Author: Rob Robinson
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Second Requests Settle In: HSR Data Points to a New Normal in M&A Scrutiny
Second Requests are no longer rare. With HSR filings stabilizing and billion-dollar deals rising, FY 2024 data confirms deep antitrust scrutiny is the new normal for M&A—demanding scalable, secure eDiscovery and information governance responses.
Confidence Meets Complexity: Full Results from the 2H 2025 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey
The 2H 2025 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey reveals a resilient industry scaling AI-first operations, but also one facing financial opacity, profit pressure, and a critical trust gap.
From Arizona to California: TLTF Summit Panel Explores ABS Impact
At the TLTF Summit, experts examined how Arizona’s ABS framework is reshaping the legal industry: fueling innovation, raising compliance stakes, and triggering regulatory resistance from states like California and Texas. A must-read for professionals at...
Interim Signals: A Hybrid Nowcast of GenAI ROI and Market Caution in 2H 2025 eDiscovery
This interim nowcast blends real and synthetic responses to surface early indicators of GenAI ROI pressures, investment caution, and evolving legal tech strategies as 2025 draws to a close.
The Battlefield of eDiscovery: Strategic Considerations for Buyers and Providers in the Digital Age
Drawing from Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, this strategic deep-dive into eDiscovery procurement reveals how buyers and providers can navigate friction, fog, and competitive pressures with military-grade insight.
The Agentic State: A Global Framework for Secure and Accountable AI-Powered Government
Unveiled at the Tallinn Digital Summit, The Agentic State presents a 12-layer roadmap for embedding AI into core government functions—redefining public service, compliance, and policy-making in the agentic era.
Cyberocracy and the Efficiency Paradox: Why Democratic Design is the Smartest AI Strategy for Government
A groundbreaking Estonian study reframes democratic principles as core drivers of digital government efficiency, showing how transparency, participation, and federated design build public trust and long-term performance in AI-era governance.
Learning from Collective Failures: A Pre-Summit Reflection on AI Governance
What can Soviet-era farming collectives teach us about AI? As leaders gather in Tallinn, this reflection warns against repeating systemic mistakes in AI governance by ignoring local context, shared authority, and accountability.
2H 2025 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey Opens: Add Your Voice by November 15
The 38th eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey is now open through November 15. Co-produced by ComplexDiscovery and EDRM, this trusted pulse-check invites cybersecurity, governance, and eDiscovery pros to weigh in on business conditions, risk, and AI...
Evolving Product Lifecycle Management: The Expanding Role of Product Managers and Democratized Prototyping in Legal Technology
As legal tech evolves, modern PLM practices and low-code prototyping empower product managers and legal teams to innovate rapidly while maintaining compliance. This article explores the strategic and technical shifts reshaping the legal innovation landscape.
Industry Benchmarks in an Era of Transformation: The Complete Summer 2025 eDiscovery Pricing Survey
The Summer 2025 eDiscovery Pricing Survey captures a legal tech industry at a crossroads, where commoditization pressures and generative AI disruption collide with demands for pricing clarity and strategic value.
Inside the Salesloft Drift Breach: Critical Lessons for SaaS Security and Governance
The Salesloft Drift breach compromised 700+ organizations via OAuth token abuse. This deep-dive unpacks what went wrong and what must change in SaaS security, governance, and eDiscovery practices.