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Southern District of New York judge Rules That AI-Generated Documents Prepared Without Counsel Direction Were Not Protected By...

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On February 10, 2026, Judge Rakoff of the Southern District of New York ruled that certain AI-generated documents, created by an individual using an AI tool and then sent to that individual’s attorney in the context of...more

Ankura

Effective Execution of Internal Compliance Reviews in China

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The legal and practical considerations for internal compliance reviews conducted in China by corporate headquarters of international companies are non-trivial and can be daunting, both for in-house teams and external counsel....more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Possession, Custody, or Control – Need for a Uniform National Standard – Part II

In L.S. v. Bolduan, 2026 WL 95689 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 12, 2026), under the “legal right test,” defense counsel–who obtained information from their institutional client in a State court case–did not have possession, custody, or...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Your AI Conversations May Not Be Privileged: What United States v. Heppner Means for Every Organization Using AI

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If anyone at your organization has ever discussed a legal matter with a consumer AI chatbot, a federal judge just confirmed what nearly half of in-house counsel already feared: those conversations are likely not privileged....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Court Denies Motion to Compel Where Broad Request for Communications Exceeded Narrow ‘Impetus’ for Discovery

In an ANDA litigation, the District of Delaware recently denied the defendants’ motion to compel the production of correspondence between the plaintiffs’ testifying expert and a third-party analyst who had performed...more

Purpose Legal

From Early Case Assessment to Early Case Intelligence

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How AI is transforming case strategy, cost control, and defensibility before review begins. Early Case Assessment (ECA) has long been the starting point for understanding risk, scope, and cost. But today’s matters move...more

McGuireWoods LLP

When AI Isn’t Privileged: SDNY Rules Generative AI Documents Not Protected

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On February 10, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a bench ruling holding that a defendant’s use of generative AI to analyze legal exposure is not protected under attorney-client...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

The Power of the PDF: Bookmarks and Better Litigation Workflows

During the ACEDS Practical Skills Series webinar, The Power of the PDF: Bookmarks and Other Tips, Global Advisory Board members Sonya Judkins, Senior Manager, Discovery & Information Governance at T-Mobile, and Joy Murao,...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Leveraging technology in internal investigations: The promise and potential of generative AI

Investigations today are defined by complexity, scale, and increasing diversity of data sources. Investigators face the challenge of reviewing thousands – sometimes millions – of documents and communications across email,...more

TransPerfect Legal

[Webinar] Deploying AI in the Real (eDiscovery) World - February 25th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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AI tools are now widely available for eDiscovery, but availability doesn't equal effective deployment. Legal teams face real questions about where AI delivers measurable value, how to integrate it without disrupting matter...more

Ankura

From Data to Decision: Understanding the End-to-End AI Forensic Workflow

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly referenced in digital forensics, e-discovery, fraud investigations, and regulatory reviews. Yet much of the public discourse portrays AI as an opaque decision engine, a “black box”...more

K&L Gates LLP

Litigation Minute: Is AI-Generated Content Discoverable? What Companies Need to Know in 2026

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Artificial intelligence tools are rapidly reshaping how ESI is created and stored, particularly with respect to content generated by large language models. As companies adopt generative AI (GenAI) tools for drafting,...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

A.I. Documents Deemed Not Privileged

In AI Docs Sent By Exec To Attys Not Privileged, Judge Says – Law360 (Feb. 10, 2026), Pete Brush reported a bench ruling holding that “a Texas financial services executive accused of a $150 million fraud cannot claim...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Webinar] Gen AI in e-Discovery: How to Test, Trust, and Thrive in a New AI Era - February 25th, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Experts discuss trust in AI for e‑discovery, covering validation, defensibility and accountability Join us as we team up with Relativity - one of our ACEDS ANZ Sponsors - for this eseential discussion on Gen AI in...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Webinar] altumatimOS -- Intelligence Never Rests - February 25th, 10:00 am PST

Whoever tells the best story wins. Altumatim helps lawyers tell theirs. Meet altumatimOS, the self-learning eDiscovery and investigation platform that turns months of document review into minutes. With phenomenal F1...more

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Client Alert: 5 Things You Should Do If You Get A VBOA Letter

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The Virginia Board of Accountancy (VBOA) investigates complaints received against CPAs and CPA firms alleged to have violated Virginia law. The VBOA also investigates complaints received against non-CPAs and non-CPA firms for...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Webinar] AI and You Series: Common and Uncommon Ways to Leverage AI in E-Discovery - February 20th, 11:00 am PST

AI and You Series: Common and Uncommon Ways to Leverage AI in E-Discovery (And How to Stay Adaptable When They Change) - This program is part of the ACEDS “AI and You” series and will offer insights into common use cases...more

HaystackID

[Webinar] Real Benefits, Real Constraints: A Practical Guide to Copilot Rollout - February 25th, 11:00 am CST

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Across organizations, legal, compliance, privacy, finance, and IT teams are being asked to adopt AI tools such as Microsoft 365® Copilot—often driven by executive mandates, but without clearly defined and measurable...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Illumination Zone: Episode 223 | Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez of HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson

Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez, Managing Directors for EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this episode, Jeff and Aleida recount their journeys to cyber and eDiscovery as well...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

AI Review 2.0: Why Document-Driven Review Produces Better Results—and Puts You Back in Control

The argument for AI-powered document review is all but over. Large language models are smarter, faster, more consistent, and less expensive than human review teams. I made that case in an earlier article published by EDRM and...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Proposed Rule 45 Amendments Clarify Subpoena Power Over Distant Witnesses

February 16 is the end of the public comment period on recently proposed federal rule changes affecting remote testimony and remote depositions. The rules revisions would make clear that federal trial courts have authority to...more

LegalMation

Risk, Reputation, and Readiness: How Automation is Quietly Fortifying Legal Resilience

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For many corporate legal teams, the job is no longer about case management alone. Today, the stakes are higher: one overlooked deadline, one inconsistent response, and it’s not just legal penalties at risk—an entire...more

HaystackID

Market Reaction or Overreaction? Anthropic’s Legal Plugin and the Facts So Far

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The legal technology sector experienced a jarring trading session on February 3, 2026, when the announcement of a single software product triggered sharp declines across stocks belonging to some of the industry’s most...more

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[Webcast Transcript] eDiscovery Lessons for 2026: Spotlighting the Top ESI Cases and Trends from 2025

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The legal profession faces an unprecedented challenge in 2026: how to apply decades-old discovery rules to AI systems, ephemeral communications platforms, and automatically generated content that can run into the billions of...more

Ankura

The Hidden World of Digital Evidence: How Technology Solves Modern Crimes

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Today, many investigations hinge less on physical traces like fingerprints or footprints, and more on “invisible” digital breadcrumbs left on smartphones, computers, online cloud platforms, and Internet of Things (IoT)...more

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