The European Commission fined Google €890 million and required compliance within 60 days. The harder problem is evidentiary: gatekeepers face growing pressure to document how ranking decisions were made, not simply to change them.
Google’s €890 million DMA penalty package starts a 60-day compliance clock Read More »
A new DOJ and DHS enforcement guide and a $1 billion task force tally signal that U.S. customs scrutiny now reaches deep into Europe’s supply chains. Here is what the region’s exporters, compliance teams, and eDiscovery professionals should do before the rules harden.
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The Justice Department and Homeland Security released a joint trade fraud enforcement guide as their task force’s combined tally of recoveries, penalties, forfeitures and charged losses exceeded $1 billion, giving importers and compliance teams a clearer view of federal enforcement priorities.
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HaystackID advanced to Band 2 in the 2026 Chambers Crisis & Risk Management Guide and maintained Band 2 in the Chambers Litigation Support Guide, extending a nine-year recognition run. The rankings reflect growing overlap between cyber incident response, privacy review, regulatory disclosure and litigation support, as legal and compliance teams increasingly seek providers that can combine speed, technical depth and defensible workflows under one roof.
HaystackID earns Band 2 rankings in two 2026 Chambers guides Read More »
HaystackID heads into the 2026 Dublin Tech Summit with an expanded European product set built around AI-driven privacy, DSAR response and deepfake forensics, and a regulatory thesis aimed squarely at the EU AI Act, NIS2 and DORA.
Courts are increasingly rejecting the argument that structured data falls outside traditional discovery obligations. Reviewing key 2025 cases, Phil Favro shows how judges expect parties to produce relevant database ESI, address usability and format, and balance those duties against undue burden. The result is a clearer roadmap for handling structured data discovery in 2026 and beyond.
Getting Beyond Spreadsheets: Handling Structured Data Productions Read More »
The EU’s E-Evidence Regulation becomes applicable on August 18, 2026, but many member states and service providers may not be ready. This article explores the legal, technical, cybersecurity, privacy, and eDiscovery implications of a framework that will soon allow cross-border demands for electronic evidence on 10-day and even eight-hour timelines.
The EU’s E-Evidence Framework Goes Live in August and Most of Europe Isn’t Ready Read More »
HSR premerger filings hit 203 in March 2026 — the highest monthly total since December — as a federal appellate court restored the legacy HSR form and Q4 2025 GDP growth was revised down to a slim 0.5 percent. Here is what the numbers mean for deal advisors and legal operations teams planning for the rest of the fiscal year.
HSR Filings Hit 203 in March 2026 as Court Overturns Expanded Form and GDP Slips to 0.5% Read More »
Four compliance deadlines converge between April 18 and May 19, 2026 — NIS2 enforcement, the overhauled COPPA Rule, a federal vote on AI evidence standards under proposed FRE 707, and the TAKE IT DOWN Act’s platform requirements. Here is what eDiscovery and information governance professionals need to know.
Two 2026 decisions, Heppner and Warner, show that courts are not taking a uniform approach to privilege and work product claims involving generative AI. This article explains what those rulings mean for AI-assisted document review, ESI workflows, and the need for counsel-led discovery protocols.
Protecting Privilege and Work Product in Discovery After Heppner and Warner Read More »
AI-assisted privilege review is no longer theoretical. This article unpacks the Legalweek 2026 discussion on defensible AI workflows, privilege log generation, Rule 502(d) protections, and the legal risks of using consumer AI tools in high-stakes discovery.
Defensible by Design: What Legal Teams Must Get Right About AI Privilege Workflows Read More »
HaystackID’s Legalweek 2026 announcement positions CoreFlex as a unified legal workflow for Slack, Microsoft Purview, structured chat, forensic collections, third-party productions, and AI-enabled discovery. The bigger story is not just new features, but a platform strategy built around defensibility, governance, and matter-centric execution.
