First Advantage Litigation Consulting, an international e-Discovery software and services provider, has announced the opening of its new office and data center in Frankfurt, Germany.

First Advantage Litigation Consulting, which has been operating in Munich since 2007, has staffed the Frankfurt office to meet growing customer demand and satisfy German data protection requirements. “Positioning our eDiscovery experts and data center within easy reach of Germany's financial district allows us to provide our global clients with a local presence and comprehensive service offering,” says First Advantage Litigation Consulting CEO Andy Macdonald. 

As part of the firm's services, customers will have the assistance of German project managers with in-depth knowledge of complex data protection requirements outlined by the Federal Data Protection Act, which implements Directive 95/46/EC on data protection. Additionally, each German state has a data protection law of its own. The collection, processing and use of personal or corporate data are carefully regulated within Germany, and these restrictions affect the way in which all internal or regulatory investigations should be conducted. 

Clients also will benefit from having access to highly-skilled, native-speaking reviewers with legal and technical expertise; secure, local data center capacity for processing and hosting; and access to Global RPM 5.0, a web-based review platform, which now integrates audio and technology-assisted review functionality.

Operations in both Frankfurt and Munich will be run by First Advantage Litigation Consulting Senior Vice President Adam Pollitt, whose broad expertise includes electronic evidence recovery, database design, and the application of technology to complex civil litigation, antitrust, and arbitration matters. Pollitt has worked on projects throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Qualified German solicitor (Rechtsanwalt) and First Advantage Regional Director Michael Becker will lead the firm's business development efforts. Becker, who has worked at several global law firms, specializes in anti-corruption and regulatory matters and is an expert on European data protection.

First Litigation Consulting  is a Symphony Technology Group company. STG is a strategic private equity firm whose mission is to invest in and build software and services firms. In addition to capital, STG provides transformation expertise to enable its companies to deliver maximum value to their clients, to drive growth through innovation, to retain and attract the best talent and to achieve best in class business performance.