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Following Departure of its Founder, E-Discovery Company DISCO Names New CEO

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The e-discovery company CS Disco today announced that its board of directors has named Eric Friedrichsen as president and chief executive officer, filling the slot vacated when the company’s cofounder Kiwi Camara stepped down as CEO last September in the wake of allegations that he had groped a female employee.

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E-Discovery Company Nextpoint Raises Growth Capital Investment of Undisclosed Amount

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The cloud-based e-discovery company Nextpoint has received a growth capital investment from RF Investment Partners , a company that provides structured growth capital. The firm will provide discovery and litigation legal services to other law firms and to corporate legal departments.

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Exclusive: In A First For E-Discovery, Tech Company Nextpoint Is Launching A ‘Data-Driven’ Law Firm Under Arizona’s Liberalized Ownership Rules

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In a first for an e-discovery technology company, Chicago-based Nextpoint is launching an Arizona law firm June 1 under that state’s liberalized law practice rules that allow non-lawyers to own law practices. Learn more about Nextpoint at the LawNext Legal Technology Directory.

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DISCO Cofounder Kiwi Camara Steps Down As CEO; Board Member Scott Hill Is Named Interim Leader

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The e-discovery company CS Disco said today that Kiwi Camara , its cofounder, has decided to step down from his roles as chief executive officer and board member. In July 2021, under Camara’s leadership, DISCO became one of just a handful of legal technology companies ever to go public, listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

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On LawNext: The State of the E-Discovery Industry in 2022, with Doug Austin

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?. Two years into the pandemic, what has been its impact on e-discovery and what lies ahead for the industry? This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsor Paradigm , home to the practice management platforms PracticePanther , Bill4Time , and MerusCase , and e-payments platform Headnote.

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On LawNext: The State of the E-Discovery Industry in 2022, with Doug Austin

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?. Two years into the pandemic, what has been its impact on e-discovery and what lies ahead for the industry? This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsor Paradigm , home to the practice management platforms PracticePanther , Bill4Time , and MerusCase , and e-payments platform Headnote.

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The Week of Jan. 29 Brings Three Legal Tech Conferences, Spanning BigLaw, SmallLaw and A2J

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Long called Legaltech New York, it was renamed Legalweek in 2017 , and is one of the largest, longest-running and most-anticipated conferences focused on legal technology and the business of law, last year drawing over 6,000 attendees and featuring more than 300 speakers. This year, it runs Jan. 29 to Feb.