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Key Discovery Points: Who Possesses or Controls Documents in Slack?
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Most organizations now operate across multiple collaboration platforms at the same time. Recent technology adoption data shows that Microsoft Teams remains the most prevalent internal collaboration platform, but it is rarely...more
As 2025 closes, the eDiscovery sector has experienced another year of change. No longer is the function relegated to a reactive, back-office task. In 2025, eDiscovery further cemented its new identity: a proactive, strategic...more
Editor’s Note: Privilege disputes are becoming increasingly complex in the age of AI—and the recent rulings in the OpenAI litigation illustrate just how challenging it can be to draw the line between legal advice and everyday...more
Historically, the concept of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) has long been synonymous with documents – emails, Word files, spreadsheets, and presentations. These traditional forms of ESI are static, discrete, and...more
In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today discuss Vaughn v. Solera Holdings, LLC, where the court ruled Slack communications were not in the defendants’ possession,...more
In our last post, we discussed the challenges organizations face regarding the possession, custody, and control of mobile devices and referenced our prior series dedicated to mobile device discovery (all posts of which are...more
Back to school for more eDiscovery case law! In our September 2025 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog, we will discuss disputes related to reopening of depositions after belated production, forensic...more
When a key engineer leaves for a competitor, they can take more than just experience, they may walk away with years of intellectual property hidden in code reviews, issue tickets, and chat threads. As ideas now flow across...more
Learn about the most pressing data collection challenges for litigators at AmLaw 200 firms along with practical steps and workflows to help you manage data in platforms such as Slack and Google Workspace....more
Slack has transformed the way modern organizations communicate. Conversations that once happened over long email threads now take place in fast-moving channels, private messages, and quick back-and-forth threads. While this...more
Managing collaboration at enterprise scale is inherently complex, especially when your organization operates across multiple workspaces. As teams become more distributed, compliance demands intensify, and business units push...more
Modern collaboration tools have changed the very definition of metadata—and antitrust litigators must evolve with it. From Slack threads to Google Doc revisions, today’s metadata challenges can derail discovery if not handled...more
Slack has emerged as one of the most critical tools for modern workplace communication. Its intuitive design, seamless app integrations, and channel-based conversations have made it a staple for real-time collaboration. But...more
Florida’s Sixth District Court of Appeal (6th DCA), which considers appeals from trial courts in an area running from Orange County down to Collier County, recently confirmed that discovery privileges apply to communications...more
It goes without saying, workplace communication has transformed. Gone are the days when structured emails dominated business interactions. Today, collaboration tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Google Chat have taken...more
Republished with Permission The incoming Trump administration and Republican majorities in Congress are poised to open a variety of investigations after they take power. Those investigations will most likely follow the...more
Corporate use of third-party messaging platforms, including ephemeral messaging tools (which allow messages to disappear), is quite common and has become both a cost efficiency for employers and a convenient way for employees...more
Organisation for lawyers can be tough. Still—no matter how competent you are—a cluttered, disorganised space can negatively affect how you practice law. Whether you’ve lost your desk under a chaotic pile of papers, you’re...more
The Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice recently released new guidance on preservation of electronically stored information from ephemeral messaging tools and collaboration platforms like Slack,...more
Welcome to Part II of our series on Navigating AI Success Metrics, where we’ll dive into the nuances of understanding conversational data with AI. After laying the groundwork in Part I with the core concepts of Recall,...more
The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division earlier this year released a joint statement reiterating document preservation obligations for companies and...more
In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the ability to accurately measure the success of AI applications is paramount. Whether you’re a business leveraging AI for managing legal and investigation...more
Doubling down on guidance originally issued in September 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced updates to standard preservation letters and...more
Anyone who has ever received a civil investigative demand, subpoena, second request, voluntary access letter, or other form of compulsory process from a federal antitrust regulator knows that the government’s standard...more
Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s blog is a post-holiday bonus, covering the past two weeks...more