At 221B, we believe that it is fundamental to consider including in any litigation strategy the use of experienced investigators to bolster your case and thus enhance your chance of prevailing. The costs of litigation can extend well beyond a company’s bottom line. While pursuing or defending claims in court can be critical to a company’s defense of its reputation and can result in public vindication, it can also distract managers, owners and other stakeholders from their jobs and responsibilities, adding to the costs and uncertainty a business is already facing.

We work with our attorney clients to listen to their concerns, understand their needs and create a research and intelligence plan that is not only responsive and strategic, but is also one that is independent which will always provide them with information gathered that they can use in a court of law.

Our Role Prior to and During a Dispute

• Once engaged, we search for, gather and analyze information and facts working efficiently to provide strategic and tactical intelligence and evidentiary support. This includes:

• Helping assess viability of claims through research of a counterparty

• Conducting background investigations of key parties

• Identifying, locating and interviewing potential witnesses and other parties

• Interrogating the claims to identify inconsistencies, misstatements and potential factual omissions

• Identifying assets / financial status

• Identifying prior lawsuits and disputes involving and naming the parties

• Capturing and forensically preserving any online content salient to the dispute

• Searching, reviewing and analyzing social media, open source and dark web data and other datasets

• Conducting surveillance and site assessments

Post-Dispute Support

Following the resolution of claims or ongoing orders of findings from the court, 221B can identify assets which might be subject to court judgment and otherwise conduct periodic monitoring of relevant social media, business and other activity which may reflect conduct and public representations which are subject to compliance and oversight by the court.