Mr. Fowler is an eDiscovery and digital forensic expert with more than 16 years of experience covering a variety of sectors. He has a particular focus on financial regulatory investigations and large-scale complex litigation.
Jon Fowler is an eDiscovery and digital forensic expert with more than 16 years of experience covering a variety of sectors. He has a particular focus on financial regulatory investigations and large-scale complex litigation.
Mr. Fowler’s experience includes leading and delivering on large, multi-jurisdictional matters across the globe, including assignments in North America, Asia, and Europe. He specialises in assisting clients with their full-disclosure strategy, from data scoping and collection through data processing and review to production.
His projects include:
Managing the forensic collection, processing, and onsite review of large volumes of data under tight deadlines at a client site in Europe using a visual analytics solution.
Managing a large regulatory banking matter involving terabytes of data culled from various sources, including Bloomberg and Reuters, with more than 300 reviewers in London and New York.
Managing a court-ordered shared database for the electronic disclosure of a large multiparty dispute involving hundreds of thousands of disclosed documents and more than 100 users.
Managing an extensive Chinese state-secret review onsite in Shanghai over two months.
Managing the gathering, onsite processing, and review of a large collection of data in a $700 million multi-jurisdictional litigation that involved the document production of almost seven million pages.
Leading a complete e-discovery and analytics solution on a large banking matter, including managing the analytic review of more than two million documents.
Conducting the forensic collection, processing, and onsite review of data for 15 custodians in Taiwan.
Managing a large processing and review matter in India, with more than 50 reviewers making over 50,000 document decisions per day.
Who’s Who Legal regularly recognizes Mr. Fowler as a leading expert in his field:
“Jon is extremely responsive under tight deadlines”
“He can explain the various procedures and technologies in a concise manner”
“Jon is a good team player”
Before joining Secretariat, Mr. Fowler provided eDiscovery and digital forensic services at Ankura, Navigant, FTI, and KPMG.
“Jon is extremely responsive under tight deadlines” and “He can explain the various procedures and technologies in a concise manner”
Who’s Who Legal
The Post Office Horizon Inquiry – A Digital Forensics Masterclass
The ongoing Post Office Horizon Inquiry is a landmark case that showcases the power of modern digital forensics in answering a critical question: Who knew what, and when? In his guest post for Legal IT Insider, Jon Fowler examines the opportunities and challenges (including legal and ethical considerations) of using digital forensics within investigations.
Deepfakes on Trial: Can the Law Keep Up with Faked Reality?
In an article for Law.com’s Generative AI series, Jon Fowler analyzes the challenges of validating authentic digital evidence as deepfakes become more ubiquitous and more realistic. Mr. Fowler presents legal solutions to safeguard the integrity of evidence and maintain public confidence in an increasingly synthetic world.
How Lessons from Predictive Coding can Guide the eDiscovery Ecosystem’s Adoption of Generative AI
The eDiscovery ecosystem, once dominated by manual document reviews and endless paperwork, has undergone a dramatic transformation due to artificial intelligence (AI). Generative AI, in particular, offers immense potential yet faces complex challenges. In this guest post on Legal IT Insider, Jon Fowler reflects on the adoption journey of predictive coding, the first major AI tool in document review, and shares lessons for integrating generative AI responsibly and effectively.