Frequently asked questions

Koladin is a legal intelligence infrastructure platform that detects legal violations at scale, generates litigation-ready evidence packages, and helps elite plaintiff firms originate high-value class actions and mass arbitrations with greater speed, precision, and confidence. We combine proprietary AI systems with deep legal expertise to surface opportunities that would otherwise remain hidden across regulatory filings, public records, financial disclosures, and consumer data.

Legal research tools help attorneys find existing case law. Koladin operates upstream — we detect violations before they become cases. Our platform performs behavioral simulation, anomaly detection, and legal analysis to identify actionable violations, model their financial merit, and deliver litigation-ready intelligence packages. We are not a search engine or a document drafting tool. We are an origination engine that creates the pipeline your firm builds its practice on.

Koladin is a legal intelligence company. Our foundation is technology — AI, machine learning, and large-scale data analysis — but our output is legal insight delivered with the context, judgment, and rigor that high-stakes litigation demands. Every intelligence package we deliver has been validated by our in-house legal team before it reaches your desk. We sit at the intersection of technology and legal expertise, which is precisely why our work product meets the standard your firm requires.

Most legal technology optimizes existing workflows — faster research, better document review, more efficient billing. Koladin creates an entirely new capability: proactive violation detection and case origination at institutional scale. We don't make your current process faster. We give you a pipeline of high-value matters you would never have discovered through conventional means. That is a fundamentally different value proposition, and it is why leading firms view us as strategic infrastructure rather than a point solution.

Our detection engine combines three core methodologies. First, large-scale data ingestion across 50+ source categories — regulatory filings, court dockets, SEC disclosures, consumer complaint databases, news feeds, financial records, and proprietary data sets. Second, anomaly detection algorithms specifically trained on legal violation patterns — identifying statistical irregularities, behavioral outliers, and regulatory gaps that indicate actionable misconduct. Third, behavioral simulation that models how violations manifest across industries and jurisdictions, allowing us to detect emerging patterns before they appear in conventional legal channels.

Each intelligence package is a comprehensive, litigation-ready deliverable. It typically includes: a legal analysis memo identifying the violation, applicable statutes, and jurisdictional considerations; an evidence summary with supporting data points and documentation; a damages model with estimated class size, settlement range projections, and financial analysis; a precedent review examining relevant case law and motion-to-dismiss risk assessment; and, where applicable, a preliminary plaintiff identification strategy. Every package is reviewed by our legal team for accuracy, merit, and completeness before delivery.

Our viability models analyze multiple dimensions: the strength of the underlying legal theory against current statutory and case law; historical outcomes in similar matters across jurisdictions; judicial and opposing counsel analytics; the likelihood and basis of motion-to-dismiss challenges; class certification probability for class actions; and projected litigation costs relative to estimated recoveries. These assessments are probabilistic, transparent in their methodology, and designed to give your team the information needed to make confident allocation decisions.

Yes — when appropriate and requested. Our plaintiff activation capability uses targeted, compliant outreach to identify, qualify, and connect litigation-ready plaintiffs with your firm. All outreach is TCPA-compliant, ethically conducted, and designed to deliver high-quality claimants who meet the specific eligibility criteria for each matter. Plaintiff onboarding is an optional service layer — our intelligence packages are fully self-contained regardless of whether plaintiff services are engaged.

Absolutely not. Koladin is infrastructure that empowers attorneys — not a substitute for legal judgment. Every case decision, litigation strategy, filing determination, and client relationship remains entirely within your firm's control. We provide the intelligence, evidence, and analysis. Your attorneys provide the judgment, advocacy, and representation. We have designed our platform explicitly around this principle because we believe the best outcomes emerge when human legal expertise is augmented — not replaced — by institutional-grade technology.

Koladin operates as a strategic partner to plaintiff firms. We deliver intelligence packages tailored to your firm's practice areas, jurisdictional focus, and case criteria. Your firm evaluates each opportunity independently and decides whether to pursue it. When you do, our legal intelligence team remains available to provide ongoing analytical support — from additional research and evidence development through class certification and settlement analysis. Engagement terms are structured on a case-by-case basis and are discussed confidentially with each firm.

Conflict management is foundational to our operating model. We maintain strict protocols to ensure that the same matter is not presented to competing firms. Our internal conflict-check process runs before any intelligence package is delivered, and our engagement terms include clear exclusivity provisions on a per-matter basis. We treat every firm relationship as a confidential, high-trust engagement and manage our deal flow with the same institutional discipline our partners expect.

We partner with established plaintiff firms that prosecute class actions, mass arbitrations, and complex multi-district litigation. Our typical partners are Am Law-ranked firms, leading plaintiff-side boutiques, and firms with deep expertise in ERISA, data privacy, antitrust, consumer protection, securities, environmental, and product liability. We are selective about our partnerships because the quality of our intelligence demands equally sophisticated legal teams to execute upon it.

Our data sources are entirely lawful, publicly available, or properly licensed. They include regulatory filings, court records, SEC and EDGAR disclosures, consumer complaint databases (CFPB, NHTSA, FDA), patent and IP registries, corporate filings, news archives, and licensed data sets. We do not scrape private information, purchase data from illicit sources, or access any material that is not authorized for commercial research use. Our data governance framework is reviewed regularly and designed to meet the highest institutional standards.

Confidentiality is absolute. All firm communications, engagement terms, case evaluations, and strategic discussions are held under strict confidentiality agreements. We do not disclose which firms we work with, what matters they are evaluating, or any details of our engagements. Our information security infrastructure includes encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access controls, SOC 2-aligned practices, and regular third-party security assessments. Your intelligence is your competitive advantage, and we treat it accordingly.

Yes. We have designed our operating model in consultation with legal ethics counsel to ensure compliance with applicable rules of professional conduct across jurisdictions. Koladin does not practice law, does not provide legal advice, and does not establish attorney-client relationships. Our role is to provide factual intelligence, data analysis, and research that supports — but never substitutes for — the independent professional judgment of licensed attorneys. Where our services intersect with advertising, solicitation, or fee-arrangement rules, we maintain compliance protocols specific to each relevant jurisdiction.

Every AI-generated output undergoes a multi-layered validation process. First, our models are trained on verified legal data and are continuously benchmarked against known outcomes. Second, automated quality-control checks flag anomalies, low-confidence outputs, and potential errors. Third — and most critically — our in-house legal team reviews every intelligence package for substantive accuracy, legal merit, and analytical integrity. We do not rely on AI alone. We use AI to scale detection and analysis, then apply human expertise to ensure every deliverable meets the standard our partners expect.

Koladin provides funders with early-stage access to high-conviction litigation opportunities, accompanied by institutional-grade underwriting intelligence. Each opportunity includes legal merit assessment, damages modeling, class size estimation, projected settlement ranges, duration forecasts, and risk-adjusted return analysis. Funders receive structured deal flow aligned with their investment thesis, jurisdiction preferences, and case size parameters. Our goal is to give funders the analytical confidence to deploy capital decisively — and the early-stage access to capture opportunities before they become widely known.

Yes. In addition to originating new opportunities, Koladin provides independent case valuation and intelligence services for matters that funders or firms have sourced through other channels. This includes legal merit analysis, damages modeling, class certification risk assessment, and competitive landscape evaluation. Our analysis is data-driven, methodologically transparent, and designed to serve as an independent validation layer for your internal diligence process.

Koladin-originated matters have influenced over $4.2 billion in settlements across class actions and mass arbitrations. We have connected more than 12 million plaintiffs with partner firms, maintain a 97% litigation success rate on filed matters, and currently track 890+ active matters across 12 practice areas. We are happy to discuss specific case studies and performance data under NDA with qualified funders.