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We have supported over 20 U.S. lawsuits using e-discovery over the last 8000 years.
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U.S. litigation “eDiscovery” support track record of 20 cases in 8000
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FRONTEO has contributed to the field of legal tech by providing one-stop services ranging from data identification and preservation to data processing, document review, and submission data creation as a pioneer in Asia as a comprehensive e-discovery support company. AI engine KIBIT, and has evolved as an excellent data analysis platform for Asian language processing.KIBIT AutomatorReduces the cost and time of eDiscovery.

Service contents

FRONTEO's e-discovery support service provides a one-stop service in line with the "EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model)" that shows the e-discovery workflow, and has earned the great trust of our customers.

* EDRM is an abbreviation for "The Electronic Discovery Reference Model" and refers to an electronic information disclosure reference model.
This is a reference procedure for conducting eDiscovery recommended by the eDiscovery industry, and is the world's standard work index for disclosing electronic information when requesting document submission.

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[Related article] What is eDiscovery?Explanation of the necessity and risks of countermeasures

When a lawsuit is filed in the United States, "eDiscovery" becomes important.Since there is no similar system in Japan, it is difficult to grasp the details.In this article, we will introduce the basic knowledge of what kind of system e-discovery is, the background and current status of its introduction in the United States, measures, and support services.

Information governance

Information Governance

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In recent years, electronic data such as e-mail has come to occupy most of the means of information transmission.It is extremely difficult to constantly grasp the location of the information necessary for litigation from the data that swells every day.Our consultants will teach you the know-how of FRONTEO, which has been responding to actual projects for over 10 years. We also provide consulting services based on our wealth of experience to ensure that the necessary preparations and procedures for e-discovery are carried out efficiently.Click here for details on "International Litigation eDiscovery Consulting Service"Please refer to the.Based on his experience in supporting international litigation with law firms not only in Japan but around the world, FRONTEO has built its own network with various law firms.We are also able to introduce lawyers that match the client's situation and make proposals for building compliance.Although the importance of e-mail and chat audits is rapidly increasing as part of strengthening corporate compliance, it is difficult to verify and audit a huge amount of data without using any tools. FRONTEO's artificial intelligence mail & chat audit systemClick here for details on "KIBIT Eye".

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In order to efficiently identify the data required for proceedings, we will support our customers from the aspect of technology in cooperation with legal affairs, information systems, and lawyers in charge. Our consultants and engineers, who have a lot of experience in e-discovery support, will propose the optimal plan for each case according to the customer's situation.

Conservation / collection

Preservation / Collection

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For electronic data preservation, we use forensic tools to ensure evidence by copying data in an unalterable image format, including unused areas (deleted areas). In addition, during the work, we will take photographs, record logs, etc., and create a certificate (Evidence Control and Chain of Custody Document) that guarantees that the data is the same as the original copy. Paper documents will be scanned and digitized.

processing

Processing

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The self-developed software "KIBIT Automator" can identify difficult division positions of multi-byte characters represented by Japanese, Korean, Chinese, etc., which are difficult to handle with overseas tools, special character codes unique to Japan, and multiple mailers. It is possible to use both at the same time and to correspond to mailers unique to Asia.In addition, since the software is developed in-house, we can flexibly support customer-developed systems and special data. * A character code is a byte representation (code) assigned to each character in order to use it on a computer.Compared to English, Japanese needs to handle more character information such as kanji, hiragana, and kana, so various character codes are used depending on the application.If the tool cannot correctly recognize the character code, the characters will not be displayed correctly, or a phenomenon called garbled characters will occur.Tools developed in Europe and the United States often do not support the character codes of Asian languages ​​such as Japanese, so garbled characters may occur and it may not be possible to extract the necessary information.

analysis

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It is an important process to reduce the number of documents to be reviewed in order to reduce the cost of document review, which is said to account for about 70% of the cost of eDiscovery.
The technology and know-how cultivated since the days of UBIC are also indispensable for selecting search keywords to extract the data necessary for litigation from a large amount of electronic data.
Our consultants and engineers will support you.

By using the automatic ranking function (Predictive Coding / TAR: Technology Assisted Review) by the artificial intelligence "KIBIT" originally developed by FRONTEO, we will improve the efficiency of the review and reduce the cost.

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Review

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Review is the human visual sorting of documents after digital forensic techniques have narrowed down data that may be relevant to a case. FRONTEO has review centers in Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan, and provides review services in each language.In addition, if you choose the in-house developed software "KIBIT Automator" as a platform, you can use the "Review Heat Map" to compare TAR (Technology Assisted Review) scores and reviewers' tagging results in order for lawyers to control the quality of reviews. can be provided.By reviewing the review heatmap, you can identify documents that may have been misjudged.

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Production

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We support document production (document submission) with FRONTEO's global operations that can be handled 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.We also provide other related services such as translation and deposition preparation. Click here for detailed inquiriesPlease contact

Features

One stop

FRONTEO is a leading Japanese company that can provide a one-stop service for the entire e-discovery process, from data integrity to the creation of submitted documents.

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We have data centers in Japan, North America, South Korea, and Taiwan, and have established a system that allows us to store customer data without taking it out of the country.We provide a one-stop service for all e-discovery processes, from evidence preservation to process, review, and submission.In addition, with our US subsidiary FRONTEO USA serving as the core for US lawsuits, we seamlessly provide services to three key players: the client company's headquarters, local subsidiaries, and law firms.
By making full use of other solutions such as "KIBIT Eye", we support not only international lawsuits, but also various initiatives to reduce corporate legal risks such as internal investigations and compliance.

・ Global operation that can be handled 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
・ Many cross-border projects have a track record
・ Support by certified engineers related to eDiscovery, forensics, and IT
・ We have data centers in Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan, and we can store data in our own country.
-Ensure data safety such as biometric authentication system, Evidence barcode management, temperature control in the storage room (prevention of HDD failure), etc.

Achievements

FRONTEO uses the technology and know-how cultivated in dealing with cases for more than 10 years to provide solutions that help the department in charge of litigation efficiently collect, extract, and browse electronic evidence and contribute to reducing the risk of corporate legal affairs.

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With technology and know-how cultivated over more than 10 years of handling cases, we provide solutions for the client's litigation department to efficiently collect, extract, and view electronic evidence and communicate with lawyers.Evidence collection and processing technology cultivated in various environments provides an environment that enables efficient evidence collection work even inside companies where different IT environments are intricately mixed. We also provide consulting services based on our wealth of experience to ensure that the necessary preparations and procedures for e-discovery are carried out efficiently.

Asian language support

It supports a wide range of multi-byte characters peculiar to Asian languages, including support for character codes peculiar to Japanese, and can accurately process electronic documents including multiple languages ​​such as Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Is possible.

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Western e-discovery solutions have the drawback of incomplete support for multi-byte characters such as Japanese and Chinese, which causes "garbled characters" and, as a result, greatly hinders the discovery of evidence. was.It supports a wide range of multi-byte characters peculiar to Asian languages, including support for character codes peculiar to Japanese, and can accurately process electronic documents including multiple languages ​​such as Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Is possible.

Related services

Intelligence Cloud

We use cutting-edge virtualization technology to build a customer-specific environment on the hardware and network resources prepared by FRONTEO in advance.

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Consulting Services

We also provide consulting services based on our abundant experience to ensure and efficiently carry out the preparations and procedures required for e-discovery.

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Product list

Introducing the tools used in FRONTEO's forensic survey.We also develop forensic tools and sell products on behalf of others.

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FRONTEO's strengths

Technology

Unlike using other companies' products, the software is developed in-house, so you can flexibly customize your own system or special data.

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Security environment

FRONTEO strives to build and maintain a thorough security environment so that customers can deposit their important data with peace of mind.

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Correspondence ability

We provide a wide range of companies with the early detection and resolution of problems by making the most of the latest technology, including our proprietary AI engine KIBIT, and the investigation capabilities and know-how in legal affairs and internal control that we have cultivated over many years. .

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