Document history
We identify available versions and their sources to help you understand the history of a disputed document.
WHO WE SERVE
Put records and events in context.
We help you understand the digital documents, communications, and sequence of events in your commercial dispute, with an examination focused on the issues you need to resolve.
YOUR PRIORITIES
Make the work relevant.
We shape the work around the questions you face, the people who need the findings, and the decisions those findings will support.
Communications
We collect relevant exchanges and attachments so you can review the conversation in context.
Reviewable production
We agree search instructions and delivery formats with you so the collected material is practical to review.
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Connect the disputed proposition to the underlying record
A document, attachment or message is more useful when its source and surrounding history are understood. We work with counsel to identify the proposition in dispute, then examine the available versions, communications and account records that may support or challenge it. The purpose is an intelligible evidentiary record—not a conclusion inferred from one filename or timestamp.
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Make the production useful to the receiving team
Before collection, agree the relevant parties, period, search instructions and intended delivery format. We can organize the selected material so reviewers can relate findings to their supporting records. Where technical interpretation is required, a separately scoped report can explain methods, observations and limitations.
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Keep technical findings distinct from legal conclusions
Counsel defines the disputed issues and makes relevance, privilege and disclosure decisions. DFI examines the authorized material and explains what its properties support. Source custodians provide access and system context. Missing sources or competing explanations should remain visible in the output.
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What the evidence cannot establish on its own
A timestamp alone is not conclusive evidence of authorship, transmission or the underlying transaction. Technical examination does not determine contractual meaning or legal liability, and it cannot promise that every version or communication remains available.
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Before we speak
Identify the document or event in dispute, competing explanations, known custodians and platforms, relevant dates, any existing production, and the format needed for review.
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What do you need to understand?
Tell us about your situation. We can help you identify the evidence, support, or preparation that fits.