Editor’s Note: Electronic litigation has been discussed for decades, yet public-sector eLitigation program maturity remains uneven across federal agencies. This article by Ashish Prasad, Giel Stein, and Anjali Prasad frames eLitigation as an end-to-end capability—people, process, and technology—then offers a practical roadmap for agencies seeking repeatable, defensible execution through standardization, dedicated support teams, documented procedures,
AI Control Tower on its way!
DarkReading.com reported that “…ServiceNow’s plans for autonomous cybersecurity, and building a security stack to proactively manage AI.” The December 23, 2025 article entitled ” ServiceNow Buys Armis for $7.75B, Boosts ‘AI Control Tower’” (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/servicenow-buys-armis-gets-ai-control-tower) included these comments about ServiceNow:
ServiceNow continues its aggressive shopping spree to build out its cybersecurity capabilities with an
How AI in Legal Document Review Brings Stability to High-Volume Evidence Workflows
A medical record of nearly two hundred pages reached the attorney’s desk during the early intake stage of the matter. It came in multiple formats—scanned sheets, handwritten notes, imaging summaries, and several incomplete pages merged without any index or sequence. The document was technically complete but difficult to review. Nothing guided the attorney from one
On the Ninth Day of Data… State of the States: This Year’s Key Privacy Law Developments Across the U.S. States
The continued absence of a comprehensive federal privacy law once again positioned state legislatures as the primary forces behind data privacy developments in the U.S. this year. In 2025, eight new comprehensive state privacy laws took effect, adding to a growing patchwork of regulations that now spans 20 states. These laws generally reinforce established standards but introduce some important differences in applicability, exemptions, and sensitive data protections, making multi-state compliance increasingly complex.
States also continued to refine their data breach notification requirements, with notable amendments in New York, California, and Oklahoma aimed at strengthening consumer protections and reporting standards. Meanwhile, the rapid proliferation of state-level AI legislation—alongside a controversial new executive order directing federal agencies to challenge such laws—added a new layer of considerations for businesses leveraging artificial intelligence. With additional privacy laws set to take effect in 2026 and even stricter proposals on the horizon, organizations should remain proactive in adapting to this dynamic and increasingly fragmented regulatory environment.
Where Your Legal Publishing Lives Matters More in the Age of AI
I’ve been noodling on something of late. Arising out of what AI is bringing to legal publishing and discussions on LinkedIIn.
For the last twenty years lawyers and law firms have looked to their own sites, blogs or websites, as the sites giving them visibility and name. I think that’s changing.
For AI systems like
Lawsuit Alleges Fireflies.AI Corp. Illegally Collects Biometric Data from Virtual Meetings
A new lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court is shining a spotlight on the legal risks tied to AI-powered meeting assistants that offer transcription and speaker identification services on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The complaint, brought by Illinois resident Katelin Cruz, alleges that California-based tech company Fireflies.AI Corp. is illegally harvesting and storing
State AG’s Oppose FCC’s Efforts to Preempt State Laws Regulating AI
On December 17, 2025, a bipartisan group of 23 Attorneys General from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, sent a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission
Worth Reading – The Achilles’ Heel of AI: The Data That Feeds It
This challenge, in part, is why my job title is now related to Information Governance and Compliance. It’s recognizing that data is a valuable asset and a significant risk. Grounding your AI in low-quality data is a massive risk
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Beyond Compliance: How Strategic Tax Planning Drives Competitive Advantage
Tax planning has quietly shifted from a back-office compliance task to a front-line driver of business strategy. Today, it is shaping how organizations free up capital, strengthen tax reporting, and fund innovation to stay resilient in an increasingly volatile global economy.
For CPA firms, this evolution opens up a new mandate. Compliance work will be
Unprecedented Challenges Should Prompt Boards to Broaden Their Sources of Information
A rapidly expanding scope of challenges is prompting corporate boards to re-evaluate the adequacy of the information with which their staffs provide them. Traditional sources such as financial reports, regulatory and litigation briefings, and strategic commentaries are not enough to keep them informed about a host of new issues, including the impact of new technologies