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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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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.

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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.”

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💵 The Pricing Pulse: Generative AI-Assisted Review Insights from the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey 🔎 Read the complete article from ComplexDiscovery OÜ's industry research beat at complexdiscovery.com/the-pricing-.... #eDiscovery #EDRM #LegalTech #LitigationSupport #GenAI

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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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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.

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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.

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Home Magnet Virtual Summit 2024 is an incredible opportunity to share and obtain DFIR knowledge at all experience levels with the global community.

Join EDRM Trusted Partner @magnetforensics.bsky.social for their free virtual summit, February 23-26.

Hear from 50+ industry leaders on AI, mobile forensics, eDiscovery, deepfakes, incident response, and more.

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Sixth Annual eDiscovery Today State of the Industry Report Survey Results Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Live Webinar: Results from the State of the Industry Report Survey

Join EDRM and our Trusted Partner eDiscovery Today for a data-driven discussion on the real-world use of LLMs, GenAI, and key eDiscovery trends for 2026.

📅 Tues, Feb 10 | 1 PM ET | buff.ly/ko7tQgf

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Facial Recognition Technology in Maryland Criminal Cases | JD Supra Facial Recognition Technology, or “FRT,” is a form of artificial intelligence.  Maryland has cases,  statutes, and procedural rules that govern the...

Facial recognition is already shaping criminal cases. How are courts responding?

Michael Berman examines Maryland case law, statutes, and disclosure rules governing facial recognition technology, with lessons that may extend far beyond the state.

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Five Reasons Why Your Best Document Reviewer Isn’t Human Anymore | JD Supra A year ago, skeptics questioned whether AI could reliably review documents. Today, those skeptics are watching others finish reviews in weeks instead...

AI is reshaping document review.

John Tredennick of Merlin Search Technologies explains why speed, consistency, multilingual scale, and security now favor AI over human review & what that means for modern matters.

🔍 Explore the reasoning here: buff.ly/tor3iNY

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Inadequate Privilege Log Fails to Meet Burden of Proof; Waiver Doctrine Does Not Apply A federal court explains why an inadequate privilege log fails the burden of proof and why the waiver doctrine does not apply.

What happens when a privilege log lacks detail?

In Cassels v. Veroblue, a firm produced ~7,000 docs but failed to prove privilege. The court said that's not a waiver, it's a failure to meet the burden of proof.

🔍 Breakdown by Michael Berman: buff.ly/m8F8aAz

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Get Going: Deploy a Scalable, Hybrid eDiscovery Model Learn how a scalable, hybrid eDiscovery model helps law firms manage risk, protect margins, and expand capacity without growing headcount.

Struggling to balance cost, capacity, and complexity in your eDiscovery program?

Jim Norman of Proteus Discovery Group shares how a hybrid model can scale smartly while keeping control in-house.

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"Artificial Intelligence for the Rest of Us" Author Panel: Learn How to Navigate Legal AI with Confidence Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Live Author Panel: "Artificial Intelligence for the Rest of Us" 📘

Join Tom O’Connor and co-authors from Trusted Partner Nextpoint to cut through the AI hype and learn how to navigate legal AI with confidence.

📅 Thurs, Feb 12 | 1 PM ET | buff.ly/1D15aTr

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Illumination Zone: Episode 221 | Jenny Hamilton, CLO of Exterro, sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson | JD Supra Jenny Hamilton, Chief Legal Officer of EDRM Trusted Partner Exterro, sits down with EDRM’s Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this episode, Jenny talks...

Illumination Zone Ep. 221 💡

Jenny Hamilton, CLO of Trusted Partner Exterro, joins Mary Mack & Holley Robinson to talk legal’s leadership in responsible AI adoption, empowering legal ops, and navigating change.

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[HaystackID® Webcast] eDiscovery Lessons for 2026: Spotlighting the Top ESI Cases and Trends from 2025 Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM Central Standard Time.

Courts tackled AI content, privilege, and ESI standards in 2025.

Join @haystackid.bsky.social's webcast, hosted by EDRM, for key rulings, practical takeaways, and what to watch in 2026.

📅 Wed, Jan 28 | 12 PM ET | buff.ly/Gya5PMq

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Effective Advocacy 101 in the Age of eDiscovery and AI: A Guide for Lawyers and Their Clients | JD Supra The fundamental building blocks of effective trial advocacy are remarkably unchanged, despite vast changes in how information is found, analyzed, and...

Credibility is the foundation of effective advocacy in the AI era.

Judge Ralph Artigliere (ret.) shares a masterclass on how eDiscovery and AI are raising the stakes and why truth-based strategy matters more than ever.

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Lend your voice to global best practices.

We're seeking contributors to four cornerstone projects: ESI Protocol, Discovery Workflows, AI Ethics & Bias, and the Testimony Evidence Reference Model (TERM).

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Microsoft 365 Copilot | Key eDiscovery and Information Governance Considerations for In-House Legal Teams Monday, January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Using Microsoft 365 Copilot? Don’t miss this expert-led session for in-house legal and IG teams.

Discover how Copilot-generated data from Teams, SharePoint & more impacts eDiscovery, legal hold, and compliance.

📅 Mon, Jan 26 | 1 PM ET | buff.ly/iZYPOSp

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Book Review: Jim Sullivan, “The Book on AI Doc Review” | JD Supra The thesis of the book is that “computers are capable of reviewing and classifying document better than humans. And that’s a big deal in eDiscovery.”

Can AI really outperform humans in doc review?

Michael Berman reviews Jim Sullivan’s "The Book on AI Doc Review," exploring prompts, precision, and defensibility in AI workflows.

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Truth on Trial: How to Detect and Challenge Deepfake Evidence in the AI Era Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Truth on Trial

Join EDRM, Nextpoint, and eDiscovery Today for a live discussion on how to detect and challenge deepfake evidence in the AI era.

📅 Thurs, Jan 22 | 1 PM ET | buff.ly/bICoXwx

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HaystackID® in the EDRM Illumination Zone: Mark MacDonald and Sam Morgan Discover how HaystackID tackles construction litigation eDiscovery with AI, early insight, and adaptive workflows.

Construction litigation brings unique discovery challenges.

@haystackid.bsky.social recaps their Illumination Zone podcast episode on early insight, GenAI guardrails, and handling data that defies playbooks.

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