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FRA nominated for RelativityFest Innovation Award for proprietary False Positive Analyzer
We are delighted to announce that our Forensic Technology team has been shortlisted for the 2025 RelativityFest Innovation Awards, in recognition of the False Positive Analyzer (FPA), a proprietary application developed in-house to address a critical pain point in eDiscovery.
In investigations and legal reviews, keyword searching remains a foundational technique. However, in practice, a single term can return thousands of results, many of which are irrelevant or misleading. Traditional tools offer a binary view: either a keyword is present or it’s not, without any understanding of how it appears in context. This lack of nuance can lead to a flood of false positives, slowing down review workflows, increasing costs, and contributing to reviewer fatigue.
The False Positive Analyzer (FPA) was designed to close this gap. Developed by FRA’s Forensic Technology experts as a custom-built Relativity application, the tool enables legal teams to see the context around each keyword hit, in real time and at scale.
Rather than opening every document, reviewers can triage large volumes of search results by seeing a snapshot of the surrounding text, quickly determining whether a hit is meaningful or just noise. This allows teams to refine search strategies more effectively, reduce the number of false positives, and accelerate document review without compromising accuracy.
Since its launch, the FPA has already demonstrated tangible impact in live engagements. In one recent deployment, the tool helped reduce false-positive hits by up to 40%, enabling legal teams to focus their efforts where it mattered most. The streamlined workflow led to noticeable improvements in reviewer efficiency, reduced fatigue, and better precision in surfacing relevant data.
Beyond its immediate benefits in keyword triage, the FPA is also gaining traction for its ability to surface patterns in sensitive data ─ including personal identifiers and credential exposure ─ making it a valuable asset not only for legal teams but also for compliance and data governance functions.
As the product continues to evolve, we are honoured to see our team’s innovation recognized by Relativity and the broader legal technology community. The shortlisting reflects not just a technical achievement, but our ongoing commitment to solving real-world challenges with practical, intelligent solutions.
Congratulations to our Forensic Technology colleagues whose vision and collaboration made the False Positive Analyzer possible.
Key FRA contacts
Jack Simbach, Partner and Head of Forensic Technology
Alejandro Gomez-Igbo, Director
Anurag Spatzenegger, Director
aspatzenegger@forensicrisk.com
Stewart Coombs, Director
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