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Matthew Nelson, Esq., EMC eDiscovery Expert

By Matthew Nelson, Esq.

Fresh off the heels of yet another LegalTech New York event in early February, it remains clear that the promise to make a fortune from e-discovery continues to lure more and more companies to the table to claim their fair share of the feast. Working in the legal technology space for a decade as a lawyer and e-discovery consultant, I like to think I know most of the e-discovery players, but the emergence of countless new companies, partnerships, and technologies would probably leave the head of even the most seasoned e-discovery veteran spinning when trying to figure out who’s who in the e-discovery zoo.

After slogging through the LTNY vendor exhibition hall, past hundreds of e-discovery vendors, I felt dazed by a roller coaster of emotions. I asked myself if it was normal to feel enlightened, confused, annoyed, and sometimes downright scared, by aggressive marketing after only a brief waltz through e-discovery land. Should I be worried about feeling a bit overwhelmed or was everyone else just as confused by all the hype? Then it hit me like a ton of bricks: “What the heck is ECA?”

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