As head of discovery consulting at electronic discovery vendor Consilio LLC, Christopher Adams watched firsthand as the demand for third-party discovery services grew into a $6.2 billion market, according to Thomson Reuters.

Now Adams will help McDermott Will & Emery compete with those companies as the Am Law 100 firm fights to keep its share of a shrinking e-discovery pie for law firms. Adams joined the firm's discovery division, McDermott Discovery, in late October as chief strategic counsel.