Rafik is an eDiscovery expert who specializes in eData and eDiscovery consulting and auditing for data-intensive legal matters in European legal contexts.
With RDTA Consulting Group, Rafik and his teams provide technology, resourcing and advisory services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa („EMEA”).
Education
| Electrical Engineering |
Geneva School of Engineering, Geneva, Switzerland, 1988
Control Systems, with highest honors |
eDiscovery Technology & Management
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| 2018 - present |
Principal at RDTA Consulting Group |
| 2014 - 2018 |
Principal at RDTA Consulting |
| 2013 - 2014 |
Director - eDiscovery services at Deloitte Geneva |
| 2012 - 2013 |
eDiscovery management consultant at a global bank in Zurich |
| 2004 - 2012 |
CEO of H7b1, the first litigation technology service firm based in continental Europe |
| 2002 - 2004 |
Head of IT Department at a Swiss international law firm |
| 2001 - 2002 |
IT & Database Manager, HR coordinator, of an international and wide ranging product liability litigation support project |
Personal Information
Since 2001, Rafik has provided to corporations and their counsel advanced data technology support services in the framework of legal matters, such as M&A, due diligence, international arbitrations, MLAT requests, regulatory compliance matters, internal compliance investigations, cross-border litigation and SEC/DOJ investigations.
As such, Rafik has developed an original Swiss/EU practice, and he is viewed as a pioneer to the Swiss/EU e-data and e-discovery technology practice by many among law firm partners, general counsel and legal technology professionals in Switzerland, the European Union and the United States.
Prior to entering the legal industry, Rafik held various positions in the European technology industry. He graduated, with highest honors, from the Geneva University of Applied Sciences in 1988.
