Partnership expands ACEDS’ growing roster of AI-focused affiliates supporting education on the use of AI tools across eDiscovery and eDisclosure workflows.
Dallas, TX – August 5, 2026 – The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), the world’s leading e-discovery training and certification professional association and part of BARBRI Global, today announced a new Affiliate Partnership with DecoverAI, an artificial intelligence platform purpose-built for legal discovery. DecoverAI joins a growing group of ACEDS affiliates helping the community understand how AI tools fit into the broader eDiscovery and eDisclosure process, from preservation and collection through classification, privilege review, redaction, and production.
Generative AI is transforming document review and ESI identification at breathtaking speed, but AI is only as good as the process it supports. Certified professionals are the ones positioned to govern, validate, and defend AI-assisted review, not just run it. That is the lens ACEDS brings to every affiliate relationship, and the education that will guide this collaboration with DecoverAI.
DecoverAI’s platform applies AI to core discovery workflows, including classification, privilege review, redaction, and production. Through the partnership, ACEDS and DecoverAI will collaborate on educational content and industry dialogue that helps legal professionals evaluate where AI tools fit, how outputs should be validated, and how workflows can be documented in a way that stands up to scrutiny from courts and regulators.
“At DecoverAI, we believe the future of legal practice will be defined by the thoughtful application of AI. Our partnership with ACEDS reflects our commitment to collaborating with the legal community’s leading educators and practitioners to develop best practices, promote responsible innovation, and empower legal professionals with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed in an AI-enabled world,” said Ravi Tandon, Founder of DecoverAI.
“DecoverAI is another welcome addition to a strong group of ACEDS affiliates focused on AI in discovery,” said Maribel Rivera, VP, Strategy and Client Engagement at ACEDS. “Our role is to help practitioners cut through the noise and build the process knowledge that makes any AI tool defensible. We look forward to working with DecoverAI on education, insight, and the kind of dialogue our community expects.”
Through ACEDS’ Affiliate Partner Program, the organization connects its global community of certified e-discovery specialists with companies helping shape the future of discovery, compliance, and legal operations. With 30 chapters across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Australia, ACEDS provides a broad platform for engagement with practitioners driving the evolution of eDiscovery and eDisclosure worldwide.
DecoverAI will sponsor the ACEDS After Hours event in Nashville during ILTACON 2026, where the DecoverAI team will be available to meet with attendees. To learn more about DecoverAI, visit decover.ai.
About DecoverAI
Decover AI is the AI platform for legal discovery, providing experts with cutting edge technology at significantly reduced cost. Streamlining document upload to court-ready production in under an hour, DecoverAI automates classification, privilege review, redaction, and production, allowing teams to gain the winning edge.
About ACEDS
The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), part of leading legal education provider BARBRI Global, is the world’s leading organization for training and certification in e-discovery, information governance, and related disciplines. ACEDS provides training to corporate legal departments, law firms, the government, service providers, and institutions of higher learning. Our flagship CEDS certification is recognized worldwide and used to verify skills and competence in electronic discovery for organizations and individuals through training, certification, and continuing education. The CEDS credential is held by practitioners at the largest Fortune 500 companies, Am Law 200 firms, and government agencies. ACEDS has 30 chapters in most major US cities, Canada, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Australia. Our goal is to help professionals and organizations reduce the costs and risks associated with e-discovery while helping to improve and verify their skills and advance their careers and overall technology competence in e-discovery and related fields.
