Technology infrastructure failures, data breaches, and flawed implementations are at the center of today’s high-stakes transactions and litigation. For over 28 years, BNC’s senior engineers have operated inside complex enterprise environments. We provide independent IT subject matter experts to evaluate technical evidence, determine liability, and support counsel during active disputes.
Litigation Support • Arbitration Support • IT Due Diligence • Cybersecurity Forensics • Data Spoliation Analysis • Technical Discovery Verification
Technology disputes and complex transactions require more than theoretical knowledge. They require professionals who have spent their careers working inside the systems being evaluated.c
BNC’s senior engineers and subject matter experts bring hands-on experience across:
Evaluating security standards of care (NIST, CIS Top 18). Identifying architectural negligence, unpatched vulnerabilities, and inadequate access configurations post-breach.
Azure cloud architecture verification. Analysis of Active Directory privilege escalation, misconfigurations, and Exchange Online email logs.
Forensic auditing of failed M365 tenant migrations. Investigating data loss, broken dependencies, and improper data retention workflows.
Forensic analysis of network outages, routing failures, firewalls, and on-premises server infrastructure performance vs. SLA requirements.
Assisting counsel with technical discovery requests. Verifying data lineage, tracking file deletion, and extraction of system metadata.
Independent verification of software assets, proprietary code, and infrastructure risk. Resolving post-closing M&A technology valuation disputes.
Technology disputes can involve complicated questions about systems, cybersecurity, infrastructure, migrations, vendors, data, access, and whether technology was properly designed, implemented, secured, or represented.
BNC provides independent technical expertise to help attorneys, businesses, arbitrators, and other decision-makers understand those issues.
Depending on the engagement, our senior professionals can assist with:
BNC can become involved early in a matter to help determine what happened, what can be verified, and which technical issues actually matter.
Technology assets can harbor hidden operational, financial, and cybersecurity liabilities during an acquisition, investment, or divestiture. BNC provides independent IT due diligence and technical verification to help attorneys, private equity firms, and corporate buyers uncover critical infrastructure risks before closing a transaction. Our senior engineers evaluate:
BNC can also provide independent technical verification when questions arise regarding the condition or representation of an organization’s technology environment.
28+ Years of Real-World IT Experience
Our specialists actively design and manage enterprise networks daily—we do not just read about them in manuals.
Testifying & Deposition Expertise
Experienced in translating technical data for federal court, state court, and complex arbitration panels.
Independent, Objective Evaluation
Providing defensible, third-party technical verifications that withstand aggressive cross-examination by opposing counsel.
Counsel-Focused Discovery Support
We know how to help attorneys draft precise interrogatories to target hidden server logs and cloud metadata.
Yes. We help attorneys identify exactly what server logs, cloud metadata, and configuration files to request during the discovery phase to prevent spoliation.
Yes. Our senior engineers provide clear expert reports, deposition testimonies, and trial support for complex technology contract disputes and data breach litigation.
An IT subject matter expert provides technical knowledge and analysis on information technology issues so attorneys, organizations, insurers, or other parties can better understand complex systems, records, processes, and industry practices.
An IT subject matter expert may assist with matters involving networks, cybersecurity, data, Microsoft environments, cloud systems, IT operations, technology projects, service providers, system failures, or other technical questions.
Yes. BNC can review relevant technology documentation and explain technical concepts, systems, practices, and findings in clear business language.
Yes. BNC can provide independent technical analysis for arbitration involving IT systems, technology projects, cybersecurity, cloud environments, migrations, vendor performance and other technology-related disputes.
A technical audit independently evaluates systems, configurations, documentation, project records and other technical evidence. BNC can identify what occurred, document findings and explain complex technology in clear, understandable terms.
Yes. BNC can evaluate technology environments as part of mergers, acquisitions and other business transactions, helping identify IT risks, cybersecurity concerns, infrastructure issues, technical debt and potential post-transaction costs.
Yes. BNC can independently review project documentation, configurations, reports and technical environments to assess whether work was completed as represented and identify gaps, deficiencies or areas requiring further investigation.