eDiscovery Services
While they may seem extreme to some, these measures ensure that any evidence collected by LCG or electronic media preserved by LCG is done according to industry best practices and is verifiable, repeatable, and defensible.
Defensible Preservation
For the past 15 years, LCG has played a pivotal role in some of the most significant physical and/or electronic evidence collection and handling incidents in the United States. Our experience includes many decades of experience in the successfully defended collection of innumerable pieces of digital and physical evidence and includes notable incidents such as:
Where it Counts
When risk demands action, LCG will be the first option every time..
Transocean oil rig explosion/oil spill (2010) – LCG was responsible for the collection and electronic preservation of all digital media (computers, external media, cellular phones, blackberry devices, PDA, file servers, email, etc.), resulting in the collection and preservation of 14 Petabytes (1,400 Terabytes) of data.
Plains All American/Refugio Pipeline spill (2015) – LCG was solely responsible for the collection and electronic preservation of all digital media and electronic data sources (computers, cellular phones, emails, network shares, external storage, etc.)
Kansas City Police Department Evidence Warehouse Fire (2018) – LCG developed an evidence handling, decontamination and relocation protocol for the largest police department in Missouri. This resulted in the collection, secure transport, and relocation of over 1 million pieces of criminal evidence that underwent numerous successful court challenges by defense counsel.
What Is At Risk?
Data
Data integrity is critical to the success of any litigation case in both state and federal court. Incomplete or inaccurate digital evidence can result in an unfavorable outcome and possibly sanctions. To ensure that electronic information is collected and preserved correctly, it is essential to use a reputable eDiscovery provider with a proven track record. LCG has over two decades of experience managing and preserving data for litigation cases.
Time
Time is of the essence in any legal case. The sooner relevant information is collected and preserved, the better the legal hold. A legal hold on its own is NOT Preservation. Delays can result in data being lost or corrupted, which can be detrimental to the case. Additionally, hardware failures, viruses and other factors not typically considered can decimate the best intentions of a legal hold process. LCG understands the importance of timely data collection and preservation, and that’s what we aim to do as one of the best eDiscovery consulting firms in the nation. We have a team of professionals who are experts in their field and use the latest technologies to collect and preserve data.
Inadmissible Evidence
If potentially relevant digital evidence is not collected and preserved properly, it may be deemed inadmissible in a state or federal court. This can be detrimental to the case and may result in severe sanctions. LCG understands the importance of collecting and preserving data properly. We leverage decades of law enforcement and government experience and evidence handling standards to ensure that LCG always adheres the strictest evidence handling protocols in world.
eDiscovery FAQ
What is eDiscovery?
To deal with this change the much needed Federal Rules for Civil Procedure (FRCP) were updated to include electronically stored information (ESI) into the Discovery process. Hence the term eDiscovery (Electronic Discovery). Because the court had no way to verify the authenticity of an electronic document or communication event, the FRCP required the use of a qualified Computer Forensic Expert to collect the data in a forensically sound manner and control the transfer of that data between the parties and eventually the court, in a manner that could be forensically verified and repeated by an opposing expert.
Is eDiscovery Expensive?
This is why LCG is NOT a Vendor and DOESN’T provide Vendor related services (one of the very few in the nation). LCG knows the Vendor process produces little to no relevant investigative results and that when it is used for this purpose, eDiscovery becomes EXTREMELY expensive and the end client never gets the results they deserve.
By including LCG in the eDiscovery strategy, LCG experienced investigative experts can find the absolute best “smoking gun” evidence quickly and efficiently, while a Vendor can focus on providing the privilege review and production services that their tools were designed for.
Any company that tells you that a Vendor can produce the same level of evidentiary results that LCG is offering is unequivocally LYING. LCG could increase its annual revenue by 10x minimum just by offering these Vendor related services, but the enticement to sell those services over the investigative services would be too great and not in our client’s best interest. At LCG, we put ETHICS over profiting at the expense of our Client’s case.
Why is eDiscovery relevant to legal practice and civil procedure?
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What is ESI?
Evidence in Action
Our investigators use tried and true, court-tested evidence collection methodologies in the defensible gathering of physical and digital evidence. Further, our experts utilize state-of-the-art technology for forensic imaging, processing, and analysis of digital evidence.
LCG utilizes multiple secure locations to store all evidentiary items and deploys physical and electronic security to maintain law enforcement level chain of custody and protect the confidential information entrusted to us.
IT Security And IT Audit IT security refers to the protection of computers and other digital devices from unauthorized access. Here at LCG we help our clients with password protection, data encryption, firewalls, and much more.
An IT audit is the process of reviewing and assessing an organization’s IT security practices. This can help identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the system. LCG staff security professionals who can conduct IT audits and help improve an organization’s IT security practices.
Digital Evidence Management
Digital evidence comes in many forms and can be found on a variety of devices, such as computers, laptops, smartphones, and tablets. To manage this type of evidence properly, it is important to use a reputable and experienced digital evidence management service provider.
LCG has over a decade of experience in managing digital evidence. We have a team of certified professionals who are experts in their field and use the latest technologies to manage and collect digital evidence.
IT Forensic AnalysisIT forensics analyzes data on computers and other digital devices to find evidence of a crime. This can be done through various methods, such as data collection, analysis, and recovery.
It can help detect a crime, who committed it, and what type of data was involved. Additionally, it can help prevent future crimes from occurring. LCG has a team of certified professionals, including IT forensic analysts who are experts in their field and use the latest technologies to conduct IT forensics analysis.
Content Evidence/Process Auditing
Evidence Audit Services
Combined with our decades of criminal evidence collection, this civil evidence has led to procedures and methods designed with the most stringent chain of custody methodology, documentation, and tracking that is universally admissible in court. Beyond the primary role in the BP/Macondo Well event involving 14PB (14,000,000GB) of data that LCG was entrusted with, LCG has the esteemed honor being the ONLY company ever to be engaged by a major Metropolitan Police Department to take control over their entire warehouse of evidence (over 1 million items) following a catastrophic event. LCG assumed full chain of custody of all evidence and was fully responsible for the identification, logging, photographing, transfer (new offsite location via 2 tractor trailers per day), upacking, logging, cleaning, repacking, logging and storing of all 1,000,000+ evidence items without a single item misplaced, or misdocumented and the entire process was completed in under 90 DAYS! LCG utilized over 25 of its former law enforcement personnel who were flown in, onsite and working in under 48 hours. LCG had its process challenged in court 5 times and unquestionably won each challenge to a degree that upon the 5th challenge the court made a standing order that LCG had satisfied every possible argument and challenge to a degree that the process could no longer be challenged in future litigation.
Bottom line… LCG is the best and ONLY choice when it comes to evidence chain of custody audits. No company comes close to LCG’s experience, accuracy, and proficiency!
Types of Evidence
- RPersonal Computers
- REmail
- RText/Chat
- RSocial Media
- RCloud Acquisitions
- RServer Shares
- RPhysical Evidence
- RInterviews/Interrogations
- RThumb Drives
- RCell phones / Tablets
- RUSB Storage
- RNAS Devices
- RHard Drives (HDD & SSD)
- RElectronic Sensors/Systems
- RVideo Systems
- RInternet of Things (IOT)
- RRFID
- RApp Tracking Databases
- RGovernment License Plate Tracking Database
- RElectronic Voting Systems
- RVoter Records
- RVoter Documents
- Rand much, much more…
IT Forensic Analysis
IT forensics analyzes data on computers and other digital devices to find evidence of a crime. This can be done through various methods, such as data collection, analysis, and recovery.
It can help detect a crime, who committed it, and what type of data was involved. Additionally, it can help prevent future crimes from occurring. LCG has a team of certified professionals, including IT forensic analysts who are experts in their field and use the latest technologies to conduct IT forensics analysis.
IT Security And IT Audit
IT security refers to the protection of computers and other digital devices from unauthorized access. Here at LCG we help our clients with password protection, data encryption, firewalls, and much more.
An IT audit is the process of reviewing and assessing an organization’s IT security practices. This can help identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the system. LCG staff security professionals who can conduct IT audits and help improve an organization’s IT security practices.
FAQ Cyber Evidence Investigator
What is digital evidence investigation?
What are sources of digital evidence?
How can we collect evidence of cybercrime?
Litigation Support
Existing Content Litigation Support
LCG has decades of experience assisting both internal and outside counsel in matters of employee misconduct. Areas include, but are not limited to: proper/limited and effective preservation; drafting forensic protocols that govern the analysis of devices; technical support in the drafting of supporting documentation for Temporary Injunction hearings, etc.
With LCG as a partner, we will be with you from the beginning stages of the investigation, pre-litigation and assist your company in investigating and recovering critical business information. And should you choose to pursue litigation, the experts at LCG have a long standing track record of dominating the competition in courtroom.
Causes of Action
Our efforts have resulted in successful outcomes for clients dealing with various types of employee and executive misconduct, HR violations, trade secret misappropriation, copyright and patent infringement, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, antitrust issues, cyber breaches, maritime incidents, tax fraud, and other financial crimes. We have worked with and opposed numerous federal agencies in the process. Many of these matters have required advanced analysis for deletion and attempted cover-up activity.
Cyber Incident Response Retainers
A cyber incident response retainer is an agreement between a company and an independent cyber security firm that provides the company with access to the firm’s expertise in the event of a cyber incident.
Cyber incidents can be costly and time-consuming to resolve. They can also harm your company’s reputation. A cyber incident response plan can help you minimize the damages caused by a cyber incident.
LCG offers retainer-based services that give you access to our team of experienced cyber security professionals. We will work with you to develop a customized incident response plan tailored to your company’s specific needs.
FAQ Litigation Support
Why is litigation support important?
What is the role of a litigator?
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LCG Expert Witness For Legal Cases
An expert witness is a person who has specialized knowledge or skills that can be helpful in a legal case. Expert witnesses can provide testimony about their area of expertise to help the court understand a complex issue. Although expert testimony is not always necessary, it can be beneficial in cases where the subject matter is complex or technical.
There are many expert witnesses, and each has its area of expertise. Common types of expert witnesses include economists, accountants, engineers, and medical professionals. The type of expert witness you require depends on the nature of your legal case.
If you are involved in litigation that requires expert testimony around electronic data storage and computer forensics, contact LCG. We will provide a no cost review of your case and help determine if our services are right for you.
LCG is a top cyber security company that offers a variety of services, such as eDiscovery consulting, cyber incident response retainers, litigation support, and expert witness services for litigation. If you need assistance with a data centric litigation or security matter, contact LCG today.
Specialty Case Areas
Specialty case areas refer to the specific legal areas that a law firm specializes in. Specialty case areas can be either general or specific. For example, some law firms may specialize in family law, while others may specialize in personal injury law.
LCG specializes in eDiscovery and its application to the legal system. Our team of experienced experts all have extensive backgrounds in Computer Crime investigations where the standard for the burden of proof was “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt”. LCG still adheres to that standard at every phase of engagement. While others merely strive to achieve the Civil Standard of “a Preponderance of Evidence” and consider that to be “good enough”, LCG believes our clients deserve the best. 51% may win a civil case but 100% will almost always guarantee it!
Our specialty case areas include:
- Data Breach Litigation
- Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
- Intellectual Property
- Unique/One of a Kind data systems
- Evidence Tampering
- Voter Fraud
- Background Investigations
- Suspect Profiling
- Interviews/Interrogation
Complex Commercial Litigation - Data Breach & Cybercrime
- Internet Security
- Litigation Support
- eDiscovery Services
LCG Discovery Experts Is One of The Best eDiscovery Consulting Firms
LCG is a leading cyber security law firm that offers a variety of services, such as managed eDiscovery services, cyber incident response retainers, litigation support, and expert witness services for legal cases. If you need assistance in any of the mentioned areas, contact us today at 832.251.6600.
At LCG, we understand the importance of cyber security. We also understand the complex laws and regulations that govern this area of law. That’s why we have a team of experienced attorneys who have dedicated their lives to this specialty area.
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If you are involved in a legal case that requires expertise in cyber security, contact LCG today. We will review your case and help you decide on how best to resolve it.
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