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Something Big is Happening — But Not What You Think | JD Supra I. Something big is happening. On that much Matt Shumer and I agree. The essay Something Big Is Happening was published on Matt Shumer’s personal blog...

AI is accelerating, but are we mistaking capability for autonomy? 🤔

@losey-ai.bsky.social responds to Matt Shumer’s viral essay, arguing that benchmark gains are real, yet governance, accountability, and human judgment still decide outcomes.

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Illumination Zone: Episode 225 | Cash Butler of Legalverse Media and Marc Mandel of Exos sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson | JD Supra Cash Butler, founder of Legalverse Media, and Marc Mandel, senior vice president and general counsel for Exos, sit down with EDRM’s Mary Mack and...

Legal ops inside the corporate legal department 💡

Cash Butler of Legalverse Media and Marc Mandel of Exos join Mary Mack and Holley Robinson to talk legal department change, Marc’s new coding project, career paths, and a fun fact or two.

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Two Courts, Two Answers: When Does Using AI Waive Privilege? Jennifer Ellis, JD, LLC, has posted a very interesting blog, Two Courts, Two Answers: When Does Using AI Waive Privilege? – JLE (Feb. 21, 2026)....

Two Courts, Two Answers: When Does Using AI Waive Privilege?

🇪🇪 Latitude59 Opens Pitch Applications as Investors Raise the Bar on Operational Readiness 💡 Read the complete article from ComplexDiscovery OÜ's technology beat at complexdiscovery.com/latitude59-o.... #Latitude59 #Startups #Tallinn #PitchCompetition #VentureCapital #StartupFunding #DueDiligence

Electronic Evidence Workbook 2026 | JD Supra Today marks the end of Carnival season in New Orleans. The tourists depart, the city exhales, and we pack away costumes and beads. My own sigh of...

Electronic evidence education just got a major update. 📚

Craig Ball’s Electronic Evidence Workbook 2026 leans into LLMs, forensic imaging, and cloud-era eDiscovery, challenging law schools to graduate AI-competent, practice-ready lawyers.

📘 Read on: buff.ly/ueU5uBg

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💵 Winter 2026 Survey Signals a Pricing Shift in eDiscovery Document Review 📰 Read the complete article from ComplexDiscovery OÜ at complexdiscovery.com/the-pricing-....

Illumination Zone: Episode 224 | Timothy Conlon of DarrowEverett sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson | JD Supra Timothy Conlon, a partner and practice leader for DarrowEverett’s Private Client Group and co-chair of its Family Law Practice Group, sits down with...

Illumination Zone Ep. 224 💡

Timothy Conlon of DarrowEverett joins Mary Mack & Holley Robinson to explore electronic evidence in family law, early computer fraud cases, and insights from his book, “Electronic Evidence for Family Law Attorneys.”

🎧 Tune into the insights: buff.ly/YgVpz5V

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The future of legal tech in APAC is moving fast — and hearing directly from industry leaders is how you stay ahead.

Join us in April and walk away with the insights that will define the year ahead. Let's make this your best Fest yet: https://ow.ly/WWpO50YkeNk

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Possession, Custody, or Control – Need for a Uniform National Standard – Part II | JD Supra In L.S. v. Bolduan, 2026 WL 95689 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 12, 2026), under the “legal right test,” defense counsel–who obtained information from their...

Is “possession, custody, or control” due for a national reset? ⚖️

Michael Berman of E-Discovery LLC examines L.S. v. Bolduan and the tension between the legal right and practical ability tests under Rule 34.

📜 Read the full analysis: buff.ly/gZaeGXV

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EDRM Earns JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Award for 2026 Named #1 Firm in eDiscovery for the Fourth Year in a Row

EDRM Earns JD Supra’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Award 🏆

Named the #1 Firm in eDiscovery for the fourth consecutive year. We are grateful to our authors and Trusted Partners who generously share their insights and expertise with our global community.

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Crypto-Procrastination: The Dangerous Delay in Preparing for Post-Quantum Data Security The Citi Institute’s January 2026 report quantifying the GDP-at-risk from a quantum-enabled cyberattack—paired with Check Point’s documentation of attacks on financial institutions doubling in 2025—transforms what has often been a theoretical discussion into an operational mandate.

“Harvest now, decrypt later” is reshaping data risk. ⚠️

@complexdiscovery.bsky.social examines crypto-procrastination, post-quantum migration, and what long-term ESI exposure means for cybersecurity, IG, and eDiscovery Teams.

🔐 Read the full analysis here: buff.ly/Z58CqNB

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JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards 2026 - Meet Our Top Authors Last year, more than 70,000 authors published their insights and commentary on JD Supra. We are proud to recognize from that mix 342 thought leaders for achieving the highest visibility and engagement...

We're thrilled to announce our 2026 Readers' Choice Awards, recognizing 342 authors from among more than 70,000 who published on our platform throughout all of 2025. spotlight.jdsupra.com/readerschoic...

Illumination Zone: Episode 224 | Timothy Conlon of DarrowEverett sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson Timothy Conlon, a partner and practice leader for DarrowEverett’s Private Client Group and co-chair of its Family Law Practice Group, sits down...

Illumination Zone: Episode 224 | Timothy Conlon of DarrowEverett sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson

EDPB and EDPS Weigh In on the Digital Omnibus: Personal Data, Breach Reporting, and AI Governance The European Union’s move to modernize its digital legal framework is currently centered on the Digital Omnibus, a legislative package aimed at...

EDPB and EDPS Weigh In on the Digital Omnibus: Personal Data, Breach Reporting, and AI Governance

[HaystackID® Webcast] Real Benefits, Real Constraints: A Practical Guide to Copilot Rollout Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM Central Standard Time.

Rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot without clear guardrails? 🔐

Join @haystackid.bsky.social’s webcast for practical guidance on safe, measurable AI adoption, from Purview guardrails to Copilot readiness and governance.

📅 Wed, Feb 25 | 12 PM ET | Register here - buff.ly/EX8gHDA

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Illumination Zone: Episode 223 | Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez of HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson | JD Supra Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez, Managing Directors for EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this...

Illumination Zone Ep. 223 💡

@haystackid.bsky.social's Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez join Mary Mack and Holley Robinson to share their journeys into cyber and eDiscovery and how they approach AI governance from a cyber and risk-focused perspective.

🎧 Listen: buff.ly/D90YoyX

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Crypto-Procrastination: The Dangerous Delay in Preparing for Post-Quantum Data Security Somewhere right now, an adversary is quietly siphoning encrypted financial data off a major bank’s network—not to read it today, but to crack it...

Crypto-Procrastination: The Dangerous Delay in Preparing for Post-Quantum Data Security

AI Review 2.0: Why Document-Driven Review Produces Better Results—and Puts You Back in Control | JD Supra The argument for AI-powered document review is all but over. Large language models are smarter, faster, more consistent, and less expensive than human...

AI capability ≠ AI accuracy

John Tredennick of Merlin Search Technologies explains why Document-Driven Review builds and validates protocols against your actual documents before full-scale review. Fewer reviewers. Greater control.

📖 Dive into AI Review 2.0: buff.ly/APKuG1K

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From One-Eyed Kings to Collective Sight in Enterprise AI | JD Supra “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” Erasmus wrote those words in 1500. As we enter 2026, they describe the state of AI adoption in...

When AI use outpaces oversight, risk follows. 🛡️

@complexdiscovery.bsky.social examines why enterprise AI stalls at scale, how “one-eyed kings” create risk, and why prompts are now discoverable in litigation.

🔎 Explore the implications: buff.ly/7dwKI2z

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The 5 Love Languages aren’t just for relationships. They show up at work, too.

This #ValentinesDay, we explored how appreciation looks across modern legal teams — and which roles tend to speak each language best.

Which one fits you? https://ow.ly/Rc4w50YfVQB

🗓️ Legal Tech Event Sponsorship: Strategic Alignment in the Face of Influence Pressure 💼 Read the complete article from ComplexDiscovery OÜ at complexdiscovery.com/the-new-offi....

#LegalTech #ProfessionalDevelopment #StrategicPartnerships #IndustryEvents #BusinessStrategy

Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for February 2026 Monday, February 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Love is in the air, and so is eDiscovery case law. ❤️ Join EDRM and Trusted Partner eDiscovery Today for a live webinar covering February’s key case law decisions on source data, metadata, privilege, and privacy.

📅 Mon, Feb 16 | 1 PM ET
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🧩 Revenue Up, Profits Flat: Decoding the eDiscovery Margin Puzzle 📰 Read the complete article from ComplexDiscovery OÜ's industry research beat at complexdiscovery.com/revenue-up-p.... #LegalTech #eDiscovery #BusinessConfidence #ArtificialIntelligence

Illumination Zone: Episode 222 | Elizabeth Guthrie of Nextpoint sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson | JD Supra Elizabeth Guthrie, Content Manager for EDRM Trusted Partner Nextpoint, sits down with EDRM’s Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this episode, Elizabeth...

Illumination Zone Ep. 222 💡

Elizabeth Guthrie of our Trusted Partner Nextpoint joins Mary Mack & Holley Robinson to discuss her career path into eDiscovery, developing understandable instructional materials, and a preview of what's ahead.

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AI Review 2.0: Why Document-Driven Review Produces Better Results—and Puts You Back in Control The argument for AI-powered document review is all but over. Large language models are smarter, faster, more consistent, and less expensive than...

AI Review 2.0: Why Document-Driven Review Produces Better Results—and Puts You Back in Control

Illumination Zone: Episode 223 | Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez of HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez, Managing Directors for EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this...

Illumination Zone: Episode 223 | Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez of HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson

[Webinar] Real Benefits, Real Constraints: A Practical Guide to Copilot Rollout - February 25th, 11:00 am CST Across organizations, legal, compliance, privacy, finance, and IT teams are being asked to adopt AI tools such as Microsoft 365® Copilot—often...

[Webinar] Real Benefits, Real Constraints: A Practical Guide to Copilot Rollout - February 25th, 11:00 am CST

The eDiscovery Reset: How AI Will Transform Solutions and Business Models | JD Supra The eDiscovery landscape is approaching a fundamental reset. Driven by a massive influx of venture capital and the maturation of Generative AI...

The eDiscovery industry is approaching a reset.

AI-first platforms, elastic cloud pricing, and data sovereignty are reshaping legal tech. Sergey Demyanov explores what this shift means for the future of eDiscovery.

🔗 Read the full article: buff.ly/2OXuECV

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Lively v. Wayfarer Parties/Baldoni – Requests to Seal, Unseal, and a “Bottom-Line Order” | JD Supra Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC, 2026 WL 145483 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 2026), is the latest in a long line of discovery and other decisions in this...

Courts are guardians of public access.

In Lively v. Wayfarer, SDNY explains why relevance and admissibility do not govern sealing decisions and how courts weigh privacy interests.

📄 Read Mike's analysis: buff.ly/VVp7fzs

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