Blog: Thought Leadership

Explosive growth is every business owner’s dream – more revenue, more recognition, a bigger team, and bigger opportunities. But with that growth comes increased complexity and more scrutiny from investors, vendors and other stakeholders.

Preparing for a Deposition can be hard enough in English. Covering a broad range of potential lines of questioning by opposing counsel, as well as crafting one’s strategic narratives through lines of questioning in preparation for eventual trial can be exhausting.

In the context of foreign language eDiscovery, I was once directly asked a question—why would I choose anyone but the cheapest vendor? This was a question I loved, because it gets at the heart of a central issue that many people are afraid to ask. Or worse, don’t think to question.

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.