Case Study: Shearman & Sterling completes 30M-page review and production in three weeks with DISCO

From 30M Pages to Production in Three Weeks in Global Internal Investigation

Shearman & Sterling needed to review, classify, and tag more than 30 million pages of emails and attachments in under three weeks to meet regulatory and lateral-movement obligations while protecting highly sensitive client and firm data. The firm partnered with DISCO, using DISCO Ediscovery, DISCO AI, DISCO Professional Services and dedicated project management to find a scalable, defensible solution.

DISCO built an assembly-line internal-investigation workflow—creating over 700 AI tagging rules, training the model with one reviewer in 48 hours, and segregating documents into retain/destroy/produce buckets—enabling Shearman & Sterling to review and produce 30 million+ pages in three weeks. The DISCO-powered process reduced institutional risk, supported GDPR/HIPAA compliance through AI-enhanced QC, and produced a repeatable, client-ready investigative factory that saved massive time and resources.

Shearman & Sterling

Meredith Williams-Range

Chief Knowledge and Client Value Officer