United States: Technology

Contract lifecycle management has become the most widely adopted legal technology tool in corporate legal departments, addressing fundamental challenges around contract visibility, workflow automation, and risk management. Legal operations expert Jeff Reisner breaks down the CLM landscape, implementation considerations, and why this technology has emerged as the foundational piece most legal teams tackle first when modernizing their operations.

Two legal technology practitioners who were once skeptical of AI share how large language models fundamentally changed their perspective on legal automation. They reveal three critical misconceptions about AI in contract review that most legal professionals still hold, and explain why the technology finally delivers on its promise.

Ankura's insights page showcases a diverse collection of expert analyses spanning cybersecurity threats, AI governance challenges, sports business dynamics, and infrastructure investment strategies.

As AI tools become embedded in daily business operations, organizations across all industries are beginning to ask a common question: Do we have an AI policy, and if not, where do we start?...

Patent disputes increasingly pose operational and business risks for manufacturers, affecting product launches, supply chains, and engineering timelines. This analysis examines how intellectual property conflicts extend beyond the courtroom to impact sourcing decisions, procurement strategies, and go-to-market plans throughout the product development lifecycle.

Organizations are reexamining the strategic role of project management offices as they invest in transformation initiatives, while cybersecurity threats evolve through AI-driven attacks exploiting trusted platforms.

Yesterday, President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (the Act) into law.

A federal court ruling in United States v. Heppner has established that using consumer AI chatbots to generate legal strategy documents can destroy attorney-client privilege, even if those documents are later shared with counsel. The decision highlights how third-party AI platforms' data collection practices and terms of service may eliminate the confidentiality required for privilege protection, creating significant discovery risks for individuals and organizations seeking legal guidance through artificial

Federal and state governments are escalating scrutiny of "surveillance pricing" and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled pricing practices, particularly where pricing relies on consumer data, opaque algorithms...