Category: eDiscovery and Litigation Support

Does every big law firm need it’s own e-discovery attorney? That’s the question posed and thoughtfully answered by a good new article.  E–Discovery Attorneys: Hot or Not? in LawFirm, Inc. (June 2006) by Seth Davis, a recruiter with Major, Lindsey & Africa, examines the emerging...

Another sizable e-discovery vendor announced it is being acquired.   SPI Tech, a litigation support and e-discovery provider, announced the pending acquisition by ePLDT, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”). A public disclosure document indicates the agreement was reached...

Pricing may be collapsing. No, not large law firm billing rates; I mean e-discovery processing.  Lately, my legal technology consulting friends have reported that the price umbrella was collapsing. Now comes “official” confirmation. Publicly traded Marsh & McLennan Companies, which owns Kroll, reports in a...

Ok, the title is not true. But it may as well be given the mind set of some bar regulators.  What’s a Little Metadata Mining Between Colleagues? on law.com discusses lawyers’ use of metadata and that some state bars are considering making it unethical to...

I have advocated formal risk analysis and decision trees to assess and manage litigation risk. Learning decision trees is, however, not that easy. A new automated approach overcomes this barrier for some cases.  Predix, from case management software provider Bridgeway, “is a sophisticated decision analysis...

Consolidation in the e-discovery market continues. Pitney Bowes announced today the acquisition of e-discovery company Ibis Consulting.  According to the press release, “Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today announced that its Management Services subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the stock...

“EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management and storage, today introduced the EMC eDiscovery Solution, an integrated offering of EMC information and content management software, networked storage and professional services designed to help customers of all sizes better manage the legal discovery process.” [emphasis...

A newly published survey suggests that the e-discovery market is consolidating.  Growth Curve, the AmLaw Tech column in the February 2006 issue of American Lawyer Magazine, presents the e-discovery portion of the results of a recent survey administered in connection with the Litigation Department of...