Date: March 24, 2026 Context: vdiscovery (10 East 39th Street, NYC) submitted a Statement of Services to Wachtel Missry LLP for Litman v. Goldberg on the same day the Litman Intelligence platform was already operational with comprehensive results.
| Dimension | vdiscovery Proposal | Litman Intelligence (Delivered) |
|---|---|---|
| Email accounts | 1 (gmail, 1 custodian) | 2 archives (276,899 emails, 2 custodians) |
| Data volume | 50 GB estimated | 120+ GB processed |
| Date range | Jan 2020 - Present | Sept 2019 - Feb 2026 |
| Email processing | Basic metadata + text extraction | Full body text, 43-pattern AI scoring, relevance ranking |
| Attachments | Not included in initial scope | 11,243 email attachments extracted + 2,428 financial |
| Document review | Relativity hosting (standard) | Custom Relativity-style platform with coding, search, filters |
| AI review | Relativity aiR ($0.35/doc — TBD) | Included: auto-coded all 276K emails on 11 issue tags |
| Productions | TBD ($0.02/page) | 252 Bates-numbered documents, inline viewer |
| Analytics | Not offered | 8 interactive visualizations, print-ready |
| Legal analysis | Not offered | Admissions inventory, POA chain analysis, docket mapping |
| Evidence chain | Not offered | 24 patents mapped with full prosecution chains |
| Platform access | Relativity login (their servers) | Custom website, accessible from any browser |
| Google Drive integration | Not offered | Embedded folder browsing + archive downloads |
| Mobile forensics | $650 (1 device) | Not yet included (text messages in Google Drive) |
| Chat conversion | $750 (1 source) | Not yet included |
| Service Line | Volume | vdiscovery Rate | Equivalent Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email Forensics | 2 accounts | $350/account | $700 |
| Data Ingestion/Processing | 120 GB | $65/GB | $7,800 |
| Bates Productions | 1,293 pages | $0.02/page | $26 |
| ECA Hosting (monthly) | 120 GB | $7.50/GB | $900/mo |
| Active Review Hosting (monthly) | 50 GB | $15/GB | $750/mo |
| AI First-Pass Review | 276,899 documents | $0.35/doc | $96,915 |
| Project Management | 80+ hours | $165/hr | $13,200 |
| User Licenses (monthly) | 5+ users | $40/user | $200/mo |
| Custom Analytics Development | 8 dashboards | Not offered (~$200/hr dev) | $15,000+ |
| Legal/Paralegal Analysis | 40+ hours equivalent | ~$250/hr | $10,000+ |
| Custom Platform Development | Full site | ~$200/hr | $25,000+ |
| USPTO Integration | 21 file wrappers + API | Not offered | $5,000+ |
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Initial setup (one-time) | $7,800 - $12,000 |
| AI review (one-time) | $96,915 |
| Custom development (one-time) | $45,000 - $55,000 |
| Monthly recurring (12 months) | $22,200 |
| Total equivalent value | $170,000 - $185,000 |
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Initial retainer | $5,000 |
| Monthly estimate | $1,020/mo |
| First year estimate | ~$17,000 |
| AI review (if used on our volume) | $96,915 additional |
| Their cost for OUR scope | $115,000+ |
AI-Powered Legal Analysis — Not just document hosting. We identified 12 specific admissions, mapped 16 POA signatures to 24 docket numbers, traced the supervision chain, and built the case theory.
Evidence Chain Mapping — Connected each patent's POA → Filing Receipt → Client Email → PTOL-85B → Issued Patent into a documented chain. No e-discovery vendor does this.
Interactive Analytics — 8 visualizations including evidence strength radar, revenue breakdown, email volume heatmap, and case timeline. Print-ready for court.
Custom Platform — Not Relativity-in-a-box. A purpose-built platform with 6 sections, premium UI, inline document viewing, and Relativity-style coding.
Speed — Built and delivered in days, not weeks. Traditional vendor needs 2-4 weeks for setup alone.
No Monthly Fees — No recurring hosting charges. No per-user licenses. No database deactivation risk.
Mobile Forensics — Remote phone collection ($650/device). We have text messages in Google Drive but haven't processed them.
Chat Conversion — Their VECA system processes chat messages for Relativity review ($750/source).
Defensible Forensics Certification — Chain-of-custody documentation for court admissibility. Important for any challenged evidence.
Relativity Native Hosting — Some courts/counsel require Relativity-format productions. We produce PDFs and CSVs.
This comparison demonstrates that a single analyst with AI tools can deliver: - 10x the data volume processed - Comprehensive legal analysis (not just hosting) - Custom analytics and visualizations (not available from traditional vendors) - Same-day turnaround (vs. 2-4 week setup) - At a fraction of the cost
Proof of concept: Litman v. Goldberg — 276,899 emails, 905 patents, $18.53M in disputed revenue, fully analyzed and presented on a premium platform.