“I take the time to listen and understand a client's challenge before identifying and proposing a solution.”
Chris Russell
About
Chris helps clients overcome the technical challenges of complex matters.
As an e-discovery specialist with over 20 years’ industry experience, he regularly manages complex e-discovery projects related to litigation, arbitration, investigation and regulatory requirements.
Chris has provided consulting services in several areas of litigation and investigation including construction, commercial, government investigations, class actions, and Royal Commissions for Australian and Global law firms, corporates and Australian government regulators.
He is an expert in the use of legal technology specialising in efficient and defensible strategies using technology-assisted review, data analytics, and document review technologies.
Chris’ professionalism and commitment has seen him develop a network of clients who trust and depend on his expert advice and delivery with his expertise, experience and knowledge being relied upon to work through complex and often time sensitive projects.
Chris prides himself on the client advocates he has developed over the years through his commitment, successful outcomes and building strong relationships in the process.
Expertise
- eDiscovery – Litigation, Arbitration, Investigation
- Regulatory Response and Royal Commissions
- Legal Technologies
- Technology Assisted Review
- Defensible review workflow consulting
- Large scale review project management
Significant Engagements
- Provision of eDiscovery expertise across multiple Royal Commissions, including Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants, Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
- Technology Assisted review expert for confidential client in Shareholder class action
- eDiscovery lead in construction dispute matter with collected document corpus exceeding 90 million documents
- Provision of eDiscovery expertise and notice compliance support to corporate regulatory notice recipients
