Our Database Forensics
Team can also help clients fully evaluate the impact of
that data on the claims and issues presented in specific
litigation. They have put their advanced analytical and
investigative skills to practice in a wide array of cases and, as
with all of our services, have the experience and expertise to
professionally analyze those systems in a forensically-sound
manner, ensuring evidentiary integrity. Moreover, our experts help
prevent the inadvertent or inappropriate disclosure of
data which may have HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley,
Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and other regulatory protection implications
preventing additional potential liabilities from improper
disclosures.
- Full-time team dedicated to the architecture, development and
analysis of Data Analytics
- Advanced database systems, proprietary software and special
algorithms used to analyze and test data models
- Data Analytics used on more than twelve matters in the past two
years
- Experience with major database systems (Oracle, SQL Server, A/S
400) as well as many custom and legacy systems
Past representative cases include
the following scenarios:
- Analyzing one of the largest and most complex financial
transaction systems currently in use to assist in the evaluation of
claims related to the propriety of certain transactions
- Analyzing a business process and sales management system to
assist a client in evaluating claims regarding proper
administration of commission and referral-based compensation
programs
- Collecting and analyzing data relevant to claims regarding the
accuracy and appropriateness of the financial reporting for a
publicly-traded corporation
- Creating a methodology to help identify and produce data
relevant to litigation claims while preserving proprietary and
secret corporate data and legally protected personal client
information
- Collecting data from corporate databases and information
technology management systems to investigate and evaluate a
suspected compromise of confidential pharmaceutical drug trial
testing information, specifically with a focus on the potential for
compromising both critical corporate intellectual property and
confidential patient records
- Collecting and analyzing claims related to a decade of
financial trading history for a Wall Street brokerage firm
Click here for a Database
Analytics article written by Alon Israely, published in New York
Law Journal.
The BIA Data
Analytics Group handles a variety of difficult and
complex data situations that commonly arise in litigation,
regulatory and general business analysis projects. Those situations
require strong Analytics and Business Intelligence methods and
technologies to accomplish the needed goals. Whether you need to
access and understand structured data from a variety of data
sources for litigation, or if you want to manage and reduce a large
data set that you need to review, our team of Data Analysts and
Business Intelligence professionals can help. The Analytics team
works with BIA's Advisory Services experts to provide technical,
legal and subject matter guidance to our clients. Furthermore, BIA
is proud to offer industry-leading technology services through our
Data Analytics and Strategic Legal Services teams in order to
combat the cost and time consumption of legal document review.
Representative project types which
BIA has worked on include:
- Reducing document collections for review by 50% or more
- Successfully gathering and analyzing data for numerous
Wage/Hour disputes
- Developing advanced analysis protocols to more efficiently and
effectively handle the review of large document sets
- Gathering data and working with financial experts to evaluate
financial damage claims
- Collecting, culling, and producing responsive data from large
CRM, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, and other
such systems
- Customizing the reporting from proprietary systems for use
in litigation and regulatory matters
