eDiscovery

eDiscovery Services, Data Collections and Hosting

Identification, collection, processing, hosting and production of electronically stored information for litigation, investigations and regulatory requests.

What Are eDiscovery Services?

eDiscovery (electronic discovery) is the process of identifying, collecting and producing electronically stored information (ESI) in response to legal discovery requests. CKC Consulting handles each stage: forensic data collection from devices and cloud platforms, processing, secure hosting for review, and production.

Collections cover physical devices as well as social media accounts and enterprise cloud platforms such as M365, Google, OneDrive, Dropbox and SharePoint, with legal hold compliance. We understand the technical and legal complexities of cloud collection, including preservation requirements, authentication challenges and data format considerations.

For large matters we use data culling, de-duplication, near-duplicate identification and technology-assisted review (TAR) to reduce review time and costs, on infrastructure that scales to terabytes of data.

When You Need eDiscovery Support

eDiscovery support is needed whenever electronic data has to be preserved, reviewed or produced, including:

Litigation Discovery
Responding to discovery requests and litigation holds across email systems, file servers, cloud platforms and collaboration tools.
Second Requests
Identifying, preserving and analyzing critical data to comply with a Second Request, from the initial assessment to production.
Government Investigations
Producing electronic evidence in investigations by local, state or federal agencies.
Corporate Investigations
Collecting email, cloud data and network logs for internal investigations.

Consultation and Proposal
Collection and Preservation
Processing and Hosting
Review and Production

Our eDiscovery Process

Consultation and Proposal. We discuss your data sources, legal objectives and deadlines, then provide a proposal outlining the scope of work, estimated costs and a proposed timeline.
Collection and Preservation. Data is collected from devices and cloud platforms with preservation and legal hold requirements in mind.
Processing and Hosting. Culling, de-duplication and loading into a secure, searchable review environment.
Review and Production. Technology-assisted and managed review, then production in the required format.

eDiscovery Services FAQs

What is the difference between eDiscovery and digital forensics?

eDiscovery is the identification, collection and production of electronically stored information (ESI) in response to discovery requests, usually across business email, file servers and cloud platforms. Digital forensics is a detailed technical analysis of devices and data, such as recovering deleted files or analyzing system artifacts. CKC Consulting provides both.

Can you collect data from cloud platforms like M365 and Google?

Yes. In addition to physical devices, we collect from social media accounts and enterprise cloud platforms such as M365, Google, OneDrive, Dropbox and SharePoint, with complete legal hold compliance.

How do you handle large volumes of data?

We use data culling, de-duplication, near-duplicate identification and technology-assisted review (TAR) to prioritize and streamline review. This reduces review time and costs and improves the accuracy of document identification, on infrastructure that can accommodate terabytes of data.

How do we send data to CKC Consulting?

Use our Data Upload/Download page. If you have not been set up with a CKC ShareFile account or folder, use the upload link and zip your data before uploading. Existing clients can sign in to their ShareFile account to send data or download a deliverable.