Here’s a scenario Western fans will be familiar with: dusty town on the high plains. The sheriff’s been doing just fine upholding the law … until outside elements come on the scene. Then he needs some help.

This was the situation a life sciences company’s in-house investigations team found itself in when the company’s footprint expanded to include international offices. The small team—responsible for collecting information about possible legal and regulatory breaches by company employees—was based in one location and just couldn’t cover the additional ground.

Of particular concern: the ability to forensically preserve data from computers and mobile devices. This part of an investigation doesn’t just require a physical presence at a given office; it can take the team into legal and regulatory jurisdictions outside the United States. Adding to the challenge: the COVID-19 pandemic, which had shuttered offices and introduced widespread travel restrictions.

The company didn’t just need extra feet on the street overseas; they needed people familiar with the cultural, business, law enforcement, and legal practices specific to each country.

So when employees in their European office were suspected of malfeasance and the company needed their devices for a digital forensic investigation, they engaged Deloitte’s On-Call Digital Forensics.