BH Legal® Case Study
Contract Attorney Review Project
Challenge
Our client, an AM Law 100 Firm based in Philadelphia, was representing a major consumer products company in a $2.5 billion merger. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a very broad second request to the firm’s client requiring the review of a massive amount of data and documents in a short period of time to demonstrate compliance, gain FTC approval and close the deal. The client needed a team of contract attorneys and a review center quickly to meet their deadline.
Solution
Beacon Hill Legal located and secured a document review center in Philadelphia, only blocks from our client’s offices. We installed high-speed internet, provided all necessary technology, including computers, monitors, printers, and more, as well as furnished the office and lunchroom with basic amenities and office supplies.
We screened, interviewed, and processed conflicts on more than 200 contract attorneys with the firm, ultimately placing 125 reviewers and three onsite project managers with substantial e-discovery experience.
The Results
Our client attained substantial cost savings using our contract attorneys on a five-month review. The firm was able to oversee and manage the review at a convenient location. The parties obtained unconditional clearance for the merger following an eight-month investigation by the FTC and attorneys general in several states.
