our end-to-end service offering (including cybersecurity and privacy services), you won’t have to.
- The Increasingly Important Offense. Being able to respond quickly and effectively to a data or document-production challenge is important. But avoiding a problem is priceless. We regularly conduct discovery audits, helping organizations understand their document retention and production responsibilities so you can identify areas for improvement, before a big case hits. Given the scope and potential multi-million dollars of costs for a big-data battle today, building strong data management and governance into your strategy is key to competing and succeeding.
Strengths Snapshot
- Attorney-client privilege challenges
- Cybersecurity and privacy
- Data analytics
- Data and document governance
- Data collection, processing and hosting
- Data issues in due diligence
- Document redaction
- eDiscovery
- eDiscovery coordination counsel
- eDiscovery motions and depositions
- eDiscovery planning and budgets
- Emerging media and technologies
- Information technology transactions
- Internal investigations
- Managed document review and production
- Project management
- Protective orders
- Subpoena responses
- Tech-assisted review (TAR)
Resources
- Data Solutions Brochure
- MSC Version of Approved Civil Discovery Amendments with Comments PDF
- Overview of 2020 Amendments to Michigan’s Civil Discovery Rules PDF
- eDiscovery for FOIA Requests
- Discovery Center Newsletter – Fall 2019
- Discovery Center Newsletter – Summer 2019
- Discovery Center Newsletter – Winter 2019
- 2019 Whitepaper – A Retrospective of eDiscovery, Privacy and Cybersecurity in 2019
- 2018 Whitepaper – A Retrospective of eDiscovery, Information Governance and Data Security in 2018
- 2017 Whitepaper – A Retrospective of eDiscovery, Information Governance and Data Security in 2017
- 2016 Whitepaper – A Retrospective of eDiscovery, Information Governance and Data Security in 2016
- 2015 Whitepaper – A Retrospective of eDiscovery, Information Governance and Data Security in 2015
- 2018 Mid-Year Review Proposed Amendments to Michigan Civil Discovery Rules
Videos and Podcasts
- Litigation Strengths: Leveraging Legal TechnologyIn the Know: Warner's Litigation Spotlight
- 2024 Midwest Securities Law Institute
- Federal Bar Association’s 36th Annual Bankruptcy Section Seminar
- Grand Rapids IT Symposium
- FEI Grand Rapids – Technology, AI and the Law: Leveraging Today’s Technology for Efficiency
- Traverse Connect Economic Strategy Session I: The 360 Degrees of Cybersecurity
- 29th Annual Health Law Institute
- A.I. and the Future: What You and Your Clients Should Know!
- ARMA InfoCon 2023: Information in Motion
- Webinar — How to Utilize eDiscovery Tools to Gain Efficiencies in Due Diligence
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame Luncheon
- Cyber Liability and Insurance, Are You Covered?
- 2022 Advanced eDiscovery Institute
- Webinar: Mid-Year Data Privacy Legal Update
- Webinar: How Much Does Your Business Rely on Federal Policy?
- Webinar: Data Solutions Planning for 2021
- Data Solutions Symposium Spring 2019 – Novi
- Data Solutions Symposium Spring 2019 – Grand Rapids
- 2018 Data Solutions Spring Symposium–GR
- 2018 Data Solutions Spring Symposium–Troy
- New TCPA Litigation Trends and Steps to Keep You Out of the Courtroom
- Data Solutions Spring Symposium – Novi
- Data Solutions Spring Symposium – Grand Rapids
- Data Solutions Spring Symposium
- Webinar: eDiscovery & Health Record Retention
- Data Solutions Fall Symposium
- Webinar: Regulatory Compliance of Information Management
- Warner Partner Madelaine Lane Honored With Warrior Award by Sacred Beginnings
- Kelly R. Hollingsworth and Mandice McAllister Selected as 40 Under 40 Business Leaders by Crain’s Grand Rapids Business
- Two Warner Partners Honored by Grand Rapids Bar Association and Justice Foundation of West Michigan
- Warner Partner Scott R. Carvo Among Michigan’s Go To Business Litigation Lawyers
- Warner Partner Kelly Hollingsworth Honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- Score One for Free, Fair Elections: Warner Secures Win for Kent County as Judge Quashes MyPillow Subpoena
- ‘Nobody Is Immune:’ Nate Steed Discusses Cyberthreats With MiBiz
- Madelaine C. Lane Selected as One of the 40 Under 40 Business Leaders by the Grand Rapids Business Journal
- Warner Partner Shane B. Hansen Named BTI Client Service All-Star
- Amanda M. Fielder Named American Bar Foundation Fellow
- Lawyers Offer Creative Ways to Cut Down on eDiscovery Costs
- Warner to Host Data Solutions Symposium in Novi
- Warner to Host Data Solutions Symposium in Grand Rapids
- One Hundred Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Releases Third Annual Data Solutions Whitepaper Focusing on Data Security and eDiscovery Mishaps
- Madelaine C. Lane Named to Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation Board
- A Note of Caution: Data Breach Reports May be Discoverable
- BDO’s Legal Tech Talk Podcast: Collaboration and Trust in eDiscovery
- Litigation Strengths: Leveraging Legal Technology
- Lessons Learned from Google Litigation: Don’t Forget to Save Your Chats
- What Would Your Employee Do If Served a Subpoena?
- Warner Partner Madelaine Lane Authors GRBJ Article on Corporate Compliance
- eDiscovery Subpoena Baseline Risk Assessment
- Subpoena Response Data Map and IT Inventory Form
- Search Warrant and Subpoena Protocol Forms
- Warner’s eDiscovery Search Warrant and Subpoena Product Offerings
- Scott Carvo Co-Authors Insight Optix Article: How to Resolve the ECA vs. EDA Confusion Once and For All
- eDiscovery: Not Just a Litigation Issue Anymore
- Is It Time for an eDiscovery Audit?
- Warner OESA Legal Corner Article: Key Technology Contracting Issues Facing the Automotive Industry Today
- A Retrospective of eDiscovery, Privacy and Cybersecurity in 2019
- An Overview of the CCPA
- How to Prepare for the CCPA
- Recent Data Privacy & Security Enforcement Actions: Lessons Learned
- Getting Redactions Right Matters Now More Than Ever
- Fall 2019 eDiscovery Case Briefs
- Save the Dates – Data Solutions Symposium
- Discovery Center Newsletter – Fall 2019
- Article III “Standing” in Private Actions Based on Data Breach
- A Look at the Coming Changes to Michigan’s Civil Discovery Rules
- Discovery Best Practices
- The Future of Taxable eDiscovery Costs: A Deeper Look at Rimini Street, Inc v Oracle USA, Inc
- eDiscovery Case Brief Analysis 2018-2019
- 4th Annual ACEDS Detroit Symposium: Save the Date 9/27/19
- Discovery Center Newsletter – Summer 2019
- A Retrospective of eDiscovery, Information Governance and Data Security in 2018
- Discovery Center Newsletter – Winter 2019
- Hot Topic: The Internet of Things and eDiscovery
- Case Law: Summaries and Suggestions
- A Closer Look: When the Duty to Preserve Evidence Arises
- Technology: Utilizing Data Analytics to Improve Document Review
- 2018 Mid-Year Review
- Geofencing—Recruiting’s New Golden Technique?
- New “Patent-Agent Privilege” Addition to List of Non-Attorney Privilege Claims
- New Privacy Shield Approved: Now What?
- Ransomware on the Rise
- Check Your Email: HIPAA 2016 Phase 2 Audits Are Underway
- Rule Amendment Encodes Proportionality
- Hon. Paul L. Maloney Provides Insight on Recent Revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Proportionality in Discovery: Getting the Facts Straight
- Safe Harbor Framework Ruled Invalid: Standard Contractual Clauses Provide a Solution (For Now. . .)
- Triggering the Duty to Preserve Data: Mind Those Angry Texts
- Plaintiffs Sanctioned for Failing to Produce Social Media Data
- Let Legal Take the Wheel on Records, Information Management
- Ahead of the Curve – Winter 2015