eDiscovery Data Points from ComplexDiscovery

According to the recently published report, fiscal year 2020 was an especially challenging year as the global pandemic required adjustments to regular workflows at the agencies. After closing the physical offices where HSR filings are submitted, the agencies pivoted to telework and on March 18, 2020, started receiving HSR filings through an online portal for electronic document submission for the first time. From March 18, 2020, this ad hoc system has worked well even in the face of a significant surge in filings: as of September 10, 2021, the agencies had received over 8,000 electronic HSR filings, representing over 4,000 transactions. In fiscal year 2020, 1,637 transactions were reported under the HSR Act, representing about a 21.6 percent decrease from the 2,089 transactions reported in fiscal year 2019.

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According to Intelligent Voice Limited CEO Ben Shellie, “We are delighted to combine Intelligent Voice’s optimized voice retrieval and accelerated voice review with HaystackID’s expertise in data analytics and discovery workflows for high-volume, high-value matters. Intelligent Voice’s daily and intra-day utilization reporting and proprietary audio review workflows augment the defensible, cost-predictable discovery management programs for which HaystackID is renowned.”

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According to EU Agency for Cybersecurity Executive Director Juhan Lepassaar, “Given the prominence of ransomware, having the right threat intelligence at hand will help the whole cybersecurity community to develop the techniques needed to best prevent and respond to such type of attacks. Such an approach can only rally around the necessity now emphasized by the European Council conclusions to reinforce the fight against cybercrime and ransomware more specifically.”

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Computer security professionals love to say that there is no such thing as 100% security. Despite that, many security strategies seem to be founded on the assumption that setting up border protection and establishing a secure perimeter around the enterprise network can be done well enough. Zero Trust does not make that assumption.

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According to CISA Director Jen Easterly, “The Directive lays out clear requirements for federal civilian agencies to take immediate action to improve their vulnerability management practices and dramatically reduce their exposure to cyber attacks. While this Directive applies to federal civilian agencies, we know that organizations across the country, including critical infrastructure entities, are targeted using these same vulnerabilities. It is therefore critical that every organization adopt this Directive and prioritize mitigation of vulnerabilities listed in CISA’s public catalog.”

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According to Smarsh CEO Brian Cramer, “Solving the sophisticated archiving, compliance and eDiscovery needs of the largest regulated multi-national companies requires scale, flexibility and support infrastructure. This acquisition partners two experienced leaders, both with a proven track record of supporting our respective customers.”

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In the fall of 2021, 71.2% of survey respondents felt that revenue in the next sixth months will be higher than today. This percentage is markedly higher than sentiment on this metric in the summer of 2021 (63.3%) and represents continuing optimism toward positive revenue expectations for the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022. This is also the highest percentage of respondents believing revenue will be higher in the next sixth months since the inception of the quarterly survey in the winter of 2016.

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According to TPG Partner Mike Zappert, "Everlaw is the eDiscovery market leader, but eDiscovery is only the beginning. Everlaw's best-of-breed cloud product and intuitive design is making the law more accessible and affordable for teams across the legal and regulatory spaces. The eDiscovery market and the legal industry writ large are undergoing a rapid digital transformation that has only been accelerated in the past few years. Everlaw is the vanguard of that transition."

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Passed by China's Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on August 20, 2021, and effective beginning November 1, 2021, China’s long-awaited Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) provides comprehensive guidance and considerations on the processing of personal information in China.

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According to Nextpoint CEO and Founder Rakesh Madhava, “We’ve been profitable and self-funded for 20 years. We plan on staying that way. These facilities demonstrate that our way of doing business, consistently, sustainably and customer-driven were the right way to build a SaaS business. The new facilities will be used to scale our product offering and customer support to stay ahead of our rapid growth curve.“

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