With the rise of remote work, employees are communicating online in more ways than ever before. This means companies have a lot of places to look for data during a collection.

Five great industry news stories from this week you may have missed.

Tool checks phone numbers from Facebook data breach

Ricoh eDiscovery is proud to be serving as a National Sponsor at this year's CCCA National Conference. This event will feature 12+ workshops on a variety of topics tailored to in-house counsel needs, as well as an opening keynote from Stephen Poloz on Canada’s economic future and a closing plenary on the post-pandemic workplace. Plus, you can get all your continuing professional development hours for the year in this one event, as all conference sessions will be recorded.

When undergoing a merger or acquisition (M&A), it is common for the Canadian Competition Bureau to issue a Supplementary Information Request (SIR) if it is perceived there could be a negative effect to the competitive landscape in the area of the combined businesses. For example, the Bureau concluded Metro’s $4.5 billion acquisition of the Jean Coutu Group in 2018 would likely lead to substantially higher prices or decreases in services related to medications and other pharmacy products in eight regions across Quebec. As a result, Metro agreed to sell properties or leases to another party as part of the deal.

Five great industry news stories from this week you may have missed.

How the pandemic has added to the complexities of litigation

Today is World Backup Day — an annual reminder to backup all your critical data. You likely know how important it is to routinely back up all your devices; it’s a trusty way to mitigate risk, anticipate unexpected events and align your work and your organization’s continuity plan. However, as someone who’s worked with data collection for litigation for over a decade, I can tell you one thing with certainty: not all backups are equally useful.

Gone are the days of relying solely on time-consuming, linear, eyes-on review. Not only does leveraging advanced analytic tools result in impressive time savings, but it can also help you save significantly on review spend. A win-win for both you and/or your clients.

Five great industry news stories from this week you may have missed.

AI certification initiatives could prove very useful to legal industry, experts say

Tamara Porter, Director of Business Development, eDiscovery, joined our team six years ago and has led our efforts in supporting enterprise in-house legal teams across Western Canada. We recently spoke with Tamara about her rich background in the realm of tech and business development, her plans on how she will continue to support the success of our industry and why, she believes, there is “never a dull moment” in the world of legal tech.