Another year is wrapping up at TCDI, which still feels a little surreal for a company that launched in 1988 with a handful of people and some big ideas. You’d think after nearly four decades we might slow down, but apparently we missed that memo. Instead, we spent 2025 doing what we do best: honoring our roots as a trusted partner in the legal industry while leaning into the newest innovations shaping how work gets done.
Even Time magazine chose to celebrate the rise of AI this year, naming AI Architects as the 2025 Person of the Year. While we’re not trying to become an AI company, what we are doing is something that matters just as much. We are helping attorneys, corporations, and legal teams use advanced technologies in a way that stands up to the scrutiny our industry demands. That mix of exploration and discipline is right in our wheelhouse.
So, as we close the chapter on a year filled with breakthroughs, experiments, stronger processes, and more than a few “yes, we can do that,” moments, we turned to our leadership team. We asked them what they were most proud of in 2025 and what they are most excited about heading into 2026. Here’s what they had to say:
John O'Connor | President
This past year, we’ve been able to invest in AI hardware, analytics, and expertise which has allowed us to successfully make the jump from experimenting with AI to integrating and implementing it effectively. While that’s exciting, the thing I’m most proud of this year is being part of this team. It’s a unique group made up of smart people that really care about our clients and are willing to do whatever it takes to complete the mission.
As for next year, I’m looking forward to seeing all the pieces that Bill Johnson, our Founder and CEO, has brought together. I truly believe that we’ll be able to continue pushing boundaries and do something extraordinary.
Caragh Landry | Chief Legal Process Officer
This year we showed clients what GenAI can achieve, delivered solutions that addressed real problems, and learned a lot from clients and partners about where GenAI and eDiscovery are heading.
I am also proud of the engagement across TCDI, with so many team members participating in GenAI training and building new skills. In 2026, the priority will be focused on expanding internal development, strengthening partner and client relationships, and finding new ways for the MSMR team to strengthen AI processes.
As for next year, I’m most looking forward to rapid prototype creation in TCDI’s TechLab. Over the last two years we have invested time and resources to build a real space for experimentation, and with new tools available, the TechLab will be able to move ideas from concept to testing to implementation much faster.
Dave York | Chief Client Officer
This year we continued turning new ideas, especially around GenAI, from proofs of concept into real, impactful projects. We recognized early that GenAI and emerging technologies require a holistic approach that integrates security, data, processes, and people.
That’s why our external partnerships and our team’s development of GenAI-powered SMART data processing is grounded in a disciplined, problem-solving mindset rather than a rush to follow trends. Our commitment to process-driven AI has remained, and will continue to remain, a defining strength.
Looking ahead to 2026, I’m energized by how the lessons learned this year will accelerate our progress and by the initiatives already underway to refine how we work, collaborate, and innovate.
Ginny Gonzalez | Chief Revenue Officer
This year felt like a real turning point for our team. We stayed grounded in what we do best: listening to our clients. We asked the kinds of questions that helped us understand not just their AI challenges, but how they’re prioritizing, budgeting, and navigating constant change.
What makes me proud is how everyone, from client services to our SMEs and from sales and relationship management to leadership, came together. It truly became a full-team effort to support clients in a fast-moving environment. We saw early that AI would reshape our world, so we put in the work. And because we spent the last few years evaluating tools, building processes, and becoming experts, we’re now the team clients proactively seek out for guidance.
And the maturity and consistency of our sales and relationship teams stood out again. In an industry defined by turnover and acquisitions, our long-term approach continues to build the kind of trust that keeps clients with us for more than a decade on average. It’s a reflection of the culture we’ve built at TCDI, and it’s momentum I’m excited to carry into 2026.
Cody Bennett | Head of AI
This year we’ve helped create clarity. We helped our clients understand how the critical pieces of modern AI systems really work, why retrieval quality matters, and what separates a quick demo from a production-grade legal solution. Through shared language, cross-team education, and early technical piloting, we are building the alignment and confidence needed to move into the next stage of AI development.
Looking ahead to 2026, I’m most excited about turning these foundations into real production power: deploying prompt + enhanced RAG workflows over tens of millions of documents, training our own models so they reflect institutional knowledge and the style for how the models “answer,” and advancing toward orchestrated, multi-engine and agentic retrieval systems that help users move from question to answer with far more transparency and reliability.
We’ve put the core pieces on the table, and next year is when they further differentiate us.
Emily Fedeles Czebiniak | Senior VP, Emerging Technologies
This year, I am proud of how we built real momentum around emerging technologies at TCDI. We moved beyond exploration and into meaningful experimentation: identifying and implementing where automation, advanced analytics, and next-gen tools could create measurable value.
What excites me most about 2026 is that we’re no longer just tracking what’s possible; we’re positioned to operationalize it. The opportunities ahead for innovative client-facing solutions feel bigger and more tangible than ever. Being part of shaping those solutions, and helping the business navigate both the upside and the responsibility that comes with them, is a challenge I can’t wait to dig into.
Scott Toth | Chief Financial Officer
For 2025, I am proud of how we coalesced around a practical, process-centered approach to AI in the eDiscovery space. We’ve done a great job finding ways to leverage the investments we made in AI technology, improve efficiency, and deliver real value for our clients.
In 2026, I am excited to build on the foundations laid in 2025. The work we did this year has created several promising revenue streams, and we now have a solid line of sight into how these efforts can support continued growth. We’ve built momentum and are well positioned to carry it forward.
Anthony Klier | Chief Compliance Officer
At this time of year, it is appropriate to look back on the team’s accomplishments and plan for the future. This year the team continued to successfully protect our client’s data in the face of emerging threats. We upgraded our technical controls and added expertise to our teams. We also moved forward with a new independent third-party evaluation which will add an additional layer of protection to the data entrusted to us.
TCDI also continued with its AI initiatives. The Security and Compliance team worked closely with the AI team to ensure that security was built in by design and that we were in compliance with all contractual requirements.
In looking forward to 2026, I am very excited by the trend in client InfoSec assessments to use AI to greatly speed up the audit/assessment process. This is making a tremendous difference for both us and our clients.
On our side, we can upload our latest SOC 2 report, pen tests and policies. These are automatically reviewed by AI and used to answer a large number of questions that would normally need to be answered one by one. What remains is a much smaller subset of questions related directly to the technical specifics of the project. This allows us to complete the assessment process much more quickly.
On the client side, we are seeing a much faster approval process. Approvals that in the past may have taken months, now take a week or so. This allows us to be more responsive and focus on the specific requirements that are most important to us and our clients.
In addition to these positive changes, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that I also greatly look forward to the things that I hope don’t occur. I look forward to a year of no breaches and no surprises. Sometimes you are extremely thankful for the things that just don’t happen.
Over two thousand years ago, Confucius said, “Success depends upon previous preparation.” This is as true today as it was then and I look forward to the future with great anticipation knowing the preparations TCDI has made. I wish you all a very happy and safe New Year.
