Former DOJ antitrust leadership Jonathan Kanter and Doha Mekki discuss exiting the Justice Department to launch FluxCap, an AI platform designed for complex litigation. They break down the shift from standard legal tech to specialized investigative AI, the post-election regulatory landscape, and why prosecutors must learn to interrogate algorithms. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:44) Leaving DOJ to Build FluxCap

(02:17) Why Big Legal Tech Fails

(05:23) Policing AI-Driven Monopolies

(09:58) Election Shifts and Tech Regulation

(13:19) Interrogating Algorithms in Modern Litigation

(16:12) Deep Tech Deployment and Timelines

(17:47) Scaling Beyond Antitrust Practice Areas

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