Comprehensive updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules took effect in February 2025, ushering in a new era of complexity for legal teams supporting merger activity. For firms and corporations…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Electronic Discovery, Mergers & Acquisitions
In an era of unpredictable trade regulations, rising tariffs, and shifting economic alliances, contract management has become a critical line of defense. It’s no longer just about what’s negotiated—it’s about how fast you can…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Several looming technological developments are poised to significantly impact the management of litigation and discovery. These emerging technologies have the potential to enhance efficiency and reduce costs but also introduce…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Law Practice Products & Services, Science, Computers, & Technology
In January, Relativity announced that Relativity Server will no longer accept new matters beginning in 2028. Recently, they reinforced that message with a clear call to action: the future of eDiscovery is in the cloud—and the…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Law Practice Products & Services, Science, Computers, & Technology
ESI protocols have become an important tool for getting parties “on the same page” regarding how discovery will be conducted. While they aren’t necessarily appropriate for every case, they are a vital tool in helping to minimize…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Privacy
It’s important to balance innovation in AI-driven processes with the human element to ensure a defensible approach to litigation that also maximizes the protection of sensitive data. We use the analogy of chess vs. checkers to…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Law Practice Products & Services, Privacy
Ferris Bueller would say: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” That statement could certainly be applied to AI regulations as the landscape of global AI legislation is…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Collecting data from mobile devices presents unique challenges that legal teams can’t afford to overlook. From rapidly evolving technology to privacy concerns, navigating mobile collections requires a thoughtful, defensible…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Law Practice Products & Services, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Generative AI can help to keep costs manageable and increase flexibility in your strategic approaches to complex litigation. However, the use of generative AI in complex litigation can lead to significant challenges if it…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Disputes related to the relevance and accessibility of the data are one of the most common types of disputes regarding mobile devices. Another common type of dispute is typical with all sources of electronically stored…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Science, Computers, & Technology
Historically, managing complex litigation has been complicated by overwhelming data volumes, inefficient workflows, and high costs associated with manual review and analysis. Legal teams have faced challenges in identifying…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Law Practice Products & Services, Science, Computers, & Technology
One of the best indicators of trends related to mobile device discovery is case law rulings. Case law rulings tell us what the courts are expecting from us regarding how and when electronically stored information (ESI) from…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Privacy
Understanding data sources before complex litigation begins is essential to address the challenges associated with data preservation and collection. Complex cases often involve large volumes of data from a diverse set of…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Law Practice Products & Services
When it comes to ethics for lawyers, one of the most important organizations for guidance is the American Bar Association (ABA), which has established ethical rules for conduct by lawyers. The ABA Model Rules of Professional…
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/ Law Practice Products & Services, Professional Malpractice, Science, Computers, & Technology
Two of the biggest questions associated with AI are “why does AI do what it does”? and “how does it do it?” Depending on the context in which the AI algorithm is used, those questions can be mere curiosity (e.g., why does…
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/ Intellectual Property, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
