{"id":154199,"date":"2026-06-10T04:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/10\/on-lawnext-new-casepoint-ceo-paul-colangelo-on-ai-govtech-and-the-road-ahead\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T04:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:45:07","slug":"on-lawnext-new-casepoint-ceo-paul-colangelo-on-ai-govtech-and-the-road-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/10\/on-lawnext-new-casepoint-ceo-paul-colangelo-on-ai-govtech-and-the-road-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"On LawNext: New Casepoint CEO Paul Colangelo on AI, GovTech and the Road Ahead\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Thoma Bravo took a majority stake in Casepoint in January 2025 and merged it with the government-software company OPEXUS, it set the e-discovery pioneer on a broader course \u2014 deeper into the government market and squarely into FOIA and case management. Now the company has a new leader to see that course through: Paul [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>When Thoma Bravo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casepoint.com\/press\/opexus-casepoint-merger-and-majority-investment-from-thoma-bravo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">took a majority stake<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casepoint.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Casepoint<\/a> in January 2025 and merged it with the government-software company OPEXUS, it set the e-discovery pioneer on a broader course \u2014 deeper into the government market and squarely into FOIA and case management. Now the company has a new leader to see that course through: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paul-colangelo-b2711b23\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Colangelo<\/a>, a 25-year veteran of government and enterprise software, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnext.com\/2026\/06\/casepoint-names-govtech-veteran-paul-colangelo-ceo-as-thoma-bravo-backed-company-pushes-deeper-into-government.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">named Casepoint\u2019s CEO this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, recorded just before the announcement, Colangelo joins host Bob Ambrogi for his first podcast interview in the role. He talks about the mandate he\u2019s been handed 18 months into the Thoma Bravo era, why he believes mission-critical government software is \u201cDOGE-proof, recession-proof, pandemic-proof,\u201d and how Casepoint intends to stand apart in a crowded e-discovery field on security and governance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also discusses the company\u2019s investment in agentic AI and the need to keep a \u201chuman in the loop,\u201d the customer tension between AI\u2019s promise and unpredictable token-based pricing, and why he expects bolt-on acquisitions ahead. Along the way, he reflects on the founders who built Casepoint and the culture he hopes to shape as he takes the helm.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Listen to the podcast here:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch the video version here:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQPM7iJccMw?si=KR6Glh1fzRwG4zHx\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Thank You To Our Sponsors<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. 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