HaystackID Expands GenAI with eDiscovery AI Acquisition
HaystackID, a trusted partner focused on managing complex data and workflow challenges, has announced the acquisition of eDiscovery AI, a pioneer in AI legal technology. The acquisition is part of HaystackID's strategic investments to advance its AI capabilities across its legal, compliance, regulatory, and cybersecurity solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Cementing its existing collaboration, eDiscovery AI's technology has been integrated into HaystackID's core AI offerings, with custom workflows designed to help legal teams rapidly move from data overload to actionable clarity.
"The acquisition of eDiscovery AI reflects a strategic next step in a partnership that has already produced meaningful outcomes for our clients," said Chad Pinson, Chief Executive Officer of HaystackID. "Our clients are asking for easy-to-deploy GenAI capabilities that deliver deep insights, defensible results, and adaptability to changing use cases. With this strategic acquisition, we position ourselves as a first mover in the market. We can uniquely address this critical demand across a broad range of areas – litigation, internal investigations, compliance, regulatory response, and cybersecurity – where decisions must be made quickly, often well before litigation is anticipated."
Leadership Continuity
Jim Sullivan will remain Chief Executive Officer of eDiscovery AI.
"eDiscovery AI has focused on delivering practical, high-performance GenAI capabilities for legal workflows, with a strong emphasis on accuracy, speed and operational trust," said Sullivan. "Joining HaystackID formalises a collaboration that has already proven its value in production environments. We look forward to accelerating our development efforts in this new, combined organisation and expanding options for clients seeking a fully integrated HaystackID experience while continuing to serve our clients who prefer direct relationships."
Operating Model: Deployment and Business Flexibility
HaystackID will continue to serve existing eDiscovery AI clients through a separate business entity to honour established direct relationships and provide operational separation for clients who require that structure. HaystackID will also continue to support its integrated eDiscovery AI offerings for clients working directly with HaystackID.
Additionally, HaystackID will continue to provide clients with the broadest platform options, including GenAI-enabled legal review and workflows in Relativity and other leading e-discovery environments, aligning services and technology with each client's operational and risk requirements.
"Clients are no longer evaluating GenAI in theory; they are operationalising it across early case assessment, investigations, regulatory response and review quality controls," said Michael Sarlo, Chief Innovation Officer at HaystackID. "This acquisition expands HaystackID's engineering and product innovation engine, supporting faster iteration cycles, deeper workflow integration, and broader deployment paths, without compromising security, privacy or the governance expectations that our enterprise clients require."
About eDiscovery AI
eDiscovery AI is a data intelligence company building the next generation of AI-powered legal technology solutions. The company's mission is to develop innovative solutions that advance the legal industry, maximising efficiency, enhancing accuracy, ensuring privacy compliance, and improving cost-effectiveness.
About HaystackID®
HaystackID® solves complex data challenges related to legal, compliance, regulatory, and cyber requirements. Core offerings include Global Advisory, Cybersecurity, Core Intelligence AI™, and ReviewRight® Global Managed Review, supported by its unified CoreFlex™ service interface.
