Information Systems Expert Witnesses

Information systems disputes in commercial litigation typically arise when a company alleges that an enterprise system implementation, information system design, or IT governance decision failed to meet contractual specifications or industry standards. These disputes surface in enterprise resource planning and systems implementation litigation over whether a delivered information system met agreed functional and performance specifications, in cybersecurity and behavioral security disputes over whether a company's information systems and access controls met applicable standards before a security incident, and in commercial disputes over whether an information systems consulting engagement delivered the design, documentation, or governance framework its contract required. Because information systems span technical architecture, business process design, and organizational governance, determining whether a specific system or engagement met applicable standards requires expertise spanning both technical and management information systems disciplines. The central issue is typically whether the information system, security control, or consulting deliverable at issue met the contractual and industry standards that governed it.

An information systems expert helps attorneys evaluate that question by applying systems analysis and information systems management standards to the system or engagement at issue. That might mean assessing whether a delivered enterprise resource planning system met the functional specifications in its implementation contract, evaluating whether a company's information systems access controls and security policies met applicable standards before an incident, or analyzing whether an information systems consulting engagement delivered the governance framework and documentation its contract required. These findings support positions on breach of contract, negligence, and regulatory compliance, giving attorneys a technically grounded basis for litigation strategy.

Information systems cases benefit from experts whose specific background, whether enterprise systems implementation, information systems security and governance, or electronic commerce and web systems, matches the precise question at issue rather than information systems in general terms. Round Table Group's information systems network includes scholars and industry professionals with expertise spanning systems implementation, behavioral security, and electronic commerce, several of whom have published extensively on information systems management and governance. With more than 75,000 expert searches completed for litigators, we help attorneys match a case's specific information systems issue to an expert whose credentials will withstand scrutiny. Let us help you find the right information systems expert for your case by calling us at (202) 908-4500.