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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May 16, 2024 | Legaltech News

Swedish Gen AI Assistant Leya Raises $10.5M in Seed Funding

Leya offers a generative AI assistant that looks to streamline legal tasks such as document analysis, due diligence review, data extraction, legal research and drafting legal documents. The company will use the funding to grow its international expansion.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

May 06, 2024 | Legaltech News

Contract Analysis Company eBrevia Launches Gen AI-Powered DraftPro Months After Co-Founders' Buyback

eBrevia was bought back from Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) by co-founders Adam Nguyen and Jacob Mundt in December 2023—five years after they first sold the company.

By Cassandre Coyer | Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

May 03, 2024 | Legaltech News

E-Discovery Startup Fileread Hires Former AstraZeneca Head of Legal Services Josh Kreamer as GC

The hire comes less than a year after Fileread closed on a $6 million funding round led by an investment firm backed by Google.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

May 02, 2024 | Legaltech News

KLDiscovery Reaches Agreement With Creditors Weeks Before Major Debt Comes Due

The agreement will see KLDiscovery convert some debt into "pro forma outstanding common equity" and extend the deadlines for future repayments.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

May 02, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Rushes to Address AI Risk, But Some Efforts Come up Short

Though there is a strong desire to rapidly tap into the benefits of generative AI, it's clear that, at least in the legal industry, there is much more work to do to tame this technology.

By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

May 02, 2024 | Legaltech News

Fraudulent Claims in Class Actions and Mass Torts Are Skyrocketing

Western Alliance Bank's "2024 Digital Payments in Class Actions and Mass Torts" report found that fraud grew regardless of whether claims were paid via digital payment or paper checks, though digital payments are fast becoming the norm.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

April 29, 2024 | Legaltech News

Jigsaw, Legal Tech Startup Focused on Corporate Diagramming, Raises $15 Million

Jigsaw, founded by a former Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld attorney and Litera executive director, boasts clients among the top tier of U.S. and U.K law firms.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

April 23, 2024 | Legaltech News

JAMS Releases New Rules for AI Disputes

The rules cover a range of issues, including the protection of proprietary training data and AI models, as well as the knowledge needed to arbitrate disputes concerning AI software.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read