Data Discovery & Review

Data Discovery &
Review

Discovery has moved beyond documents. Chats, collaboration platforms, structured data repositories, and cloud data now carry the story. Lineal delivers data-first discovery and review led by experts who know how to manage legal risk, control cost, and surface what matters early—at scale.

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Discovery services built
for modern evidence

We help legal teams collect, process, analyze, and review modern data sources
using defensible methods and workflows designed to hold up under scrutiny.

  • Data Collection & Forensics

    Defensible collection across modern sources. We preserve integrity, document process, and reduce risk around chain-of-custody and downstream challenges.

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  • Investigations

    Purpose-built workflows for sensitive matters. Identify custodians, channels, and key relationships early to accelerate timelines and reduce unnecessary review.

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  • Managed Review

    Data-first review strategy where QC and validation happen at the start, not the end. We handle protocol design, insights, exception handling, and reporting to ensure consistent quality, defensible decisions, and the fastest delivery on the market.

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  • Review Optimization

    Modernize your workflow without rebuilding everything. We improve protocol clarity, QC structure, batching, and decision pathways to reduce inconsistency and prevent rework.

  • Early Case Assessment (ECA)

    Early visibility into potential fact patterns, cost estimates, and risk drivers. We quantify scope and prioritize what matters so strategy starts from the data reality.

Case Studies

  • Industry: Corporate

    Accelerating Multi-Jurisdiction Competition Audit Review

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    Challenge:

    Seven countries. Nine languages. 8.6 million documents. A competition law audit that traditional review could not finish in time.

    Outcome:

    Audit completed on time. Out of 8.6 million documents loaded, only 87,000 required human review. Defensible, regulator-ready results across every jurisdiction.

    • 8.6M

      Documents loaded across seven countries and nine languages.

    • ~87K

      Documents actually reviewed. A fraction of the total population.

    • 7 Countries, 9 Languages

      Consistent, defensible relevance determinations across every jurisdiction.

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  • Industry: Financial services, Investigations

    Anti-Money Laundering Investigation for a Global Bank

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    Challenge:

    A major global bank faced an AML investigation requiring review of 12+ million documents under a strict 3-month deadline. High-risk data patterns needed precise identification, and the cost of a traditional review approach was not an option.

    Outcome:

    Lineal reduced review volume by 97%. Fewer than 3% of documents required manual assessment. Deadline met, defensible results delivered, fixed fee.

    • 97%

      Review volume reduced with less than 3% of documents touched by human reviewers.

    • 12M+

      Documents processed using AI-powered categorization and clustering.

    • 3 Months

      Regulatory deadline met with no delays.

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  • Industry: Pharmaceutical

    Defensible Scope Reduction in High-Stakes Pharmaceutical IP Litigation

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    Challenge:

    A Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company needed to review a large, complex document population under litigation pressure. Traditional first-pass review models would have been too slow, too expensive, and too inconsistent.

    Outcome:

    Lineal eliminated first-pass review entirely. Over 95% of the document population was reduced before a human reviewer saw a single document. Full defensibility maintained.

    • 95%+

      Review volume reduced before human review began.

    • 70%

      Additional reduction post-Amplify™ through AI-assisted relevance assessment.

    • 100%

      Defensible decisions with documented, SME-governed coding logic.

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  • Industry: Law Firms

    Document Review in Criminal Investigation

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    Challenge:

    52,795 FBI-provided documents for the Andrade criminal investigation. A status conference deadline. The case team needed to move beyond linear review and organize the full universe by concept.

    Outcome:

    Amplify™ tools covered 98% of the document universe. Textual Near Duplicate Identification handled 68%. Lineal Images addressed the remaining 30% of image file types. Deadline met.

    • 52,795

      FBI-provided documents reviewed for the status conference.

    • 68%

      Document universe addressed by Textual Near Duplicate Identification.

    • 30%

      Image file types addressed by Lineal Images classification.

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  • Industry: Law Firms

    Efficient Data Management for a Complex Legal Dispute

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    Challenge:

    3 million documents from 140+ custodians, transferred from a previous vendor. The data needed to be verified for completeness, then the legal team needed a fast path to the evidence that mattered.

    Outcome:

    The full Amplify™ Suite of Tools cut through the volume. Email threading, BotDetector, PrivFinder, Snippets, and Lineal Images each took a layer off until the legal team had a clear path to relevant evidence.

    • 3M

      Documents processed from 140+ custodians.

    • 641,098

      Documents reduced through email threading alone.

    • 731,681

      Documents ring-fenced for targeted privilege review with PrivFinder.

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  • Industry: Corporate

    High-Volume Data Breach Response for a Fortune 20 Retailer

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    Challenge:

    A major ransomware incident. 22 million structured records with PII and PHI exposed. Three weeks to figure out who was affected and meet federal and state notification requirements.

    Outcome:

    Lineal delivered a precise breach assessment within the deadline. Defensible, regulator-ready output. Reduced class-action exposure through accurate identification of affected individuals.

    • 22M+

      Structured records processed containing PII and PHI.

    • 3 Weeks

      Regulatory notification deadline met with defensible output.

    • 0

      Large-scale manual review required. Automated detection throughout.

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Why Lineal

Industry-Leading
Expertise, Delivered
Your Way

Our unwavering commitment to data-focused discovery, personalized service, and continuous innovation sets us apart.

  • A discovery partner built for how legal work actually happens

    Discovery doesn’t fail because teams lack tools or people. It fails when ownership is unclear, workflows break under pressure, and insights comes too late. Lineal brings experienced discovery leadership, disciplined processes, and modern data execution together so legal teams can manage complexity without losing control.

  • Discovery expertise, not just capacity

    Lineal’s discovery teams are led by practitioners who understand legal risk, defensibility, and case strategy. We don’t just move data or staff review teams. We guide protocol design, make judgment calls when the data gets complicated, and help legal teams navigate decisions that shape outcomes

  • Structured workflows that scale

    Our workflows are designed to hold up when matters change. From early assessment through production and pre-trial, we apply repeatable, defensible processes that reduce rework, maintain consistency, and scale across matters, jurisdictions, and data types without introducing chaos.

  • Insights early enough to matter

    Waiting until the end of discovery to understand your data is too late. We surface meaningful information early in the process so legal teams can adjust scope, strategy, and cost while those decisions still have leverage.

  • Accountable partnership, end to end

    Lineal operates as an extension of your team. We embed into your workflows, take clear ownership of execution, and stay accountable through completion. With global delivery and transparent communication, you get consistent results without surprises.

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