THE DIAGNOSTIC THAT COMES FIRST
Before the vendor, before the expert — a scoped read of what your matter actually turns on.
TRACE™ — Technology Review & Case Assessment — is two things, deliberately. The TRACE™ Assessment is the fixed-scope engagement most clients start with: a focused, written read of what your matter or technology footprint actually turns on, delivered before you commit to vendors, experts, or a larger project. The TRACE™ Report is the standardized document that work arrives in — and the same report structure closes out every larger LTD engagement, whether forensic acquisition, eDiscovery audit, or AI governance review.
Every TRACE™ Report follows the same structure: scope and authority, methodology, tooling and validation, findings with cited artifacts, conclusions tied to the question presented, and qualifications of the examiner. The report is written so that a second examiner working from the same evidence and the same methodology would reach the same conclusion.
That's the standard for established industry forensic methodology. It's also the standard for credibility in any setting where the work is reviewed. Carlos's Techno Security Conference presentation 25 Lessons That Make or Break Your Case walks through the framework in detail.
Every TRACE™ Report follows the same structure. Select a section to preview what it contains.
Illustrative excerpt. Matter details shown are fictional. Request a real sample report to see the full deliverable.
A TRACE™ Report is technical enough for a forensic peer to reproduce, and clear enough for a judge or jury to follow.
TRACE™ engagements start with scope confirmation and end with a sealed report. We deliver in engagements where the work has to stand up to documented review — because most of it eventually does.
Start a Conversation →