CASE STUDY Financial Services | Global
Financial Services Firms Secure Restraining Order by Confirming Theft Through Forensic Analysis
Client Need
- Confirm theft of intellectual property (IP) and sensitive business information by departing employees.
- Gather objective, defensible evidence to support legal action.
- Secure an immediate restraining order to stop the use and distribution of stolen data.
- Reduce exposure to data privacy and compliance risks.
Client Solutions
- Conduct a forensic analysis across dozens of workstations, laptops, USB drives, and external hard drives.
- Build a factual, defensible timeline of employee activity preceding the coordinated departures.
- Identify access, copying, and movement of highly confidential and restricted information.
- Document findings to support expert declarations and court filings.
- Support legal strategy while mitigating compliance risk related to data privacy regulations.
Why Epiq
- A longstanding relationship with the corporate legal department.
- Apply proven expertise in complex forensic analysis matters.
- Deliver clear, court-ready findings under urgent timelines.
Results and Benefits
Produced expert declarations within two days to support immediate court action.
Mitigated the loss of tens of millions of dollars tied to stolen information.
Secured three favorable court decisions, including a restraining order.