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Alison, partner with Troutman Pepper and founder/managing partner of Troutman Pepper eMerge, is an eDiscovery advocate who combines legal strategy and evolving, leading-edge technology to discover the facts needed to help clients achieve optimal results, win cases, and settle at the right value.

In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Joseph DeFazio and Jason Manning, along with Alison Grounds, founder and managing partner of Troutman Pepper Locke’s award-winning eDiscovery subsidiary, eMerge to discuss the evolving capabilities and advantages of eDiscovery. This episode highlights the significance of efficient processes in streamlining document review to enhance legal strategies, including setting clear policies for electronically stored information (ESI) and analyzing vast volumes of digital data with accuracy. As the use of AI becomes more prevalent across the consumer financial services industry, the speakers underscore the impact of leaning into eDiscovery and innovation to help uncover critical evidence early in litigation and response plans, as well as during regulatory investigations.