In this episode of the Translation Company Talk, we speak with Carmen Hiers, Founder of TransForma Translation Services, about the often-overlooked role translation plays in cross-border litigation. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience working with law firms, Carmen explains where translation becomes legally critical, why courts require certificates of accuracy rather than “certified translators,” and how misunderstandings around translation can create serious legal risk.

We also explore how law firms can better plan for multilingual litigation, manage high-volume document workflows under tight deadlines, and evaluate whether a language service provider is equipped to handle complex, regulated cases. The conversation examines the real impact of AI in legal translation, where automation helps, and where human accountability remains non-negotiable, offering practical guidance for litigators who want to turn translation from a last-minute headache into a strategic advantage.

language service provider is equipped to handle complex, regulated cases. The conversation examines the real impact of AI in legal translation, where automation helps, and where human accountability remains non-negotiable, offering practical guidance for litigators who want to turn translation from a last-minute headache into a strategic advantage.

In this episode of The Translation Company Talk, we speak with Neil Simpkin, an intellectual property expert, about how IP considerations shape the way companies operate globally and why language plays a critical role in protecting innovation, brands, and creative assets. We discuss how patents, trademarks, designs, and copyrights intersect with translation, localization, and international expansion, and what businesses and language service providers need to understand to avoid costly risks.

We take a deep dive into how IP strategy evolves across markets, the challenges of protecting rights in different jurisdictions, and the practical implications for companies working across borders and languages. Our conversation also explores how legal, linguistic, and commercial realities intersect, and why closer collaboration between IP professionals and language experts is becoming increasingly essential in a global economy.

In this episode of The Translation Company Talk, we speak with Dimitri Stoquart. We discuss how LSPs can and should scale up, technology enablement, legal and financial structuring and everything else related to acquisitions and organic growth.

We take a deep dive into the current socioeconomic and political as well as technological challenges facing the language industry and how as a global industry we can tackle these issues individually and collectively. Our conversation also covers Dimitri’s personal journey and how Stoquart was able develop resilience and a growth mindset.

This episode of the Translation Company Talk podcast is sponsored by Hybrid Lynx.