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HGF’s Microsoft Fabric Gamble: How One IP Firm Is Navigating the P-SKU Sunset and Building a Governed Data Estate
HGF, one of Europe’s largest intellectual property firms, has engaged Simpson Associates to modernize its entire data estate on Microsoft Fabric and deploy Power BI dashboards—a move that will...
HGF Stakes Its Data Future on Microsoft Fabric, But Pricing Complexity Looms
European IP firm HGF has kicked off a sweeping data platform modernization, selecting Microsoft Fabric as its technical foundation and Microsoft Power BI for enterprise reporting. The move, announced...
iManage Adopts Anthropic’s MCP to Bring AI Agents to Law Firm Document Repositories
iManage is betting that law firms want their AI assistants to talk directly to their document management systems—and it’s adopting an open protocol to make that happen securely. The company’s...
iManage Embraces Open AI Protocol MCP, Rolls Out Explainable Search and Copilot for Legal Pros
iManage, the knowledge management platform for legal and professional services, announced on August 11, 2025, that it is adopting the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open interoperability standard...
Microsoft’s AI-First Revolution: Transforming Enterprise Technology for 2025 and Beyond
As the digital era undergoes its most profound transformation to date, Microsoft stands at the epicenter, orchestrating what it self-describes as an “AI-First” revolution in enterprise technology...
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery: Navigating AI-Driven Data Governance and Compliance Challenges in 2024
The rapid evolution of digital business, cloud computing, and workplace AI has thrust data governance and eDiscovery into the spotlight for legal and IT leaders alike. No longer can organizations...
The Reckless Use of AI in American Courtrooms: Lessons from Alabama and Beyond
The unfolding saga of reckless AI use in American courtrooms is neither an anomaly nor a passing headline—it is a vivid illustration of the urgent challenges and growing pains at the heart of the...
Thailand's Digital Justice Revolution: Microsoft Azure AI Drives Legal and Governmental Modernization
Thailand is at the frontier of an extraordinary digital transformation—a national-scale legal and governmental revolution powered by Microsoft Azure AI and fueled by ambitions to align with the...
Generative AI in Legal Services: Navigating Innovation, Risks, and Ethical Adoption with Microsoft Copilot
When legal professionals convene to discuss the rise of generative AI in their field, there’s a palpable blend of urgency and cautious skepticism. From innovation seminars to risk management...
The Transformative Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Legal Practice: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries at a rapid pace, but few transformations are as profound—or as rife with ethical and practical complexities—as the one unfolding in the world...
Ben Schorr Joins Affinity to Drive Practical AI and Legal Tech Transformation
Ben Schorr's career stands as a testament to the profound impact a single visionary can exert at the intersection of legal practice and technology. As law firms and corporate legal departments...
ContractPodAi and Microsoft: Revolutionizing Legal AI with Agentic Models
ContractPodAi, a prominent player in legal technology and contract lifecycle management (CLM), has partnered with Microsoft to integrate its AI platform, Leah, with Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Foundry...