BH Legal™ Case Study
Contract Attorney Review Project
Challenge
Our client, an AM Law 100 Firm based in Philadelphia, represented 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. Our 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 clients' offices. We installed high-speed internet and provided all necessary technology, including computers, monitors, printers, and more. We also furnished the office and lunchroom with basic amenities and office supplies.
We screened, interviewed, and processed conflicts on over 200 contract attorneys with the firm, placing 125 reviewers and three onsite project managers with substantial e-discovery experience.
Achievements
Our client attained substantial cost savings using our contract attorneys on a five-month review. The firm could oversee and manage the review at a convenient location, and the parties obtained unconditional clearance for the merger following an eight-month investigation by the FTC and attorneys general in several states.
