CASE STUDY Commodities | Global
Global Commodities Provider Successfully Investigates Alleged Securities Law Violations
Client Need
- Resolve a securities litigation investigation involving alleged public misrepresentation of asset values.
- Determine whether asset value disclosures align with company policy and external communications.
- Validate whether any intentional misrepresentation occurred within corporate reporting.
- Establish a structured and defensible investigation process to satisfy independent reviewers.
Client Solution
- Narrow investigation scope by reducing 3.5 million documents to 50,000 using targeted search term analysis.
- Conduct focused document review to evaluate asset valuation communications and reporting practices.
- Apply supervised machine learning to identify relevant data patterns with minimal manual effort.
- Assess findings to confirm whether disclosures align with company policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate absence of intentional misrepresentation through structured data analysis.
Why Epiq
- Provide experience in securities litigation and eDiscovery strategy within financial services.
- Apply advanced data reduction methods and supervised learning to build fact patterns efficiently.
- Deliver a structured, defensible investigation approach aligned with counsel.
Results and Benefits
Achieved 98% reduction in reviewable data.
Disproved allegations of intentional misrepresentation.
Confirmed compliance with company policies.
Identified behavioral patterns through analysis.