An unprecedented upheaval in financial markets has led to one of the most tumultuous times in history. The full impact in terms of litigation and federal investigations remains to be seen. In the face of such uncertainty and rapid change, corporations and their counsel must be ready to respond to the inevitable e-discovery requests for financial and business data.

The Applied Discovery Financial Crisis Response Team specializes in helping corporations and their outside counsel respond to financial-related investigations and legal actions. This team is highly experienced and deeply knowledgeable in the legal intricacies of e-discovery and corporate financial matters such as fraud investigations, mergers and acquisitions and bankruptcy.

Financial Crisis Specialty: Corporate Counsel

As the leader of Applied Discovery’s Financial Crisis Response Team, Ms. Henschel blends her specialized knowledge gained while managing complex corporate litigation as former E-Discovery Counsel at a Fortune 100 corporation with her law firm experience to help financial institutions maneuver through the intricacies of federal investigations. Ms. Henschel is a subject matter expert on topics such as:

• The unique risks e-discovery presents to corporations
• Establishing a corporate e-discovery team; advance preparation to address financial crisis matters
• Preparation requirements for the meet and confer process
• Planning for civil litigation suits that often follow federal investigations
• Post acquisition planning such as conversion/integration of data from source/legacy systems to new systems
• Tips to navigate through complex transactional, regulatory and litigation effects

Prior to her experience as e-discovery counsel, Ms. Henschel served as Assistant General Counsel to a Fortune 500 corporation, responsible for global risk management and complex litigation.

Previously, Ms. Henschel practiced law in several law firms, advising clients in matters as diverse as mergers and acquisitions, chapter 11/bankruptcy, corporate re-structuring negotiations, and federal investigations in a variety of industries.

A frequent speaker and author on e-discovery, Mr. Hellewell has extensive knowledge and expertise of the procedures and expectations of state and federal agencies. As both an e-discovery consultant and former practicing attorney, Hellewell has counseled clients in over 100 Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission second requests, civil investigative demands, subpoenas duces tecum, grand jury subpoenas, Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and other e-discovery cases. Based in Washington D.C., Hellewell is a subject matter expert on topics such as:

• Negotiating scope limitations and preparing effective burden arguments
• Explaining de-duplication, data processing and other procedures to government investigators
• Assisting counsel in negotiating form of production with state and federal government agencies, including web-based document productions.

Serving as an expert on e-discovery issues in state and federal litigation cases Before joining Applied Discovery, Mr. Hellewell practiced in the Antitrust and Trade Regulation group in the Washington, D.C. office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.