A selection of five articles shared regularly to inform and update legal and information technology professionals on the art and science of data discovery and legal discovery.
CVC Capital Partners Announces a Majority Interest Investment in UnitedLex
CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) today [September 20, 2018] announced that funds managed by CVC will make a majority interest investment in UnitedLex.
Cloudflare’s New Interplanetary File System (IPFS) Gateway
Cloudflare’s IPFS Gateway provides an easy way to access content from the InterPlanetary File System that doesn’t require installing and running any special software on your computer.
United’s AI-Doc Review Snafu Leads to Discovery Extension
United gave the passengers more than 3.5 million “core” documents during discovery. But only about 600,000—17 percent— of the documents were responsive to the passengers’ discovery requests.
Relatively Speaking: Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey Results
The Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey is a non-scientific survey designed to help provide a general understanding of the use of predictive coding technologies and protocols from data discovery and legal discovery professionals within the eDiscovery ecosystem.
eDiscovery, the Cloud and Blockchain – How New Practices May Require a ‘Back to School’ Approach
Cloud platforms are beginning to create blockchain public ledgers of transactions and activities that occur on their platforms and distribute copies of those ledgers to the edge of their networks (and beyond).
Dweb: Building Cooperation and Trust into the Web with IPFS
The goal of IPFS is to “re-decentralize” the web by replacing the location-oriented HTTP with a content-oriented protocol that does not require trust of third parties.
4 Tips for Developing Blockchain Platforms
Nearly 40% of the Deloitte respondents said their organisation will spend $5 million or more on blockchain technology in the coming year. Experts say the technology can provide substantial benefits for users who match blockchain with the right business cases.
Nuix Acquires Ringtail to Create Leading End-to-End Integrated eDiscovery Platform
Nuix acquires the Ringtail eDiscovery software business from FTI Consulting for $55 million USD.
Avoiding Liability for Compliance Failures in Acquisitions
There are a host of sometimes overlooked compliance areas where issues lurk that can add significant risks for acquiring companies—even when the deal otherwise makes great business sense.
