July 25, 2018

New to Asian Language eDiscovery? Challenges posed by CJK

Economic integration in the ASEAN region, public investment, increased M&A activity, and the expansion of foreign and domestic multinational corporations are driving regional legal market…
August 28, 2020

Statistical Sampling Techniques in eDiscovery Workflows: Part I

If there was ever a single eDiscovery trend that everyone could agree on, it would without a doubt be the fact that data volumes in litigation grow year to year without fail.
December 23, 2022

Growing Importance of In-House Counsel in Japan

The role of in-house counsel in Japan has evolved significantly over for the past few years as the reluctance to embrace the concept of in-house legal departments has changed — largely out of necessity.
June 25, 2018

Know Before You Go: Collections Complexities in Asia

As part of our series on Asia cross-border eDiscovery issues and best practices, in this post we provide an overview of the unique challenges…
April 5, 2024

Trial Prep Considerations

Many legal professionals are proficiently familiar with the discovery portion of matters since this work, which involves collecting and managing hundreds of gigabytes, sometimes terabytes, of data, can be quite arduous and require tight collaborative support from highly organized eDiscovery specialists. In comparison, however, the equally critical process of preparing for trial that lawyers manage upon filing a case is not as universally known to the eDiscovery community since these tasks and workflows are typically administered and overseen by different legal case teams.
November 2, 2021

US and EU New Guidelines and Views on AI : Part2

This is an opinion piece by FRONTEO data scientist in response to the article “US and EU New Guidelines and Views on AI” published on October 20th.
July 24, 2020

Unusual Sources of Discoverable Data

Collecting electronically stored information (ESI) is a routine challenge for eDiscovery specialists, but one that’s becoming more and more complex as our technology environment evolves. The inherent difficulties of traditional ESI collection are compounded by…
October 24, 2019

Compliance programs for Asian corps

Last year, Maruyasu Industries, an auto parts manufacturer of steel tubes, was fined $12 million for its role in a criminal conspiracy to fix…
February 10, 2022

Leveraging AI on Supply Chain and its effect

There is seemingly no limit to the applications for Artificial Intelligence and to the great expectations (or potential threats) that many tech and business leaders have predicted for its applications. In July of 2021 Google CEO Sundar Pinchai reiterated his belief that the effects and use of AI will be more profound on the history of humanity than fire or electricity, and Tesla founder Elon Musk has warned that AI could lead to the next world war. Nuclear fission is a common comparison among commentators, both in AI’s potential uses and potential dangers.
October 20, 2021

US and EU New Guidelines and Views on AI

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the European Commission (EC) have issued guidance and opinions on AI. This guidance provides insight into how organizations can mitigate concerns and prepare for the future when using AI.
February 8, 2023

Cybersecurity part1

Global businesses have witnessed an unprecedented scale of cyberattacks in the past year making it increasingly challenging for security teams to react.
July 4, 2023

What is a Privilege Log?

Privilege logs are a critical component of eDiscovery that requires careful planning, analysis and detail in order to successfully complete. This process can be costly and time-consuming as specific requirements tend to vary by jurisdiction and on a case-by-case basis. As such, in this blog we would like to provide a brief overview of the privilege log process, discuss various privilege log types used today, and review how existing technologies can be leveraged to achieve efficiencies when constructing a privilege log.
September 12, 2023

Emoji – Brief History, Current Impact on eDiscovery & What Lies Ahead

Emoji usage has grown significantly over the past few years since emoji characters provide people with the ability to express themselves in a clear and efficient way. These small, emotive characters—from ☂️to 😂 to 🤷 – represent the first language borne of the digital world that was originally designed to add emotional nuance to otherwise flat text.
April 3, 2020

Secure Remote Review in Light of COVID-19

By leveraging Google Cloud’s secure environment, FRONTEO’s Managed Review offering has quickly and efficiently adapted to these challenging times by allowing document review on…
May 15, 2020

The Courts and COVID-19: Alterations and Aftershocks

Part 1 In this two-part post we’ll look first at courts’ varied responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Next time, we’ll examine the implications…
October 12, 2023

Handling Audio and Video Files to Meet eDiscovery Requirements

In this blog, we will discuss a few key challenges associated with handling audio and video files, cover best practices, and provide an overview of currently available solutions to help overcome nuances with these unstructured data types.