Wilmington, Delaware

Digital Forensics Wilmington, Delaware | Corporate Records and Authenticity

Many corporate disputes are decided in Wilmington, and many of them turn on a document: when it was created, who edited it, and whether it is what it claims to be.

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Delaware corporate litigation

When the exhibit is a file, the file has a history.

Corporate and fiduciary disputes frequently rely on emails, board materials, text messages, and spreadsheets produced from many sources. Parties argue about whether a document was backdated, whether a thread is complete, and whether someone had access to a system at a given time.

Rune Forensics examines those questions as they bear on authenticity and sequence. The practice reads file metadata, email headers, and account records, compares versions, and reports what the evidence supports about creation, modification, and access. It does not argue the merits; it states what the records show.

Usual points of contact
Corporate and commercial litigators, counsel to boards and special committees, and attorneys on either side of a records dispute.
What the dispute usually turns on
Document creation and modification dates, completeness of an email production, access to a shared repository, and the reliability of exported chat records.

Services

Authenticity and sequence of electronic records.

File metadata and version-history analysis
Email authenticity, header, and routing review
Messaging export completeness checks
Account access and shared-repository activity
Independent review of an opposing expert's analysis
Declarations and testimony support

How the work is done

Compare versions, check sources, state limits.

Collect the originals where possible
Native files and mailbox data are preferred to printouts and PDFs.
Compare and validate
Metadata and content are checked against one another and against account logs.

Matter types

Records disputes in corporate litigation.

Wilmington matter types

Fiduciary and governance disputes
Contract and transaction disputes
Employment and executive departures
Intellectual property
Records and backdating questions

FAQ

Common questions about Delaware cases.

Can you show whether a document was backdated?

Sometimes. File metadata, application artifacts, and system records may indicate when a file was created and changed, though they can also be altered or missing.

Is a PDF printout enough to analyze?

A PDF carries far less information than the native file. The native file, or the system that produced it, is preferable.

Do you take on the legal merits?

No. The practice reports what the records show and leaves legal conclusions to counsel and the court.

Engagement

Describe the document and the question.

A short summary of the dispute and the records in question is enough to scope an initial review.

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