Rhys Dipshan

CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)

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September 25, 2024 | Legaltech News

FTC Fines DoNotPay $193,000, Alleging False Claims Over 'Robot Lawyer' Service

The FTC also required DoNotPay to provide a notice to consumers who used its service between 2021 and 2023 warning about the limitations of its legal products, and prohibited it from making false claims about its service going forward.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

September 25, 2024 | Legaltech News

India-based Startup Jhana.AI, Which Offers an 'AI Paralegal', Raises $1.6M

The legal-tech startup, founded by former Harvard students, was backed by a number of investors, including a member of Open AI's Applied AI team.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

September 25, 2024 | Legaltech News

France-Based Legal Tech Company DiliTrust Expands to US Market With doeLegal Acquisition

In addition to gaining a well-established foothold in the U.S., doeLEGAL also offered DiliTrust a complimentary enterprise legal management product suite.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

September 24, 2024 | Legaltech News

Swedish Legal Research Startup Qura Raises €2.1 Million

Qura is the latest in a growing line of EU-based legal research startups to announce investment this year.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

September 19, 2024 | Legaltech News

The George Washington University Law School Is Helping Train Federal Employees on AI

The school is joining a handful of other organizations in leading an education series hosted by the federal government's Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice program.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

September 13, 2024 | Legaltech News

What OpenAI's New High-Level Reasoning Model Means for Legal Tech

While the new model—OpenAI o1—could expand the number of legal use cases generative AI can tackle, certain barriers may make it less ubiquitous in legal tech.

By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

September 11, 2024 | Legaltech News

International AI Treaty Signed by US, UK, and EU Leaves Much to Be Determined

An AI treaty put forth by the human rights organization the Council of Europe allows countries to fill in the blanks as they wish. But it also establishes common principles—and a common language—for regulating AI.

By Rhys Dipshan

10 minute read

August 23, 2024 | Legaltech News

Spun Off From Deloitte, Moonlit Launches Legal Research Platform for EU Case Law

Developed internally by the artificial intelligence lead at Deloitte Netherlands, Moonlit looks to help users track, compare and contrast the interpretation of EU directives across individual member states.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

August 23, 2024 | Legaltech News

Legaltech Rundown: Judge Delays Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Trial, Harvey Updates Assistant and More

An update on the legal tech market's past week, from product launches to new partnerships.

By Isha Marathe | Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read

August 19, 2024 | Legaltech News

Minnesota State Bar Takes Big Step Toward Launching Gen AI Regulatory Sandbox

Those leading the effort, which could also propose changes to the state's unauthorized practice of law regulation, are optimistic Minnesota can become the second U.S. state to launch a regulatory sandbox.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

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