Blog: Thought Leadership

The story of Ikkyu-san and the bridge highlights the value of interpreting meaning beyond surface-level words, a skill that even advanced AI translation tools struggle to master. In this article, we explore the nuances of language translation through Ikkyu-san’s clever resolution and its implications for fields like litigation, where precise interpretation can make all the difference to the outcome of a case.

One common feature of complex discovery is that there tends to be significant churn across matters for at least some—and occasionally all—of the people supplying discovery services for clients.

Discovery in big cases is often very expensive and complex, requiring multiple teams to execute all the pieces.

In a large case, here are just some of the various roles that might be needed, from one end of the discovery “supply chain” to the other:

While Hilgers may differ from Big Law in matters like rates and spending, there are several ways we are similar when it comes to complex litigation.