Supporting attorneys and law firms from a 360-degree perspective.

Strategy starts with information. Governments rely on intelligence agencies as their first line of defense to inform policy and avoid surprises. We provide holistic solutions and deliver finished intelligence products designed to inform your trial strategy. At the start of a case, you have many decisions to make and need to know the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents.

Red Flag Background Checks
Knowing your opponent early in the case allows you to plan a solid case strategy. Our Red Flag Background Check generates an initial 360-degree profile of your opponent, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, risks, and areas for future investigation.

Our internet-based background check uses the latest proprietary databases, advanced open-source intelligence techniques, and instincts gained from years of law enforcement, legal and military experience. We also view data from public records and social media to complement our check with an overview of criminal, civil, and financial history. Our reports are finished products, not raw data, that provide a detailed analysis explaining the significance of the information we find and draws conclusions that may impact how you approach a case and/or make critical decisions early in your case strategy.

Investigations can be resource intensive. The Red Flag Background Check is a balanced approach between keeping an eye on the budget and uncovering enough information to plan your strategy early. If any red flags are identified, our next step, the Comprehensive Background Check, includes fieldwork like interviewing witnesses, records retrieval, and surveillance.

Social Network Analysis
While link analysis is a methodology used to examine and visualize the relationships between entities, such as people, objects, locations, and events, it is also an effective tool to help lawyers map the relationships between parties in cases. The aim is to uncover patterns, dependencies, and associations within a network of entities to gain an understanding of the underlying relationships.

Our mapping utilizes detailed visual graphs so you can understand the dynamics between individuals or businesses and decide if there are parties who should be added to a complaint, or witnesses you need to subpoena.

We draw on decades of experience mapping criminal, terrorist, and insurgent networks in complex environments. Small data points often lead to significant connections. Our AI enabled tools help us collect this data quickly and place it in front of our highly skilled analysts who can spot the patterns.

Witness Locates
The information age is uncharted territory. AI enabled tools are making personal data more available, while at the same time data privacy legislation, like the Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Law, are limiting some sources of information. Big data does not translate to accurate data. You cannot depend on a single database to give you the right information.

Keeping up with the latest databases and tools is a full-time job, and fortunately for you it is our full-time job. We use multiple sources, continuously evaluating tools on the market, adding new capabilities, and dropping obsolete systems quickly.

Even the best databases are only as good as the information entered into them. Every database search we do is backed up by open-source intelligence (OSINT) for accuracy. OSINT engages the full spectrum of publicly available information and can include news sites, public records, and social media.

Strategy is an evolving process. As your case develops, conditions change and new information can alter dynamics and outcomes. Your information requirements may become more specific as you translate strategy into tactics. The convergence of our backgrounds and experiences enables us to have a 360-degree perspective into all angles of your case, including your opponent’s. We can dig further into backgrounds, find new information sources and share deeper insight, allowing us to bring more valuable context to your case.

 Red Teaming
At our core, we are strategic advisors. For decades in government service, we collected intelligence and advised generals, ambassadors, and civilian policy makers to help them craft policy and make strategic decisions.

We only deal in facts, not mist. Our advice is not based on opinions, it is the result of tested analytical methodology. We can bolster your case by evaluating and analyzing the facts from your opponent’s perspective and by playing the devil’s advocate, a process we call “Red Teaming.” In the military, red teaming refers to activities involving the simulation of adversary decisions or behaviors, where outputs are measured and utilized for the purpose of informing or improving defensive capabilities. This process is valuable to help identify the vulnerabilities of your clients or witnesses. We also use predictive analysis to forecast your opponent’s potential moves and avoid surprises.

Red Teaming can help overcome cognitive biases that can unintentionally develop when you are zealously representing a client. We won’t always tell you what you want to hear, but we will always tell you what you need to hear.

Comprehensive Investigations
The Comprehensive Investigation builds on the Red Flag Background Checks and uses fieldwork to dig deeper and fill in gaps. Internet searches provide a crucial initial assessment, but gaining the full picture often requires information that cannot be found on the internet.

Public records in many jurisdictions are not digitized and require in person searches. Often, critical information can only be obtained through talking with human sources. Known as human intelligence, this can also create risk, and requires highly trained professionals to conduct it effectively. All our fieldwork is compliant with applicable laws and rules of professional conduct; however, we go beyond that and conduct continuous risk assessments. We evaluate risks to your case and to the reputation of your firm.

The Comprehensive Investigation is fully customizable. We travel regionally and globally, and work through a network of vetted partners to get the information you need. We interview witnesses, find new witnesses, locate assets…whatever you require to advance your case.

Discovery Review
Part of 360-degree intelligence is identifying the capabilities that can give you an edge at trial. Intelligence often requires highly specialized disciplines such as digital forensics or weather intelligence. We maintain knowledge of these disciplines as well as a network of experts.

Our Red Flag Background Checks and Comprehensive Investigations can help you identify the strengths and vulnerabilities of your opponent’s expert witnesses.