ALM’s moving Legalweek conference to Javits North seems to have increased the number of exhibitors and sponsors. Maybe it is just the AI effect boosting startups and new AI driven offerings. ALM stopped releasing hard attendee metrics after they peaked at 10k in 2016 and then declined after the rebrand and market shifts. It will be interesting to see booth traffic and overall impressions [...]
Jason Lemkin wrote an excellent analysis of the CS Disco’s loss of$2.25 BILLION since their IPO. Harry DeBari’s additional commentary caught my attention and got me thinking about the “eDiscovery IPO curse” that Barry Murphy and I used to joke about. eDJ Group was a boutique analyst group covering a ‘nascent market’ back then. The Guidance Software (Encase) IPO was a big deal [...]
Since at least the late 1990’s (my recollection) our premiere legal technology conference has been hosted at the midtown Hilton New York in February. Legalweek New York 2026 has moved to the North Javits Center. Bob Ambrogi’s 2018 article provides excellent insights into the 1982 origin and evolution of LTNY into Legalweek. I have to wonder if the new venue will be an [...]