High-Velocity Second Request Response Powered by Relativity and Advanced AI
May 06, 2026
When a technology company involved in a healthcare-adjacent transaction received a federal Second Request, it faced one of the most demanding discovery scenarios possible: intense regulatory scrutiny, massive modern data volumes, strict security requirements, and an accelerated compliance timeline. Cimplifi delivered a fully integrated, end-to-end response that enabled the client to meet its obligations quickly, securely, and defensibly.
The Challenge
The matter presented a unique combination of complexity and urgency:
- Approximately 60 days to achieve substantial compliance.
- Tens of terabytes of data from modern sources including Google Workspace, Slack, mobile devices, and custom business applications.
- Strict requirements that all data remain within Relativity, eliminating the option of external hosting environments.
- A large custodian population with ongoing collections and processing.
- Significant privilege and relevance review demands under government scrutiny.
- Coordination of hundreds of reviewers across multiple workflows.
The Solution
Cimplifi implemented a Relativity-first strategy designed to maximize speed, security, and defensibility.
Immediate Mobilization
Within a week of the initial engagement, collections, analytics, review planning, and production workflows were launched simultaneously. Running these workstreams in parallel significantly compressed the overall timeline.
End-to-End Relativity Workflow
The team leveraged:
- Relativity Collect for enterprise data collection
- RelativityOne for processing and review
- Brainspace analytics for data reduction and prioritization
- Relativity aiR for Privilege and aiR for Review
- Direct production from Relativity to regulators
This approach minimized data movement, maintained security requirements, and preserved a fully auditable chain of custody.
AI-Enabled, Defensible Review
By combining advanced analytics, technology-assisted review (TAR), and Relativity’s generative AI capabilities, Cimplifi accelerated review while maintaining rigorous quality controls and defensibility standards required for a government investigation.
Results
The engagement delivered measurable outcomes:
- Collections initiated within days of engagement.
- Projected data volumes approaching 20TB successfully managed.
- A major production of nearly 200,000 documents delivered to federal regulators within required deadlines.
- All work completed within Relativity, satisfying strict security requirements.
- Confidence restored after the client transitioned from another provider midstream.
Why It Matters
Today’s Second Requests demand more than scale. Organizations must navigate compressed timelines, increasingly complex data ecosystems, heightened regulatory oversight, and growing expectations around AI governance and defensibility. This engagement demonstrates Cimplifi’s ability to:
- Execute time-sensitive Second Request matters
- Manage large-scale collections, analytics, and review operations
- Deliver true end-to-end Relativity workflows
- Apply advanced AI responsibly and defensibly
- Meet the highest standards for security and regulatory compliance
For organizations facing high-stakes investigations, Cimplifi provides the technology, expertise, and operational scale needed to reduce risk and accelerate outcomes.
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