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Ipro Suite Helps Houston Firm Increase Efficiency
Schiffer Odom Hicks & Johnson PLLC (SOHJ) is a commercial litigation and arbitration boutique with national and international reach. Our primary focus is to provide top-quality counsel to clients through our consultative approach to litigation and adoption of innovative technology.
As a litigator focused on commercial disputes and tort claims, one of our founding partners, Andy Hicks, always believed that technology implemented properly would help the firm deliver unparalleled responsiveness without the overhead of larger firms. Despite our firm's technological savvy, the burden of growing discovery volumes was challenging to manage. We had adopted litigation document review and transcript software years earlier; however, with growing datasets, the limitations of that software became glaringly evident. We were experiencing performance and workflow issues on all cases with over 150,000 documents, forcing us to send the larger cases to outside vendors, adding time and cost to every case. As a result, Andy and I set out to optimize the firm's litigation technology.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.