Managed Review for
Structured, Defensible Review Aligned with Agency Timelines and Regulatory Counsel
Regulatory investigations impose document production obligations that are non-negotiable in scope, timeline, and defensibility requirements. Whether responding to DOJ, SEC, FTC, or other agency inquiries, the review must be structured, privilege-protective, and fully auditable. Legalpeople’s MDR team brings the project management discipline and experienced attorney bench that regulatory matters demand — integrated with your regulatory counsel from day one.
Why Regulatory Counsel
Choose Legalpeople MDR
Regulatory investigations are high-visibility, high-consequence matters. The production must be defensible, privilege must be protected, and the review must stay on schedule regardless of what the agency’s timeline looks like. Legalpeople provides the structure and experience to meet that standard.
Regulatory-Aware Project Management
Our PMs understand the procedural dynamics of regulatory productions — CID responses, subpoena compliance, voluntary productions, and formal investigation timelines. They build review workflows that align with agency expectations and regulatory counsel’s production strategy.
Privilege Review Designed for Regulatory Exposure
Regulatory investigations often carry the highest privilege stakes. We staff and supervise dedicated privilege review workflows, coordinate closely with outside counsel on categorization and log standards, and apply rigorous QC to privilege determinations throughout — not just at production.
Experienced Return Attorneys
Our contract attorneys return to Legalpeople engagement after engagement because we invest in them professionally and treat them with respect. For regulatory matters, that retention translates into reviewers who understand privileged document identification, regulatory issue coding, and the accuracy standard the matter requires.
Confidentiality and Security Protocols
Regulatory matters require strict information controls. We apply appropriate security permissions, restrict platform access by role, and implement document handling protocols consistent with the sensitivity of the matter and any applicable confidentiality orders.
How Legalpeople Executes Regulatory Review
Regulatory review is directed by your counsel. Our role is to staff the team, manage execution, and maintain quality and consistency throughout. For regulatory matters, that typically includes:
Executing CID and Subpoena Response Review
We staff and manage the review team executing document production in response to CIDs, subpoenas, and voluntary production requests — following the protocol and coding guidelines established by your regulatory counsel.
Privilege Review Under Counsel’s Direction
Our PMs supervise dedicated privilege review workflows following the standards and log format established by outside counsel. We apply rigorous QC to privilege determinations throughout the review — not just before production — and coordinate with counsel on any escalations.
Responsiveness and Issue Coding
Reviewers apply the issue coding framework established by your regulatory counsel — covering the specific subject matter areas under investigation — with PM oversight ensuring consistent, accurate application across the full document population.
Multi-Agency and Parallel Proceeding Support
For matters with multiple agencies or parallel civil and criminal exposure, we staff and manage review teams executing under the separate production protocols and privilege standards your counsel has established for each proceeding.
Redaction Execution
We supervise the execution of redaction workflows established by your counsel — covering PII, third-party confidential information, and materials outside the scope of production — with QC applied before submission.
Rolling Production Execution
For investigations with rolling production schedules, our PMs prioritization in coordination with your counsel — meeting interim deadlines while keeping the review team on pace and quality consistent across the full document set.
Where Regulatory MDR Creates Advantage
DOJ and Antitrust Investigations
Structured review for CID responses and Second Requests in antitrust and merger investigations, with issue coding aligned to competitive harm analysis and privilege protocols calibrated to regulatory exposure.
SEC Enforcement and Investigations
Production support for formal orders of investigation, Wells submissions, and subpoena responses, with privilege review designed around attorney-client and work product considerations specific to SEC matters.
FTC and Consumer Protection Inquiries
Document review aligned with FTC investigative timelines, including data privacy and consumer protection issue coding, redaction for PII, and rolling production management.
State AG and Multistate Investigations
Review support for state attorney general investigations and multistate enforcement matters, including varying production standards and privilege frameworks across jurisdictions.
Voluntary Government Productions
For pre-investigation voluntary productions or cooperation matters, structured review that demonstrates good faith while protecting privilege and limiting unnecessary disclosure.
Internal Investigations with Regulatory Overlap
When internal investigations intersect with regulatory exposure, we provide review support that aligns with both internal investigation objectives and anticipated production obligations.
Why Choose Legalpeople
for Regulatory Review?
Regulatory Investigation Experience
Legalpeople has managed document review for regulatory investigations across a range of agencies and subject matter areas. Our PMs understand how agency timelines, confidential treatment requests, and rolling production schedules work in practice — not just in theory.
Privilege Protection as a Core Competency
Privilege review in a regulatory investigation is not a back-end step — it is a core component of the review workflow from the first batch. We treat it that way, with dedicated workflows, PM oversight, and QC processes designed to protect privilege across the full document population.
Integrated with Outside Counsel
Our PMs work closely with regulatory counsel throughout the engagement — aligning on protocol, coordinating on privilege questions, and keeping production strategy tightly connected to the review in progress. We are a resource for your legal team, not an independent operation.
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Can Legalpeople staff a regulatory review on short notice?
Yes. For most regulatory matters we can deploy a PM and initial review team within 24 hours. For urgent CID or subpoena deadlines, we can accelerate staffing and work with your counsel to build a ramp plan around your production timeline.
How does Legalpeople handle privilege review in regulatory investigations?
Our PMs supervise dedicated privilege review workflows following the standards, log format, and clawback protocols established by your outside counsel. We apply QC to privilege determinations throughout the review — not just before production — and escalate any edge-case questions to counsel promptly. Privilege protection is a core part of how we manage execution, not an afterthought.
Can you support multi-agency investigations or parallel civil and criminal proceedings?
Yes. We have experience managing reviews in matters with multiple agencies or parallel proceedings. We execute under the protocols your legal team establishes for each proceeding, managing the review team and QC to the specific production standards and privilege considerations applicable to each.
What security protocols does Legalpeople apply to regulatory matters?
Security controls for the review platform are set by the platform itself and managed by your eDiscovery vendor and counsel. Our role is to ensure the review team operates within the access parameters established for the matter — restricting reviewer access to authorized document sets and escalating any security-related questions to counsel immediately.
Do you have experience with rolling productions in regulatory matters?
Yes. Our PMs are experienced managing reviews with rolling production schedules, working within the batching and prioritization direction established by your counsel to meet interim deadlines while keeping the review team on pace and quality consistent across the full document set.
We Stand Behind Our Teams.
At Legalpeople, great partnerships start with trust. When we staff a Managed Document Review project, we are confident in the experience, judgment, and quality of every attorney and project manager we deploy.
If something isn’t working — the fit, the team composition, or the approach — simply let us know. We will make it right, promptly and without question.
No pressure. No long-term commitment. No financial risk.
It’s how we earn your trust from day one — and keep it for every matter that follows.