From records retention to AI readiness: Building a foundation for AI governance

A strong AI governance program starts with knowing what data you have, what you need to keep, and what should be disposed of. Reed Smith attorneys Anthony Diana, Therese Craparo, Kiriaki Tourikis, and Kristen Pologruto explain how a tailored records retention schedule can provide the foundation for more reliable data, smarter risk management, and responsible AI adoption.

Effective AI governance starts with effective data governance. Anthony Diana, Therese Craparo, Kiriaki Tourikis, and Kristen Pologruto explore how organizations can strengthen the data foundation behind AI to improve results, manage risk, and build more defensible AI programs.

As AI becomes embedded across the enterprise, legal and compliance teams face new questions around discoverability, preservation, privilege, and the defensible use of AI in document review. Anthony Diana, Therese Craparo, and Michael Rubayo join Robert Cruz of Smarsh to discuss lessons from existing e-discovery practices and practical considerations for managing AI-generated information and emerging litigation risks.

The EU’s Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act are reshaping how technology companies operate, compete, and manage online services. In this episode, Reed Smith attorneys Natasha Tardif and Léonie Dhellemmes break down the latest enforcement actions, multimillion-euro fines, and key compliance considerations for businesses navigating Europe’s rapidly evolving digital regulatory framework.

As AI transforms communications monitoring and supervision, businesses face growing pressure to demonstrate that their compliance programs are effective, defensible, and well governed. In this episode of “Tech Law Talks,” Smarsh’s VP of Regulatory and Information Governance, Robert Cruz, joins Reed Smith lawyers Anthony Diana, Therese Craparo, and Michael Rubayo to explore evolving regulatory expectations, the shift from lexicons to AI-powered surveillance, and the ways that organizations can manage risk at a time when autonomous AI agents are becoming part of the compliance landscape.

As the use of artificial intelligence accelerates across financial services and other regulated industries, businesses are facing difficult questions about when AI outputs, chatbot exchanges, and agent activity become records that must be retained. In this episode of “Tech Law Talks," Smarsh’s Robert Cruz joins Reed Smith lawyers Anthony Diana, Therese Craparo, and Michael Rubayo as they discuss emerging regulatory expectations, governance strategies, third-party risk, and the growing compliance challenges posed by agentic AI.    

Generative AI is transforming e-discovery, but with real-world deployment comes real-world challenges. In this episode of Tech Law Talks, host Anthony Diana sits down with Dera Nevin of FTI Consulting to cut through the hype, covering the myth of "one tool fits all," prompting complexities, pricing pitfalls, and how to identify use cases where AI actually delivers ROI.

Reed Smith partner Anthony Diana sits down with Dera Nevin of FTI Consulting to explore how AI-enabled e-discovery is transforming litigation-and why the best time to adopt these tools is now. From accelerating early case assessment to revolutionizing privilege review workflows, Anthony and Dera break down where generative AI is already delivering real results-not just theoretical possibilities. They discuss how forward-thinking legal teams are training large language models to surface key documents, generate case timelines, and dramatically reduce time-to-knowledge on complex matters.

Generative AI is transforming document review-but are you ready to use it defensibly? In this episode, Anthony Diana sits down with e-discovery veterans Therese Craparo and Marcin Krieger to explore what makes GenAI different from traditional TAR, how to get your prompts right, and the pitfalls to avoid. Whether you're facing complex litigation or a regulatory investigation, tune in to learn how to make AI work for your next review.

AI is transforming e-discovery-but are your validation practices keeping pace? In this episode of Tech Law Talks, host Anthony Diana sits down with Kiriaki Tourikis and Marcin Krieger to tackle one of the most critical, and often misunderstood, aspects of AI-enabled discovery: how to prove your process was sound. The panel unpacks what validation really means, why it's far more than a checkbox exercise, and how it protects legal teams when opposing parties or courts come calling. They also share hard-won lessons on navigating aggressive discovery demands-and what not to agree to. Tune in for practical strategies to stay defensible as generative AI raises the stakes.