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We are born explorers.

We know that every idea counts and that by always looking further, digging deeper and asking ‘What if?’, we’re bettering ourselves, our team outputs and our company’s reputation – as well as helping you protect yours.

Hanzo is a legal data intelligence company built for the way enterprises actually work today — where critical conversations live in Slack, Teams, and cloud collaboration tools, not just email. We help in-house legal and compliance teams find what matters.

Who we are

We’re technologists, legal and compliance domain experts, and problem-solvers who got tired of watching in-house teams drown in data they couldn’t easily search, preserve, or understand. So we built something better.

Hanzo is the trusted partner for Fortune 500 legal and compliance teams, delivering the insights they need to get ahead of litigation, respond to regulators, and make confident decisions. We make it possible to manage complex enterprise data in-house, without sacrificing speed, security, or defensibility.

What sets us apart

We go deeper, not just broader

We empower in-house teams to make decisions faster, minimize Audits and eDiscovery

Your data stays yours

Our AI runs in your environment , not ours. Spotlight AI is designed to operate inside your tenant so sensitive data never leaves the perimeter. No trade-offs between intelligence and security.

We're partners

Every client relationship includes deep domain support. We bring domain tech expertise, not just a platform license — and we stay close through implementation, adoption, and beyond.

Our vision:

Enterprise data is constantly growing. Our vision is to give every legal and compliance team a single, reliable lens across all of it, so they can move from reactive to proactive.

To revolutionize the way eDiscovery works by providing organizations with a single source of truth across their data.

Who are we and what do we do?

Hanzo is a small technology company doing big and brilliant things. A trusted data intelligence partner for our clients, we deliver heads-up data insights and intelligence that helps you get ahead of litigation, make faster decisions and better mitigate risk. All while modernizing and automating your core business processes.
What inspires us as individuals?

We’re always exploring and ever-curious. Proven data pioneers, we’re always looking for new ways to use our deep expertise and game-changing technology to help transform the way enterprises work – whatever the specific strategic or operational challenges you bring to us.
What makes Hanzo different?

With one foot firmly in the future and a mindset that’s rooted in reality, we’re known for offering smart data insights, practical advice and valued collaboration that takes our clients to the next level. We’re excited by the potential we can uncover for you and by our ability to make a real and tangible difference to your business. We’ll work closely with you to show you how best to use our revolutionary technology – and offer a clear roadmap for confident implementation of AI-driven innovation.

Our technology approach sets us apart.

With a focus on innovation, down-to-earth delivery and pioneering AI integrations, we enable rapid data discovery at any scale, plus heads-up insights on potential risks.

Smarter decision-making. Meaningful risk mitigation.

Partnering with Hanzo puts you on the front foot around risk mitigation and data security, giving you future-focused insights and heads-up intelligence on relevant risks and trends – while rapidly reducing time to decision in litigation matters. Together, our innovation, proven expertise, and invaluable support will make a tangible difference to the way you and your legal teams work.
Transforming eDiscovery efficiency with better, faster, smarter solutions

Hanzo reduces data discovery efforts in a smart, streamlined, secure way – delivering significant time/cost savings and cutting decision-making time from weeks to days. Our simple-to-use, scalable software cuts through data complexity, giving your teams easy access to reliable enterprise-wide information capture – for fast, accurate, and defensible data collection at all times.

Welcome to the world of ‘What if…?’

We leverage deep expertise in dynamic data to help you manage tomorrow’s enterprise data challenges today.

We’re a team of hugely experienced data and technology experts, who can help you always be prepared for what’s next.
We love doing things differently and are always thinking about new ways to deliver smart, streamlined insights and intelligence that makes a tangible difference to your business.

We love doing things differently and are always thinking about new ways to deliver smart, streamlined insights and intelligence that makes a tangible difference to your business.

Born problem solvers, we thrive on tackling (and solving) digital discovery, data security and strategic challenges that others shy away from. We’ll unlock new value and give you all the clarity and future confidence you’re looking for – all while reducing your data discovery efforts and associated decision-making time from weeks to days.

We’re better together

When everyone belongs and their voices are heard, we can collaborate, innovate and achieve our common purpose.

The Hanzo culture is built around a fundamental (and shared) belief in the transformative power of collaboration

We know our ethos of innovation and achieving a common purpose is further enhanced by having diverse perspectives, and respectful and frank discussions. As individuals and as a team, we care for one another and for the respective communities in which we live and belong.

This inherently inclusive and equitable approach is core to how we live our company values of trust, transparency, and teamwork.

Hanzo Helps

We nurture a culture of volunteering, regularly dedicating time and resources to help and invest in our communities.

Our Hanzo Helps initiative was developed to give back to and support the communities where we work and live.

We’re strong advocates of social responsibility and firmly believe that businesses have a duty to act in the best interests of the environment and society as a whole.

At Hanzo, our team incorporates giving as part of our sustainable business charter.
Because we believe our investment in giving should reflect the needs of the communities we serve, we focus our charitable giving and volunteering activities within our local communities.

Executive Team

PRATICIA BRAMER

CHRO

Over 20 years of Human Resources experience
Specialises in supporting high-growth technology SaaS companies across the globe
Expertise spanning B2B SaaS, AI, and legal technology
Instrumental in guiding M&A process, organizational changes, culture change and talent acquisition.

ROBERT HIRST

CTO

Over 15 years of Software Development expertise
Successfully led multiple Engineering teams
Focus on enhancing SaaS organisations through:
- AI innovation
- Robust security protocols
- System reliability
- Operational excellence

DAVE RUEL

HEAD OF PRODUCT

Over 15 years of experience in legal technology
Extensive Product Management experience across
- eDiscovery solutions
- AI innovation
- Legal Hold compliance
- Data mining
- Data Breach Review platforms
Provides strategic consultation to enterprise clients on complex legal and regulatory matters

JOE PECORARO

VP OF SALES

Over two decades of experience in legal technology
Successfully steered two corporate exits at IPRO-Reveal
Orchestrated the acquisition of three international companies in the GRC and Legal sectors over the past nine years
Managed legal operations and enterprise consulting functions at Latham & Watkins

Dave Alberty

CEO

Over two decades of experience in legal technology
Successfully steered two corporate exits at IPRO-Reveal
Orchestrated the acquisition of three international companies in the GRC and Legal sectors over the past nine years
Managed legal operations and enterprise consulting functions at Latham & Watkins

Sarai Schubert

CEO

Over two decades of experience in legal technology
Successfully steered two corporate exits at IPRO-Reveal
Orchestrated the acquisition of three international companies in the GRC and Legal sectors over the past nine years
Managed legal operations and enterprise consulting functions at Latham & Watkins

Award-winning software built for modern enterprises

Hanzo is redefining how enterprise legal and compliance teams manage complex collaboration data: securely, in-tenant, and at scale.

2023

“Best Use of AI for eDiscovery”

2024

“eDiscovery Innovation of the Year”

2025

“IP Management Solution Provider of the Year”

Why customers love Hanzo

“Hanzo is technically strong, highly responsive, and good value. We trust their ability to deliver, and they’ve become a steady, well-managed part of our audit operations.”

Managing Director, Audit & Assurance

Deloitte

“Hanzo’s responsiveness and willingness to collaborate have set them apart. The team listens, adapts, and works closely with us on the roadmap — the relationship feels genuinely collaborative.”

Corporate Litigation & eDiscovery Lead

IBM

“Hanzo’s engineering team impressed us with their technical depth and openness to feedback. They’re responsive, collaborative, and genuinely invested in our success.”

Legal Operations Manager

Oracle

“Hanzo is a dependable solution for complex regulatory requirements. It just works — reliably and without disruption — giving us peace of mind on compliance.”

AVP, Head of Global Distribution Compliance

“Hanzo delivers exactly when it matters. It’s not a tool we use daily, but when we need it, it performs flawlessly — that reliability builds real confidence.”

Digital & Media Manager

American Family Mutual

“Hanzo is a trusted partner for Slack data preservation. The support team is immediate, responsive, and dependable — exactly what we need for high-stakes investigations.”

Manager, eDiscovery