Support Services

Data/Records Management

Mitigating Compliance Risks - Developing record management processes that closely manage the digital capture, archiving and destruction of critical records in order to enhance accountability and improve the evidentiary reliability of pre-trial discovery.

Accessing Information - Integrating your physical and electronic records, organizing them and storing the critical information in a digital repository-giving your staff the ability to quickly capture, preserve and share information critical to e-government and knowledge management.

Reducing Costs - Drastically reducing the overall cost of labor and paper storage while minimizing time spent reconstructing critical information in case of disaster, theft or loss. We also offer our record management services in phases to fit your budget and schedule.

E-retention

Many companies know they need a retention policy but are frozen by inertia from three often overwhelming issues: (i) which of the myriad and often contradictory retention rules apply; (ii) which of the ever increasing available software packages best fits our needs and budget; and (iii) how do we cost-effectively implement a legally sufficient retention policy that is tailored to our particular needs. GDC has the experience and contacts with legal and non-legal consultants to offer the perfect one-stop solution that uniquely combines technical consulting with legal expertise to these services to ensure that chosen retention policies and practices comport with legal requirements.

Companies with existing retention policies need to keep their policies and practices current with ever-changing legal developments. To assist such companies, GDC in conjunction with legal Consultants conduct compliance reviews of a company's technology and retention practices to keep our clients' policies in step with current technological and legal developments.

GDC also serves the needs of IT managers and record managers by providing real-time advice on specific retention/deletion issues, such as "litigation holds" (e.g. when "hold" begins, what constitutes "notice" of impending action).

We also speak to our clients' employees to educate them on their particular E-record retention policies and on E-record issues generally.

E-discovery

Because of the enormous amount of information that can be stored electronically, the scope, complexity and cost of E-discovery have increased dramatically. GDC advises companies who have been asked or ordered to produce documents in connection with litigation or federal/congressional investigations.