HaystackID unveils new HaystackID^® VALID^™ suite for digital media validation, adds new integration access and migration services for RelativityOne, and continues expansion in the U.K.

HaystackID, a trusted partner focused on managing complex data and workflow challenges in legal, compliance, regulatory and cybersecurity environments, unveiled its latest advancements to extend AI adoption in the legal industry. The momentum spans four areas:

• New AI Technology for Identifying Deepfakes – HaystackID Verification and Legal Identification/Authentication of Digital Media (HaystackID^® VALID^™) helps legal teams identify, authenticate, and defend digital, synthetic and AI-generated content.
• New Integrated Relativity^® aiR for Review Access and Recognition – HaystackID^® CoreFlex^™ now includes integrated access to Relativity aiR workflows and has been named a finalist in the 2025 Relativity Innovation Awards being presented at Relativity Fest (Oct. 7-9).
• New Legacy Data Migration Services to RelativityOne – HaystackID has introduced new legacy data migration services to RelativityOne, so teams can immediately leverage analytics and Relativity aiR workflows.
• Continued Company Expansion in the United Kingdom – To meet growing client demands, HaystackID has opened new offices and added staff in London.

According to a recent report by Future Market Insights, the legal technology market is expected to grow from $35.4 billion in 2025 to $72.5 billion by 2035. HaystackID is at the forefront of ensuring clients have the AI-accelerated discovery capabilities, technologies and processes necessary to help legal teams maximize their data intelligence.

“The adoption of AI across the legal industry continues to grow at a record pace, especially as corporate legal teams focus on getting more value from outside counsel at lower costs,” said Ryan O’Leary, research director for privacy and legal technology at IDC. “By integrating advanced, AI-driven intelligence into discovery and case analysis, legal teams can enhance efficiency and improve outcomes while staying compliant in today’s evolving regulatory and litigation environment.”

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HaystackID VALID now enables legal teams to defensibly prove what’s real

Digital media plays an increasingly important role in court cases. It’s also where manipulation hides in plain sight. The HaystackID VALID Suite provides a framework for identifying, authenticating and defending images, video and audio, including synthetic and AI-generated content. The solution combines advanced analytics, disciplined forensic workflows and court-ready reporting to help legal teams validate and defend every pixel, frame and waveform.

“A deepfake inquiry isn’t simply an image check—it’s a comprehensive evidentiary examination,” said John Wilson, chief information security officer and president of forensics at HaystackID. “We’ve designed HaystackID VALID with scientific rigor. Every capability has been engineered for legal, regulatory and investigative defensibility, supported by secure handling protocols and complete documentation from intake to testimony.”

Award finalist HaystackID CoreFlex adds integrated access to Relativity aiR

Reinforcing its continued market leadership, HaystackID CoreFlex has been named a finalist in the 2025 Relativity Innovation Awards being presented at Relativity Fest, taking place Oct. 7-9 in Chicago. Now with integrated access to Relativity aiR workflows for all clients, CoreFlex represents a breakthrough innovation that transforms how legal teams interact with Relativity’s powerful infrastructure. Clients benefit from a unified, secure and scalable interface that simplifies e-discovery by streamlining workflows, enhancing compliance and enabling legal teams to manage discovery with greater speed, accuracy and cost-effectiveness.

“The combination of CoreFlex and Relativity aiR addresses the growing demand by legal teams seeking efficiency, control and real-time insights across every stage of the e-discovery process,” said Hal Brooks, chief executive officer at HaystackID. “We’re seeing clients dramatically improve processing times and reduce manual intervention by leveraging the automation and AI capabilities of our joint solutions. We look forward to helping our clients advance what’s possible as they invest in the next generation of discovery.”

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HaystackID now offers legacy data migration services to RelativityOne

To help clients with older systems, HaystackID now offers end-to-end data migration services from Relativity Server and other review platforms to RelativityOne. Certified in RelativityOne data migration, this new service provides audit-ready documentation and enablement, so legal teams can immediately begin to realize the operational advantages of RelativityOne. By unlocking cloud performance with faster data access and AI, legal teams can reduce review time by up to 80%. This new service is offered on a fixed-fee basis with options for readiness assessments, accelerated or after-hours cutovers, advanced analytics tuning and user enablement.

“In legal matters, migration is not just a data transfer; it’s an operational transition where continuity and defensibility are non-negotiable,” said Andy Parrish, chief operating officer at HaystackID. “We’re excited to be adding this expert-led service that can help our clients significantly reduce risk and protect evidentiary integrity.”

Continued global expansion in the U.K.

To help meet growing client demand, HaystackID has increased its presence in the U.K. with new offices and staff in London. The expanded team will focus on supporting clients in the digital forensics and legal discovery domains unique to the compliance and privacy requirements in the United Kingdom. As part of this continued expansion, Matthew Hamilton has joined the company as a forensics analyst. He has extensive experience, spending the past 12 years as a digital forensics investigator for the Metropolitan Police in London.