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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

In New York, Are a Decedent’s Survivors Entitled to See the Decedent’s Electronic Communications After the Decedent Dies?

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After a person passes away, a decedent’s survivors oftentimes attempt to access the decedent’s electronic communications. Whether motivated by mere curiosity or a desire to better understand the circumstances that led to a...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Oot and Brown: Live from Legalweek

The 2026 Legalweek Conference offered Shook attorneys the chance to learn more about emerging technologies, according to Shook Partner Jamie Brown....more

Hanzo

AI and Machine Learning in Internal Investigations

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Handling internal investigations can be challenging, especially when employee complaints or misconduct allegations involve large volumes of digital communication. HR and legal teams may need to review emails, chat threads,...more

Hanzo

A Guide to Archiving Websites

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Many organizations struggle with retaining historical website content. Archiving your website is a critical step if you want to maintain an accurate record of content, communications, and legal compliance over time. Without...more

Hanzo

Microsoft 365 eDiscovery: Key Gaps You Need to Know

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Microsoft 365 (M365) is widely used across enterprises, but it has notable limitations for eDiscovery, particularly when handling collaboration data like Microsoft Teams. Organizations responsible for litigation readiness,...more

Hanzo

Why Is Information Governance Software Important?

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In today’s digital landscape, managing enterprise data has become increasingly complex. If you are responsible for compliance, risk management, or litigation readiness, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Can In-House Counsel Spell “Privilege” Using AI?

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. Lawyers now use it with increasing regularity, and so do staff, colleagues, and clients. We are harnessing generative AI for simple tasks, like transcribing meetings, and for...more

Zelle  LLP

Litigant’s Use of Consumer AI Tools May Waive Attorney-Client Privilege

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In February 2026, two federal courts issued rulings that together illustrate the unsettled landscape of privilege and work-product protection for AI-generated materials in litigation. ...more

Cooley LLP

The Privilege Question Three Rivers (No 5) Never Answered

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Legal advice privilege has long been understood in England and Wales as a privilege attaching to the lawyer-client relationship. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Three Rivers District Council v. Governor and Bank of England...more

HaystackID

Claude for Legal Arrives, and the Legal AI Stack Gets Re-Segmented Overnight

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Anthropic on Tuesday turned Claude into a legal-software hub, releasing 20-plus integrations and 12 practice-area plugins that bring contracts, eDiscovery, research, and deal rooms under one assistant. The vendor map for...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Confidentiality, Privilege, and Work Product AI, Liability, and Discoverability for Corporate Legal Departments

AI does not change the fundamental dynamics of managing liability and discoverability. The duties of confidentiality, the rules of attorney-client privilege, and the work product doctrine all operate on the principles they...more

Mayer Brown

Eye on Economic Crime: Key takeaways from the UK Serious Fraud Office's Business Plan 2026-27

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The UK Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") has released its Business Plan for 2026-27 (the "Plan"), outlining the strategy to combat serious fraud, bribery, and corruption at the mid-point of its five-year strategy. The Plan is...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

How a Chatbot Broke Up a Corporate Marriage: A Cautionary Tale from Delaware

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The Delaware Court of Chancery’s March 2026 decision in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Krafton, Inc. is an attention-grabbing example of the types of legal issues that can arise when a founder and acquirer’s relationship goes south....more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Illumination Zone: Episode 231 | Matthew Hamilton of HaystackID sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson

Matthew Hamilton, Forensic Analyst for EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID, sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this episode, Matt talks about his journey to eDiscovery, what attracted him to the team at HaystackID,...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Ongoing Program] Interactive Workshop: AI for Real or Fake??? - May 27th, 10:00 am PT

Our first interactive workshop – attendees will be moved into breakout rooms to work on prompting exercises using free resources such as ChatGPT; CoPilot; etc. The goal is to provide a safe space for those who have been...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Webinar] OpenText eDiscovery Aviator Agents: Your Force Multipliers - May 27th, 10:00 am PDT

GenAI answers questions. Agentic AI gets work done. For legal professionals running document reviews, DSARs, and litigation workflows, that distinction has real operational consequences. Aviator Agents reason through...more

ModeOne

The Privacy Paradox: Collecting the Data You Need Without Taking What You Don’t

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Every click, swipe, and tap can generate actionable insight and face companies with a real privacy paradox: how do you gather the data necessary to serve business needs without harvesting more than you should or more than...more

NeLI

The Classroom as Equalizer: How Legal Education Can Close the Access to Justice Gap

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New episode of NeLI Pod is live, and this one is worth your time! We had the honor of sitting down with Dean Lumen "Lou" Mulligan of University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, NeLI's long-standing institutional...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Using AI for Legal Tasks: When Delegation Becomes a Dirty Word

As a trial lawyer, I had a problem with delegation. I realized then that I took more responsibility for early case assessment, building my case, discovery details, exhibit content, and presentation strategy than most of my...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Legal update: Using AI for legal advice? Proceed with caution

Public AI chatbots may be convenient, but they are not a substitute for legal counsel. When someone is facing a lawsuit, government investigation, or other sensitive legal issue, it may be tempting to ask a chatbot for quick...more

Hicks Johnson

The Next Evidentiary Shift: AI, Deepfakes, and Proof in the Courtroom

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AI‑generated outputs and digital media are moving from business tools to courtroom exhibits. As their use expands, the federal rulemaking process governing the Federal Rules of Evidence is increasingly focused on a central...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

[Webinar] Best Practices Series Seminar (93rd) - June 10th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT

Topics include: - Public Interest Law - The MMPA: Pleadings, Practices & Pitfalls - Bad Faith Insurance Risk: Case Law Update - Effective Use of Electronically Stored Information During Trial - Creativity and...more

Ankura

Quantum Computing Meets Digital Evidence

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Quantum computing does not just threaten passwords and virtual private networks (VPNs). It goes straight for something legal systems rely on every day: whether digital evidence can be trusted....more

Purpose Legal

Generative AI in eDiscovery Review – Do the Right Thing and Prove It

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Last month, the Sedona Conference Working Group 13 Annual Meeting and the ASU Arkfeld Conference on eDiscovery, Law, and Technology each offered a thoughtful look at AI’s evolution in the legal profession. Where it stands...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Fact-finding as Strategy: How Cross-Border Investigations Strengthen Latin America Arbitration

Legal hubs, such as Miami and Atlanta, are becoming a preferred setting for hosting Latin American related disputes. Given the nature of political instability and the lack of legal certainty throughout the region and around...more

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