Adam Whitton Litigation Support Manager

Adam has worked at Fenwick Elliott for 15 years, starting in litigation support as a clerk, subsequently moving to a paralegal role, then onto Disclosure Manager and latterly as Litigation Support Manager specialising in eDiscovery, eBundling, Land Registry, translations, and supporting the firm on collaboration and time recording platforms. Adam has experience in eDiscovery in adjudication, arbitration and litigation across a wide variety of construction, engineering and energy matters.

In his role as  Litigation Support Manager, Adam manages external providers for eDiscovery, eBundling and translations. Adam works closely with fee earners in relation to the disclosure and document review requirements of any particular case, including in relation to the cost of those requirements and compliance with the relevant court or arbitral rules, and undertakes and supervises data collections and production. He also assists with the use of Technology Assisted Reviews (TAR) and AI. Adam is proficient in the functioning and use of multiple review platforms including Relativity, DISCO, Clearwell, Reveal, and others, as well as ensuring that any bundling/translation requirements are compliant with any orders in the courts or arbitration.

Specialist expertise

Adam has experience in many aspects of the eDiscovery and eBundling process, including:

  • identifying and building relationships with appropriate eDdisclosure, translation and eBundling providers;
  • managing costs estimates and budgets provided by eDisclosure, translation and eBundling providers;
  • assessing and advising on eDiscovery tools to be used on any particular case, including in relation to Early Case Evaluation, TAR and AI;
  • managing forensic data collections;
  • managing the processing and filtering of data and the review process;
  • managing the production of data; and
  • training both clients and internal reviewers on the use of review platforms.