Editor’s Note: AI has moved from speculative promise to operational reality in privilege review, and legal teams can no longer afford to treat it as an emerging side issue. Drawn from a Legalweek 2026 panel moderated by Esther Birnbaum of HaystackID, this article examines how courts, corporate counsel, and eDiscovery practitioners are confronting the practical
ComplexDiscovery OÜ and EDRM Release Complete Analysis of the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey
Editor’s Note: The Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey — the fifteenth edition of ComplexDiscovery’s semi-annual Pricing Pulse research series, conducted in partnership with the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) — was published in full on ComplexDiscovery.com on March 6, 2026. This press release represents the formal broader distribution of those findings to the professional and
The Kitchen Sink for March 13, 2026: Legal Tech Trends
This week’s kitchen sink for March 13, 2026 (with meme from Gates Dogfish) discusses the purpose of an ESI protocol, the government vs. three AI titans & more!
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When the Press Is Silenced: Why the Criminalization of Journalism Matters to Cybersecurity, Compliance, and eDiscovery in 2026
Editor’s Note: Governments are no longer just harassing journalists; they are constructing legal and digital systems designed to make the act of reporting itself punishable. This evolution represents a fundamental shift from sporadic intimidation to a formalized architecture of repression that is rapidly spreading across borders. From treason prosecutions in Belarus to surveillance-driven case building
AI on Trial: Breakthroughs, Efficiencies, and Ethical Challenges: AI Webinars
AI is rapidly reshaping the legal landscape. This Veracity Forensics webinar on April 1st will put AI on trial in terms of real-world implications on litigation!
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Order is “Clearly Erroneous” or “Contrary to Law”, Rules Court in OpenAI Case: eDiscovery Case Law
In the case In re OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litig., regarding Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang’s November 24, 2025 discovery order determining that OpenAI waived the attorney-client privilege with respect to communications in 2022, New York District Judge Sidney H. Stein stated that he “concludes pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(a) that the
At Legalweek, Judges Deliver a Stark Warning on Threats, Intimidation, and the Strain on the Rule of Law
Editor’s Note: This session during Legalweek 2026 in New York matters because it moved judicial safety out of abstraction and into the daily operating reality of courts, counsel, clients, and legal institutions. The discussion connected physical threats, digital harassment, doxxing, spoofing, swatting, online rhetoric, impeachment threats, declining public confidence in courts, and a documented drop
AI Adoption in Corporate Legal Departments Doubles According to The General Counsel Report
Part two of the General Counsel Report from Relativity and FTI Consulting shows that AI adoption in corporate legal departments is doubling! Here’s part of the press release!
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When a Comedian Walks Into a Legal Conference
Editor’s Note: Leadership conversations at legal industry conferences rarely survive the translation to the page. They tend to flatten into motivational summaries or dissolve into anecdotes. The Legalweek 2026 Day Two keynote with Mindy Kaling was different — not because of who was on stage, but because of what was actually said about confidence, team
Court Sanctions Highlight Potential Risks of Using Unchecked AI in Litigation
In February, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York issued case-ending sanctions against an attorney who failed to “learn from his mistakes” and repeatedly submitted filings containing false, AI-generated citations to the court.