Dressing the Emperor: Jones Day M&A Lawyers Speak Out
Two senior Jones Day M&A lawyers have revealed that the Emperor has no clothes and suggest a plan to dress him. Their article raises thought-provoking questions about how deal lawyers…
E-Discovery, Google’s Cloud Computing, and Computational v. Linguistic Limits
Just how far can concept searching and semantic analysis go in automating document review in discovery? No one knows yet. The answer depends in part on another question: Is the…
Tech Enthusiasts May be Your Worst Enemies
This is the seventh in an occasional series of “maxims” on managing legal technology. Each one is a bit edgy – you have to decide where the line is on…
General Counsel – IT Gap
Holiday toast overheard tonight: “Long live e-discovery confusion”. EDD confusion is good for service providers, vendors and law firms. Not so for General Counsels, who should do more to reduce…
The Rising Tide of Law Firm Expenses and Looming Lay-offs
BigLaw has had an incredible run since the brief recession in the early 1990s, prospering even during the dot-com bust. If the good times end, law firms will be looking…
Seagate Acquires MetaLINCS E-Discovery Software
Are you surprised that disk drive maker Seagate Technologies acquired e-discovery software developer MetaLINCS last week? According to the press release, this and prior acquisitions allow Seagate to “offer corporations,…
Legal Process Outsourcing Going Mainstream?
Ever get the feeling that people are doing something but just not talking about it? It could apply to large law firms and law departments that outsource and offshore legal…
Let Chaos Work for You
This is the sixth in an occasional series of “maxims” on managing legal technology. Each one is a bit edgy – you have to decide where the line is on…
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