Best Ari Kaplan Podcasts (2025)

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Redefining Legal Operations to Adapt to Uncertainty and Change 11:52

4d ago11:52

11:52

I spoke with Will Seaton, the Chief Customer Officer at DraftWise, Dan Wallace, the Vice President of Sales for the North American Markets at Neota, and Laura Wenzel, the Global Marketing & Insights Director at iManage. The three companies are part of a consortium supporting a new report featuring the perspectives of 31 legal operations leaders, ti…

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Adapting ESI Protocols to Address Hyperlinked Files 15:22

13d ago15:22

15:22

I spoke with Brandon D’Agostino, Vice President of Product at Cloudficient, a provider of information governance and e-discovery software. We discussed the rise of hyperlinked documents in e-discovery, the legal challenges of preserving and collecting hyperlinked files, and adapting ESI protocols to address hyperlinked files.…

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Closing the Gaps by Modernizing Legal Document Management 15:47

15d ago15:47

15:47

I spoke with Peter James, a Senior Partner with @DOCS, and David Leong, the Chief Technology Officer with @GROUP about how modern law firms navigate document management challenges, what post-COVID print volumes and workflows reveal about document production, and the webinar - Closing the Gaps by Modernizing Legal Document Management - on Wednesday,…

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Lexpo Special Balancing Legal and Business Risks to Ensure the Success of Large-Scale Digital Transformations 14:26

18d ago14:26

14:26

I spoke with Tommi Ogi Possnert, a legal industry leader based in Stockholm and a featured speaker at the Lexpo Conference, taking place in Amsterdam on June 16th and 17th. We discussed the most common challenges companies face when implementing new technologies in legal, how to balance risks to ensure the success of large-scale digital transformat…

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52. Synthetic Data as a Strategic Enterprise Data Asset with AWS' Faris Haddad 45:28

18d ago45:28

45:28

Welcome back to season 5 of the Data Democratization Podcast - and our first-ever live studio recording. In this episode, Alexandra Ebert sits down with Faris Haddad, AWS' Global AI Technical Strategy Lead. Together, they delve into the transformative role of synthetic data in modern enterprises. Faris shares his journey into the world of synthetic…

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Embracing Legal Innovators in California, London, and New York 13:33

20d ago13:33

13:33

I spoke with Richard Tromans, founder of Tromans Consulting and Artificial Lawyer, which is the co-producer of the Legal Innovators Conference Series, including Legal Innovators California in San Francisco on June 11th and 12th. We discussed the genesis of Artificial Lawyer, the inspiration for the Legal Innovators Conference, the importance of fac…

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Revisiting the Best Practices for Business Development Success 15:25

22d ago15:25

15:25

I spoke with Alistair Marshall, the Director and Owner of Professional Services Business Development, a consultancy that focuses on strategy, marketing, and business development for law firms worldwide. He is the author of the newly released Grow Your Professional Services Practice – The Practical Guide to Business Development. We discussed best pr…

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The Rising Demand for Cybersecurity and E-Discovery Talent 9:52

25d ago9:52

9:52

I spoke with Tom Chapman, the Co-Founder of Iceberg, a specialist recruitment firm focused on cybersecurity and e-discovery. We discussed how the demand for cybersecurity and e-discovery talent has evolved, the challenges companies face when hiring for these roles, and how AI and automation are impacting hiring in cybersecurity and e-discovery.…

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Open-Source Intelligence and Why it Has Become Vital to Modern Legal Operations 11:02

27d ago11:02

11:02

I spoke with Rick Campbell, the Executive Chairman and CEO of @GROUP, and Matt Winlaw, the CEO and Managing Director of @ID, one of three divisions that includes @DOCS and @SOFT, within @GROUP. We discussed open-source intelligence, why OSINT has become vital to modern legal operations, the blind spots in traditional legal risk models, predictive b…

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Harry Elfont & Deborah Kaplan 1:02:09

1M ago1:02:09

1:02:09

You may not know this writing team's credits, but if you are our age, you know Can't Hardly Wait. You may also consider Josie and the Pussycats a cult classic. Hop into a time machine with us to examine the films of Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan. As always let us know what we got wrong on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Show Note…

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, on Charting Change in Legal Ep 41 22:28

1M ago22:28

22:28

In this 41st episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed value-based billing, driving firmwide innovation, and cultivating a willingness to be engaged.By Ari Kaplan

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CLOC CGI 2025 Mixtape 7:05

1M ago7:05

7:05

I was lucky to have many great conversations with industry leaders at the 2025 CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) Global Institute, which I captured in this #ReinventingProfessionals #Mixtape 😀 Thanks to the following participants for sharing their insights: 🎙️ David Blazejewski (David Blaze), Chief Revenue Officer, TruthOrLie.ai 🎙️ Tim B…

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Enhancing a Legal Practice with Generative AI-Empowered Conversational Intelligence 13:09

1M ago13:09

13:09

I spoke with Hilary Bowman, a healthcare attorney, who is the Founder of Querious, an application that facilitates virtual lawyer-client conversations using generative AI. We discussed how artificial intelligence can help legal professionals optimize client conversations, the value of real-time legal insights, and how the attorney-client relationsh…

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Reshaping the Competitive Landscape for Solo Practitioners and Small Firms 11:51

1M ago11:51

11:51

I spoke with Ruchie Chadha, the President of Smokeball US, an AI-powered legal practice management software platform that helps small law firms stay organized, productive, and profitable. We discussed the importance of trust accounting, empowering lawyers by partnering with state bar associations, and leveraging technology to reshape the competitiv…

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Empowering Mobile Data Collection 13:39

2M ago13:39

13:39

I spoke with Matthew Rasmussen, the CEO, and Ryan Frye, the Chief Innovation Officer, at ModeOne, a targeted remote smartphone data collection provider. We discussed the risks involved in extracting company data from personal devices, the biggest misconceptions about mobile data collection, and how organizations can ensure their mobile data collect…

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Deploying Human-Powered Chat in Legal 9:56

2M ago9:56

9:56

I spoke with Ted DeBettencourt, a Co-Founder of Juvo Leads, a company that provides human-powered chat services. We discussed the benefits of human-powered chat for law firms, use cases where prospective clients prefer technology to human interaction, and the mistakes professional services firms make when deploying human-powered chat.…

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Whether to Buy or Build Generative AI Applications 22:19

2M ago22:19

22:19

I spoke with Uwais Iqbal, the Founder of Simplexico, a UK-based AI consulting firm helping legal teams with AI adoption. We discussed the most common use cases for generative AI, how legal professionals can maximize their use of generative AI, whether law firms should build or buy generative AI applications, and how the use of AI in law firms is ev…

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How AI is Changing M&A and Corporate Transactions 17:06

2M ago17:06

17:06

I spoke with Katya Fisher, CEO of Aracor, a software platform to streamline M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions. We discussed the evolving M&A lifecycle, the changing relationship between in-house counsel and outside counsel, and how AI has changed M&A and corporate transactions.By Ari Kaplan

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Using AI to Find Crucial Evidence 11:07

2M ago11:07

11:07

I spoke with Danny Thankachan, the Head of Partnerships at CaseGuild, an AI-powered platform that finds key evidence in litigation. We discussed how legal teams can use artificial intelligence to find crucial evidence, ways that lawyers are currently trying to solve this problem, and the ideal users of this technology.…

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, on Charting Change in Legal Ep 40 25:55

2M ago25:55

25:55

In this 40th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed bringing back boring, legal operations trends, and embracing automation.By Ari Kaplan

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Empowering Platform Business Services for Legal 14:46

2M ago14:46

14:46

I spoke with Ciprian Şaramet, Managing Director of Modular Services, a Romanian company focused on providing technical support and business services to global law firms. We discussed how law firms can strengthen their cybersecurity posture, the influence of AI on law firm security, vulnerability management, and the value of continuous education for…

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Bookkeeping Best Practices for Law Firm Leaders 13:34

2M ago13:34

13:34

I spoke with Matt Tait, the CEO of Decimal, a tech-enabled services firm focused on bookkeeping, tax filings, and tax preparation. We discussed how the economy is affecting the way law firm leaders manage their practices, the business mistakes they are making, ways to balance the application of technology and talent, and best practices for leveragi…

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The Role of AI in Expanding Legal Workflows 9:26

2M ago9:26

9:26

I spoke with Thomas Bueler, the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Vecflow, a legal AI platform designed to help lawyers review and draft documents for use cases in M&A and class action litigation. We discussed the role of AI in expanding legal workflows, the importance of minimizing hallucinations in large language models, and the best practi…

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The Difference Between RAG and Agents in AI 16:06

2M ago16:06

16:06

I spoke with Laurie Ehrlich, the chief legal officer, and Farah Gasmi, co-founder and chief product officer at Dioptra, an AI-powered contract redlining and playbook generation tool. We discussed the difference between RAG and Agents in AI, the challenges associated with AI adoption, and how lawyers can secure buy-in for new AI tools more effective…

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Legalweek 2025 Mixtape: Day Three 2:49

3M ago2:49

2:49

I was fortunate to speak with these leaders on the third day of Legalweek 2025 for this #ReinventingProfessionals #Mixtape: Valerie Chan, CEO, Plat4orm Dan Ruderman, Director, Strategic Alliances, LexisNexis Legal - CounselLink Alex Sappington, Co-CEO, Page Vault *Background music credit: Upbeat Indie by Lowtone Music…

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, on Charting Change in Legal Ep 39 24:46

3M ago24:46

24:46

In this 39th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed Legalweek 2025, Skills.Law, generative AI use cases, and accelerating innovation in legal.By Ari Kaplan

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Legalweek 2025 Mixtape: Day Two 4:45

3M ago4:45

4:45

I was fortunate to speak with these leaders on the second day of Legalweek 2025 for this #ReinventingProfessionals #Mixtape: Tom Chapman, CEO, IcebergStephen Goldstein, Chief Product Officer, AltorneyRoss Guberman, CEO, BriefCatchJosh Janow, CEO, SMI Aware Subroto Mukerji, CEO, IntegreonJoey Seeber, CEO, Level LegalThomas Suh, COO, LegalMation *Bac…

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Megan Park 1:03:05

3M ago1:03:05

1:03:05

Megan Park is an up and coming filmmaker. After a lengthy career as an actress, she has now directed two films: The Fallout and My Old Ass. We saw My Old Ass on some top ten lists last year and the level of praise from Chris Columbus had us intrigued: "“My Old Ass” is an instant classic, this generation’s “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Over the past deca…

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Legalweek 2025 Mixtape: Day One 9:11

3M ago9:11

9:11

I was fortunate to speak with these leaders on the first day of Legalweek 2025 for this #ReinventingProfessionals #Mixtape: Josh Baxter, CEO, NetDocuments Milan Bobde, CEO, Oddr Edward Chick, Chief Revenue Officer, NopalCyber Dan Hauck, Chief Product Officer, NetDocuments Brandon Hollinder, Vice President, eDiscovery and Cyber Solutions, Epiq John …

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Legalweek 2025 Mixtape: The Day Before 5:26

3M ago5:26

5:26

I was fortunate to speak with these leaders the day before Legalweek 2025 for this Mixtape: Bradley Collins, Co-Founder and CEO, LegalTechTalk Dan Malgran, VP, Marketing, Steno Patricia Nagy, Chief Strategy Officer, The Proxy Agency Alaa Pasha, CEO, Maptician Steven Salkin, Editor-in-Chief, Law Journal Newsletters Abhijat Saraswat, Chief Revenue Of…

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IP and Ethical Concerns for AI-generated Content 13:29

3M ago13:29

13:29

I spoke with Vincent Allen, partner at Carstens, Allen & Gourley, an IP-focused law firm that helps companies with patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, and intellectual property strategies. We discussed how current copyright laws address authorship and ownership of AI-created works, strategies content creators can use to protect their intel…

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How Fixed-Price Legal Services Expedites the Adoption of New Technology 17:05

3M ago17:05

17:05

I spoke with Adam Philipp, the founder of AEON Law, an intellectual property law firm. We discussed the benefits of fixed-price legal services, how a fixed-price model expedites the adoption of new technology, and best practices for law firms interested in pursuing and implementing innovation-focused initiatives.…

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Democratizing Cybersecurity in Legal 13:25

3M ago13:25

13:25

I spoke with Edward Chick, the Chief Revenue Officer at NopalCyber, a managed security service provider that offers outsourced cybersecurity support, seeking to democratize enterprise-level security for law firms and organizations in other sectors. We discussed best practices to help law firm leaders identify cyber threats, mistakes they are making…

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CEO Roundtable: Legal Industry Leaders Share Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities Ahead of Legalweek 2025 21:19

3M ago21:19

21:19

I spoke with the following chief executive officers in a CEO Roundtable discussion about challenges and opportunities ahead of Legalweek 2025: Ray Biederman, Proteus Discovery Group Chris Cartrett, Aderant James Ding, DraftWise Tom Dunlop, Summize Sirisha Gummaregula, QuisLex Scott McFetters, CoreTech Renee Meisel, UnitedLex Sarai Schubert, Hanzo J…

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The Benefits of Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Public Relations and Marketing 11:44

3M ago11:44

11:44

I spoke with Amy Juers, the CEO of Edge Marketing, a marketing and PR agency serving the legal, accounting, and professional services industries. We discussed the benefits of leveraging artificial intelligence in public relations and marketing, how it enhances client service, and the best practices for AI implementation.…

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How AI Gives Law Firms the Data They Need to Grow 10:09

3M ago10:09

10:09

I spoke with Jack Weinberger, the Co-Founder of Ajax, an AI company that helps lawyers manage their time. We discussed the need to secure data in AI timekeeping applications, the promise of capturing more time in legal services, and how legal timekeeping is evolving.By Ari Kaplan

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Algorithms and the Optimal Allocation of Legal Work 11:02

4M ago11:02

11:02

I spoke with William Dougherty, the Co-founder and CEO of Capacity, a work allocation solution designed to help law firms optimize their resources. We discussed how Capacity addresses the most common inefficiencies in law firm resourcing, the benefits of optimal work allocation to lawyers and their clients, and how the distribution of legal work is…

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The Value of Litigator-Led E-Discovery 8:24

4M ago8:24

8:24

I spoke with Ray Biederman, the Co-Founder and CEO of Proteus Discovery Group, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and is a founding partner of Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman. We discussed the genesis of Proteus Discovery Group, the benefits of simultaneously managing a law firm and a legal services company, and how e-discovery is evolvin…

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, on Charting Change in Legal Ep 38 32:20

4M ago32:20

32:20

In this 38th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed achieving work-life balance, building momentum in 2025, and preparing for Legalweek.By Ari Kaplan

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Lexpo Special How AI is Reshaping Corporate Law Departments 13:14

4M ago13:14

13:14

I spoke with Douwe Groenevelt, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Head of Legal at ASML, and a featured speaker at the Lexpo Conference, taking place in Amsterdam on June 16th and 17th. We discussed the mission of Law & Ops, the Tech in Legal initiative, the most significant opportunities for in-house legal teams to innovate, and how AI is re…

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How Information Governance Affects an Organization's Data Security 10:01

4M ago10:01

10:01

I spoke with Doug Kaminski, the Chief Revenue Officer at Infinnium, a data governance platform. We discussed how information governance affects an organization's data security, best practices for organizations to build better data hygiene, and ways that artificial intelligence is affecting these efforts.…

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Perspectives on Advancing Litigation Support to Fuel Growth in a Changing Legal Market 10:36

4M ago10:36

10:36

I spoke with Lynn Tubalinal, the Director of Litigation Support at Dykema, and Julia Voss, the Director of Litigation Support and eDiscovery at UB Greensfelder. Both are among the industry leaders who contributed to the recently published report - Advancing Litigation Support to Fuel Growth in a Changing Legal Market - supported by Opus 2. We discu…

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Democratizing AI? Not Without Data Intelligence & Synthetic Data—Ari Kaplan on the Biggest Roadblocks to Scaling AI 54:00

4M ago54:00

54:00

AI democratization sounds great in theory, but why do so many enterprises struggle to make it work? In this episode, Ari Kaplan, Head of Tech Evangelism at Databricks, breaks down the biggest roadblocks to scaling AI—and what’s needed to overcome them. From data intelligence and synthetic data to why leading enterprises rely on unified data and ana…

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Richard Curtis 1:10:04

4M ago1:10:04

1:10:04

Richard Curtis is one of the mosty successful screenwriters to come out of Great Britain, but he's also directed three films of his own. From the modern Christmas classic of Love Actually to the underseen About Time, we will discuss the films written and directed by Curtis. Our Holiday episode made it out while there is still snow on the ground, so…

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How Leaders Can Promote a Culture Emphasizing Innovation, Collaboration, and a Unified Sense of Purpose 12:18

4M ago12:18

12:18

I spoke with Renee Meisel, the CEO of UnitedLex, a tech-enabled legal services provider. We discussed what differentiates UnitedLex from other providers of legal services, how leaders can promote a culture emphasizing innovation, collaboration, and a unified sense of purpose, and trends driving the most significant change in legal.…

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Streamlining Document Management for Law Firms 6:15

4M ago6:15

6:15

I spoke with Daniel Booter, the Director of Marketing of MacroAgility Systems, an iManage partner specializing in integrating tailored solutions and implementations for law firms. We discussed how MacroAgility Systems provides tailored technology solutions for law firms, the problems iSyncKit and Uplift Migration solve, ways to streamline document …

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How Law Firms Can Use AI to Capture More Time 12:17

4M ago12:17

12:17

I spoke with Joseph Frantz, the Founder of TimeSentry, an AI native time tracking solution for hourly billing professionals. We discussed how law firms can use artificial intelligence to capture more value from clients and work smarter, ways that organizations currently approach this process, and where legal technology is headed in 2025.…

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