Orbital Global

What Orbital Global does

Orbital Global is a legal technology consulting firm providing eDiscovery, Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), cyber security, and managed services to corporations facing regulatory scrutiny and law firms expanding their dispute practices. Founded in 2020 in Houston, Texas by Bill Odom (former FBI Special Agent) and Andy Hunniford (former Litigation Support Manager at Herbert Smith Freehills), the firm operates as a boutique consultancy with regional headquarters in Houston, London, and Paris. The company's service portfolio is anchored on five core offerings: DFIR, eDiscovery, Cyber Security, Project Resourcing, and In-House/Managed Services, delivered through what Orbital describes as the first eDiscovery consulting practice built entirely in the cloud, eliminating reliance on owned data centers.

The firm is software-agnostic, leveraging best-in-class third-party platforms—primarily Reveal (its preferred partner since October 2020) and Relativity—and deploying AI-driven workflows for processing, early case assessment, active learning, and document review. Differentiated capabilities include a custom-built project management dashboard designed specifically for forensic and eDiscovery matters, remote forensic data collection, and multi-jurisdictional delivery across US, UK, and EU jurisdictions. Documented outcomes include processing 400+ email archives and 5 TB of data within two weeks for a DOJ subpoena and managing 23 million documents across 17 Relativity workspaces with over 100 concurrent users.

Orbital generates revenue through fee-for-service professional engagements and managed service contracts, with project-based, quote-driven pricing typical of enterprise professional services. The company offers free 15-minute consultation calls, responds to email inquiries within one business day, and pursues a sales-led, enterprise-direct go-to-market motion complemented by content marketing (blog, LinkedIn, newsletter). The firm is privately held, bootstrapped at founding with no disclosed external funding rounds, and operates with a headcount in the 11-50 range.

Name

Orbital Global

Legal name

Orbital Data Consulting

Website

https://orbital.global

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Orbital Global is a cloud-native legal technology consulting firm providing eDiscovery, digital forensics and incident response (DFIR), and cyber security services to corporations and law firms across the US, UK, and EU markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Technology Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA)

Keywords

• Legal technology consulting
• EDiscovery services
• Digital forensics
• Incident response
• Cyber security consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements for DFIR, eDiscovery, and Cyber Security projects. Projects range from short-term assessments to long-term litigation support engagements. Revenue is generated through professional service fees based on project scope, complexity, and duration.
2. Managed Services: Ongoing managed services including overflow resourcing, technical support during software upgrade windows, and resource supplementation for vacation periods, illness, or larger projects
3. Project Resourcing: Provision of skilled multi-lingual professionals for short and long-term assignments supporting DFIR and eDiscovery projects, particularly for project overflow or geographical restrictions
4. Software Evaluation and Deployment: Technical expertise provided for software evaluation processes and deployment of software tools and processes for corporations and law firms

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Orbital Global is a cloud-native legal technology consulting firm that provides eDiscovery, Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), and Cyber Security services to corporations and law firms. The firm delivers defensible digital evidence handling for litigation, regulatory investigations, and cross-border matters by leveraging best-in-class third-party platforms (Reveal, Relativity) combined with its own project management workflows and AI-enabled document review.

Product overview

Orbital Global is a legal technology consulting firm providing a portfolio of complementary services built entirely in the Cloud. The core offerings include Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), eDiscovery, Cyber Security, Project Resourcing, and In-House and Managed Services. The company operates as a unified consulting practice rather than a software product with modules—clients engage Orbital's consultants who leverage best-in-class AI-powered platforms (including Reveal and Relativity) to deliver defensible evidence handling across the EDRM framework. The Cloud-native approach enables global, remote service delivery without reliance on physical data centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Digital forensics team that identifies, secures, and analyzes digital evidence for DFIR investigations and litigation. Services include forensic data preservation and collection (in-person and remote), advanced data recovery, incident response investigations for insider threats and external breaches, and expert testimony in US, UK, and France courts. Target customers are corporations and law firms involved in litigation, regulatory investigations, or cyber incidents.
• eDiscovery End-to-end electronic discovery services from collections to production, using cutting-edge legal AI to manage electronically stored information across email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, social media, mobile devices, and network servers. Delivers AI-powered search, culling, and review to produce defensible digital evidence for corporations and law firms engaged in litigation or regulatory investigations.
• Cyber Security Cyber security and risk management services including vulnerability assessments, incident response plan preparation, table-top exercises, end-user education, digital forensics and incident response, breach post-mortem, and reporting to boards and regulatory agencies. Built for business and security leaders facing evolving cyber threats, privacy laws, and regulatory requirements.
• Project Resourcing Global project resourcing service providing multi-lingual skilled professionals in the US, UK, and EU for short and long-term DFIR and eDiscovery project assignments. Addresses project overflow and geographical restrictions for corporations and eDiscovery/cyber security firms.
• In-House and Managed Services Feasibility studies, software evaluation, process development, technical deployment, staff training, and overflow resourcing for corporations and law firms seeking to expand in-house legal technology capabilities. Includes managed services for ongoing technical support during software upgrades, vacation periods, illness, or larger projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Attorney review time and costs reduced by 50% compared to standard linear review
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RevealcoreTechnology or Integration · 19 October 2020Orbital Data Consulting engaged Reveal as its preferred eDiscovery and investigations software provider. The partnership was announced on October 19, 2020. Reveal provides industry-leading processing, early case assessment (ECA), artificial intelligence, review and production functionality. Orbital selected Reveal after months of rigorous testing including large test data sets, citing robust data processing capabilities, advanced workflow functionality, and industry-leading AI capabilities. Reveal's platform includes 19 data centers worldwide with support teams throughout North America and Europe.

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Consilio: Consilio is a global eDiscovery, document review, and legal technology consulting firm serving corporations and law firms on cross-border matters. It is a direct peer to Orbital in managed eDiscovery review, DFIR, and Relativity/AI-enabled workflows at similar enterprise scale.
• HaystackID: HaystackID is a specialty eDiscovery, digital forensics, and managed review provider with strong expertise in Relativity and cross-border investigations. It is a close comparable to Orbital in service mix and target customer base.
• Lighthouse (formerly Lighthouse Data Strategy): Lighthouse provides eDiscovery, document review, and legal analytics services to corporations and law firms across multiple jurisdictions. It directly parallels Orbital's cloud-enabled, multi-platform approach to managed review and forensic collections.

Others

• Relativity (RelativityOne / aiR): Relativity provides the eDiscovery platform that Orbital's consultants are certified to operate. It is not a direct services competitor but is the primary platform infrastructure Orbital relies on and an adjacent ecosystem participant that influences Orbital's delivery economics.
• Reveal (Reveal Data): Reveal is Orbital's preferred eDiscovery and investigations software partner. As a platform provider with its own services arm, Reveal is an adjacent ecosystem participant that both enables Orbital's AI-led review and competes in certain managed services contexts.

Broad incumbents

• Epiq: Epiq is a large, publicly visible legal services and eDiscovery provider offering managed review, document processing, and cyber incident response globally. It competes with Orbital on eDiscovery and DFIR but operates at meaningfully larger scale with broader portfolio offerings.
• KLDiscovery: KLDiscovery (KLD) is an established global eDiscovery, data recovery, and information governance provider. It overlaps with Orbital across eDiscovery review, DFIR, and cross-border matter support, but at a substantially larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Deloitte Forensic & Cyber Practice: Deloitte's Forensic practice delivers eDiscovery, digital forensics, incident response, and cyber investigations for global enterprises. It competes with Orbital on complex cross-border DFIR and regulatory matters but as part of a much larger advisory portfolio.
• Elevate (formerly Elevate Services): Elevate provides legal services consulting, including eDiscovery, legal technology enablement, and managed services for corporations and law firms. It is comparable to Orbital on legal tech consulting and software evaluation engagements but offers a much broader practice mix.

Regional players

• FRONTEO: FRONTEO is an Asia-headquartered eDiscovery and legal AI provider offering document review and forensic services with proprietary AI tooling. It is comparable in technology-forward, AI-centric eDiscovery delivery but primarily competes in the APAC region rather than Orbital's US/UK/EU footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orbital-global

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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