Al-Karim Makhani, Vice President of Consulting for TransPerfect Legal, sits down with Ria Sanz, Executive VP and General Counsel for AngloGold Ashanti, to discuss the role of data management and technology advancements within the legal industry.

When the US began to shelter in place, the wheels of litigation came to a grinding halt and decades-old practices suddenly were in question. Remote depositions used to go forward in places like Tahiti. Now, a remote deposition is a workaround to a global pandemic and allows you to avoid…

Wrongdoing thrives in times of crisis. Some companies will be undone by the commercial effects of COVID-19. Others may survive only to be undone by groups or individuals acting without requisite integrity. There will be opportunists seeking to benefit from circumstance, but also employees under…

Ediscovery in the Big Data era has become cost-prohibitive to many litigants. Efforts to address this problem through amendments to the rules of civil procedure have been, unsurprisingly, slow.

Data privacy laws are proliferating in the United States and abroad. While the headliners are Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), those statutes are only the tip of the iceberg.

TransPerfect Legal’s very own Tom Balmer from our Sydney office jumped on a Zoom call with Ed Osbourne from Sparke Helmore. They discussed global privacy, technology and moustaches over virtual coffee. Ed started his career in Sydney before working in London and then New York.

Over the past few years, there has been an increased interest in using remote capabilities to perform digital forensic functions. The interest until recently was primarily centered on controlling costs. However, in a time where remote work is more prevalent, there has of course been an influx in…

Throughout my years, with TransPerfect Legal, we have participated in a number of initiatives as a part of our corporate responsibility, with principles centered around giving back to our global community. Particularly in times of crises, TransPerfect Legal always finds ways to get involved in…

One of the easiest ways a law firm can look to innovate is in the area of eDiscovery and document management. As data levels grow exponentially, centralising and automating data management/analysis within disputes, investigations and regulatory response work can drive huge cost and time savings…