To respond to a Competition Bureau Supplementary Information Request (“SIR”) resulting from an M&A transaction, our client faced over 800,000 documents to review under tight regulatory deadlines while minimizing costs.
AT A GLANCE
Challenge: Review over 800,000 documents for a Competition Bureau SIR under tight deadlines while controlling costs
Impact: over 12,500 review hours saved; nearly $1M in cost savings
Timeline: ~5 weeks
Outcome:Efficient, defensible review completed on time while maintaining quality
The Solution:
Array deployed a multi-pronged review strategy to streamline the review process and complete the review within approximately 5 weeks.
Assisted Review Workflow: Cut manual review of over 450,000 low-ranked documents by deftly employing a Continuous Active Learning tool using predictive coding and machine learning prioritization.
Duplicate MD5 Hash Propagation Workflow: Removed nearly 80,000 exact duplicate attachment documents from manual review using hash-based deduplication and coding propagation.
Early Case Assessment Mass Coding Workflow: Identified mass coding opportunities for over 100,000 documents, significantly reducing manual review effort.
The Results:
12,500 hours reclaimed through streamlined review
$1M saved by cutting 78% of the review scope
Efficient, defensible review completed on time while maintaining quality