News

'Anonymous' Online Posts May Mean Disbarment for Ex-Federal Prosecutor in New Orleans

Scott Flaherty | July 23, 2018

A former high-level federal prosecutor in New Orleans has been recommended for disbarment following his online commentary of criminal cases his office was actively handling at the time of the comments.

News

NY Commercial Division Gives Fuller Embrace to E-Discovery Under New Rule

Andrew Denney | July 20, 2018

Technology-assisted review is nothing new to most practitioners in the Commercial Division, one attorney said, but he added that it is "revolutionary" for the court to adopt a rule encouraging its use.

The Internet of Things: Are Government Regulation Efforts Too Little, Too Late?

Gwenn B. Barney| July 20, 2018

The Internet of Things consists of physical items that collect information through sensors or chips and then share that information with other devices through the Internet or other networks.

Commentary

The Warning Signs of Subpar Tech Support

Joe Kelly, Legal Workspace| July 20, 2018

Your firm has identified an exciting new technology, but it turns out that the provider’s technical support stinks. These potential red flags will help you evaluate a provider’s technical support before you sign on the dotted line.

News

Your Move: Bird & Bird Turns Dawn Raid Training Into an Online Game

Zach Warren | July 20, 2018

The Dawn Raid Game puts the user in the role of an in-house employee who is at work when a dawn raid occurs, and is intended to provide more memorable training for dawn raid scenarios.

Analysis

Dining at Denny’s Brings Adventures in Proportionality

David Horrigan, Relativity| July 20, 2018

Hinostroza v. Denny’s, Inc. provides a proportionality roadmap, illustrating the limits of e-discovery of text messages, email, medical records, social media, and Internet of Things (IoT) data.

News

DC Indictment Contends Russian Election Hackers Targeted Unnamed Georgia Counties

R. Robin McDonald | July 19, 2018

The indictment of 12 Russian military officers on charges that they interfered with the U.S. 2016 presidential election contends that one of the states they targeted was Georgia.

News

Seal Software Acquires Apogee Legal, Ramping Up Analytics & Legal Industry Footing

Ian Lopez | July 19, 2018

Seal Software’s move gives it a stronger foothold in its legal vertical, which currently comprises significant portions of its business.

Commentary

Hacking the Future of the Legal Industry Through Innovative Ideas

Ioana Good, Amy Norris and Erin Ryan| July 19, 2018

Facebook. Google. Microsoft. These are a few of the tech-savvy giants that regularly host hackathons—intense brainstorming sessions designed to solve pain points and enhance the client experience.

Expert Opinion

How to De-Escalate an Email War

Julie Q. Brush| July 19, 2018

Email is a wondrous thing. But sometimes it’s the least effective way to communicate. So with each encounter, use your judgment to determine whether it’s best to type or talk.

Q&A

VR’s Open Call to Litigation: Q&A With UCLA’s Eugene Volokh on Future Law

Ian Lopez | July 19, 2018

Volokh, a technology and legal expert, talks about how virtual reality may shape litigation in the future.

Commentary

Integrating Compliance Data Can Boost Your Firm’s Compliance IQ

Brian Fahey, MyComplianceOffice| July 19, 2018

Without the ability to centrally and easily access conduct risk data, even the most thoughtfully safeguarded firms can overlook misconduct that could otherwise have been curtailed.

News

Uber Hires Longtime Intel Counsel Ruby Zefo as Its First Chief Privacy Officer

Caroline Spiezio | July 19, 2018

Along with announcing the hire of its first chief privacy officer in Zefo, the company also announced it will bring on TomTom's Simon Hania as its first data protection officer, a role required under the GDPR.

News

As Council OKs House-Sharing Regs, Airbnb Host Charges NYC With Retaliation for Exercise of Free Speech

Andrew Denney | July 18, 2018

The City Council passed a bill that would require Airbnb to report the names and addresses of its hosts to the city’s Office of Special Enforcement; failure to comply could be punishable by fines ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.

News

Google to Appeal $5 Billion Antitrust Fine, Voices Fear for Android Open Source System

Sue Reisinger | July 18, 2018

Google didn't waste time hitting back at the European Union after it issued a massive antitrust penalty against the tech giant.

News

Former McGuireWoods Attorney Now GC at Human Rights Blockchain Startup

Dan Clark | July 18, 2018

Kathleen Dooley, who dealt with numerous types of litigation at McGuireWoods, is stepping up to lead legal at an organization with big ambitions around developing personal privacy.

News

NYC Bar Association Releases Cross-Border E-discovery Guidelines

Rhys Dipshan | July 18, 2018

The guidelines discuss case law that governs international data production, an area of particular concern to NYC-based attorneys that often serve a large amount of international clients.

Webcast

Unlocking Online Reviews: How to Manage, Generate & Improve Law Firm Reviews

ALM Marketing Services | July 18, 2018

Date: Thursday, August 16, 2018 Time:  2 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m. PDT Cost: Complimentary Sponsored by:                 In…

News

LexisNexis Unveils Small and Mid-Size Law Market Content Hub

Zach Warren | July 18, 2018

Lexis Legal Advantage will provide business of law and practice management-centric insights to the small and mid-size law market through a host of content types.

Analysis

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Do You Have the Correct Consent?

Ana Tagvoryan, Jeffrey Rosenthal and Harrison Brown, Blank Rome| July 18, 2018

The starting point of the consent inquiry is always this: Did the consumer provide his or her telephone number, and if so, what is the content and purpose of the message?

Analysis

5 Cyber Tips for Corporate Legal Departments After the Russian Hacker Indictments

Dan Clark| July 18, 2018

This week's indictment is a reminder that cyber dangers are still very real and provide some teachable moments for in-house counsel.

Slideshow

9 Legal Technology Conferences We’re Watching in Fall 2018

Zach Warren | July 17, 2018

Legal technology conference season is almost here. Here’s what we’re looking forward to over the next couple of months, starting with ILTACON in August.

News

Twitter Faces Certified Class in Stock Drop Suit Over User Metrics

Ross Todd | July 17, 2018

A federal judge in San Francisco has certified a class of investors in a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about key user metrics. They allege Twitter's stock price slid 40 percent after its struggles became public in 2015.

News

Exiger Receives $80 Million Minority Investment in Bid to Expand Regtech Offerings

Rhys Dipshan | July 17, 2018

Exiger will look to potentially acquire new technologies to help accelerate its growth in the regtech market.

Law Firms Need Artificial Intelligence to Stay in the Game

Erin Hichman | July 17, 2018

The legal department is savvier and has more options in the form of ASPs and legal technology - It’s time for law firms to embrace change. Artificial Intelligence is a key ingredient in doing so.

Analysis

After a Breach, a Company's Biggest Risk Is Its Employees

Rhys Dipshan | July 17, 2018

Simple mistakes by the C-suite and managers can open up a company to regulatory and legal action and cause reputational damage for years to come.

Commentary

What E-Discovery Buyers Need to Know About the Current State of Analytics Adoption

Jeff Braislin, FTI Technology| July 17, 2018

Much can be done to empower e-discovery users and legal teams to take advantage of e-discovery analytics within the platforms they are already using.

News

How Russian Cyberattackers Infiltrated 3 Political Organizations

Rhys Dipshan | July 16, 2018

The breaches at the Clinton campaign and Democratic Party organizations show just how vulnerable high-turnover enterprises like political campaigns are to some conventional and well-known cyberattack strategies.

Archiving the Internet: The 'Wayback Machine" in the Courts

Stephen Kramarsky| July 16, 2018

In his Intellectual Property column, Stephen Kramarsky discusses the ‘Wayback Machine,’ an “inconceivably large, entirely free archive that captures and preserves evidence of the contents of the Internet at a given time.”

News

New Beta LegalMation Module Can Draft Discovery Response Documents

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | July 16, 2018

The new AI-based module, SMARTOBJECT, offers and drafts recommended objections to discovery requests.

Analysis

Say Goodnight Privacy Shield…

Eric Levy, Husch Blackwell| July 16, 2018

If the US cannot come to an understanding with the European Parliament by September 1, companies that already participate in Privacy Shield may find themselves in limbo. But there are options.

News

Manatt Adds 3 Cybersecurity, Privacy Experts in California

Xiumei Dong | July 13, 2018

The Los Angeles-based firm has bolstered its privacy and data security group with three experts, including one lawyer.

News

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Teamwork and Tech Inside Dropbox's Successful IPO

Caroline Spiezio | July 13, 2018

It took teamwork, preparation and smart technology use from Dropbox's legal team and others to get the company's IPO over the finish line earlier this year.

News

Clifford Chance Looks to Break Out to Break Through With 2 New 'Innovation Units'

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | July 13, 2018

The firm is launching two new innovation projects, Clifford Chance Create and Clifford Chance Applied Solutions, to help the firm design and scale technology for clients.

News

Read the Document: 12 Russians Indicted Over 2016 Hacks of DNC, Clinton Emails

Colby Hamilton | Ellis Kim | July 13, 2018

All 12 are members of the Russian military intelligence service GRU, the DOJ said.

News

Timehop Breach Reveals Lessons for Social Media Hacks in a GDPR-Facing World

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | July 13, 2018

A data breach at social media group Timehop is evidence of a new set of risks consumers face as they engage online.

News

Lenovo Settles Lawsuits Over Preinstalled Laptop Adware

Ross Todd | July 13, 2018

The proposed deal would settle claims in multidistrict litigation that preinstalled software the computer maker included on laptops left them vulnerable to hackers and decreased performance.

News

Diversity Lab Kicks Off New Legal 'Hackathon' Round in Chicago

Meghan Tribe | July 12, 2018

Less than a month after law firm and in-house participants delivered a first batch of diversity-themed “hacks” for the legal industry, a new crop of ideas is already beginning to take shape.

News

Lawyer Barred From Replying to Juror's Post-Verdict Email Offering Glimpse Inside Jury Room

Charles Toutant | July 12, 2018

A federal judge in Newark has refused to permit an attorney to respond to a juror's post-verdict email offering to shed light on "what happened" during deliberations.

News

In GDPR Compliance, US Companies Lag Behind United Kingdom, EU

Dan Clark | July 12, 2018

A survey by TrustArc and Dimensional Research indicates that U.S. companies have their work cut out for them to catch up with companies in other countries.

Commentary

Why All Legal Job Candidates Should Take a ‘Tech Literacy’ Test

Monica Zent, ZentLaw and Foxwordy| July 12, 2018

A resourceful, self-sufficient, clever professional will somehow always find a way. A person who is not will simply give up or lose their cool.

News

LexisNexis Launches Lexis Analytics, Leveraging Collective Power of Recent Acquisitions

Rhys Dipshan | July 12, 2018

With the launch of the Lexis Analytics Suite, LexisNexis is hoping to define the future of legal analytics with new litigation, regulatory, and transactional analytics offerings.

News

Introducing Westlaw Edge, the Next Generation of Thomson Reuters’ Legal Research Service

Ian Lopez | July 12, 2018

Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw Edge applies new algorithms for search, analytics, and tracking statutory changes and invalid law.

News

A Deep Dive Into the Tech Upgrades in Thomson Reuters' Westlaw Edge

Zach Warren | July 12, 2018

The new technology offering from Thomson Reuters features a retooled warning system for questionable law, an expanded litigation analytics offering, and more.

News

With Facebook’s Purchase of Bloomsbury AI, Legal Misses a Tech Opportunity

Rhys Dipshan | July 11, 2018

Before moving to Facebook, Bloomsbury AI, a natural language processing technology startup, had participated in Allen & Overy’s Fuse incubator with the aim of being used in regulatory compliance.

New Ogletree Deakins Shareholder Wants E-discovery Professionals to Keep Calm, Carry On

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | July 11, 2018

Rather than getting worked up about the next great thing in e-discovery technology, Thomas Lidbury wants e-discovery professionals to focus on mastering the technology they've got.

Corporate Compliance Efforts in the Dark with California Privacy Law

Rhys Dipshan | July 11, 2018

In-state companies have a lot of work ahead of them to comply with the California Data Privacy Protection Act. But first, they need clarity on how the law will work in practice.

Soccer’s Ten Second Lesson for Legal Technologists

Kenneth Jones, Tanenbaum Keale| July 11, 2018

The most electric moment in the World Cup to date was Belgium’s stunning comeback against the Japanese, and how they scored their final goal can provide some important lessons for legal technologists as well.

SCOTUS Nominee Kavanaugh Likely to Echo Kennedy in Privacy, Technology Cases

Rhys Dipshan | July 10, 2018

Kavanaugh’s past opinions on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit have shown that he shares a similar jurisprudence to that of former Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy when it comes to privacy and tech.

Law Librarians Claim Little Progress in Bundling Fight With LexisNexis

Dan Packel | July 10, 2018

A month after sending Lexis a cease and desist letter, a group representing law librarians said a meeting with company officials left them with few answers.

Coordination Game: The Global Cybersecurity Legal Ecosystem and Business Obligations for Data Protection

Todd McClelland| July 10, 2018

Practices adopted to comply with U.S. breach notification and cybersecurity obligations may not be sufficient in other international jurisdictions.

Former Secret Service Agent: PCI Compliance Isn’t Enough in Today’s Cyber Environment

Rhys Dipshan | July 10, 2018

Steve Scarince, who recently became associate managing director in Kroll’s Cyber Risk practice, offers insights from his more than two decades combating financial crimes while in the Secret Service.

Enterprise Collaboration: The Future of Law Firm Communication?

Michele C.S. Lange, Workstorm| July 10, 2018

Collaboration software is already causing organizations, including law firms, to rethink communication in the workplace and will continue to do so.

Commentary

Emails and Encryption: What Is a Lawyer to Do?

Roy E. Hadley Jr.| July 09, 2018

Recent examples of lawyers’ email accounts being hacked are numerous.

News

Consumer Org Claims Big Tech Privacy Policies Not Totally GDPR Compliant

Dan Clark | July 09, 2018

The European report used artificial intelligence to analyze 14 major company privacy policies and found 'there is still room for significant improvements.'

News

U.K. Legal Departments Lagging Behind U.S. Counterparts in Tech Use, Study Says

Dan Clark | July 09, 2018

New data from Acritas shows that British legal departments are lagging behind the rest of Europe and the U.S. in multiple tech use categories.

News

Georgia Set to Open Cyber Center, Touting Partnerships Across Sectors

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | July 09, 2018

The new $100 million facility is slated to open its first building in Augusta on July 10.

Avvo to Discontinue Controversial Legal Services Offering

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | July 09, 2018

After years of scrutiny from bar association groups, Avvo parent company Internet Brands has decided to scrap the company's bespoke service offering.

Commentary

Nervous System: How the AIDS Trojan Makes You WannaCry

David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group| July 09, 2018

'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, tells the story of a 1989 ransomware attack that came from a floppy disk.

Law Librarians Focusing More on Competitive Intelligence, Survey Shows

Miriam Rozen | July 06, 2018

The focus is shifting toward more business intelligence research for partners and away from client-facing work, the survey results indicated.

News

LegalSpark Offers Advice-Seekers a Call From a Lawyer in 10 Minutes

Meredith Hobbs | July 06, 2018

Founder Nick Gladd says LegalSpark can provide extra income to lawyers and, more importantly, serve as a referral source.

Q&A

‘The Job in Crypto Found Me’: A Q&A With Robinhood AGC Adele Faure

Caroline Spiezio | July 06, 2018

Faure's in-house role has expanded to include cryptocurrency. Luckily she's got plenty of regulatory experience and "crypto nerd friends" to help her succeed.

Watch Your Back, Counselor! It’s the Law Firm Threatdown

Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones | July 06, 2018

From the Big 4 to rivals next door, our latest Legal Speak podcast investigates the biggest threats to law firms in the modern legal economy.

Analysis

Breaches Abound: 3 Factors That Increase Identity Theft Risk

Rhys Dipshan | July 06, 2018

The risk of identity theft in any breach will vary greatly depending on the type of data compromised and the demographics targeted.

Commentary

Why Encryption Is the Key to Ensure Data Privacy in the Cloud

Linus Chang, Scram Software| July 06, 2018

One expert says that well-implemented client-side encryption, where the corporate user keeps their own key rather than entrusting a third party to guard their sensitive information, is the only sure way to guarantee data privacy when storing data on other people’s servers.

Is Singapore the Next Center for Legal Innovation?

Anna Zhang | July 05, 2018

The city-state's government has established programs to advance innovation in the legal profession. Can Hong Kong, Asia's other financial center, catch up?

Slideshow

5 State and City Policies Paving the Way for US Privacy Law

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | July 05, 2018

These five policies, adopted in the last year, show a much more consumer-friendly wave of legislation may be coming for U.S. data-based companies.

This 'Serial Entrepreneur' Thinks Finding a Lawyer Can Be as Easy as Hailing an Uber

Ian Lopez | July 05, 2018

For $20, Kevin Gillespie’s Text A Lawyer service lets consumers send a legal question to a pool of lawyers to pick up for a response.

Analysis

5 Best Practices for Successful Law Firm Digital Transformation

Neil Araujo, iManage| July 05, 2018

If you’re looking to do digital transformation right, take these cues from successful digital transformation initiatives in other industries and the law firms who have done it successfully.

Legal Departments Need Hashtags Too: Meet #InHouseTwitter

Caroline Spiezio | July 03, 2018

#AppellateTwitter doesn't get to have all the fun. There's also #InHouseTwitter, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary Tuesday.

News

Ripple Labs Faces Third Securities Fraud Suit Over Its XRP Cryptocurrency

Rhys Dipshan | July 03, 2018

The latest suit, filed by law firm Robbins Arroyo, goes into greater detail in its claims that Ripple Labs promotes and manages XRP to boost the cryptocurrency’s price.

News

Crypto Execs Want Regulation, But Willing to Assume Legal Risk Anyway, Foley & Lardner Survey Says

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | July 03, 2018

The survey of 62 crypto executives found that 84 percent are hoping for more federal or state regulation, and 89 percent want some form of self-regulation.

News

Heeding Ethics Rules, Startup Lawclerk Develops New On-Demand Attorney Service

Rhys Dipshan | July 03, 2018

The new on-demand legal service provider will solely be business-to-business orientated, thereby bypassing potential rule violations around fee splitting and referral services.

Analysis

Why You Shouldn’t Be Complacent About Smart Contracts

Amy Wan, Sagewise| July 03, 2018

The immutability and security of the blockchain make them a powerful tool, but they are not infallible. The blockchain industry needs a solution that allows smart contracts to be judged by their original intent.

News

California Justices Won't Force Yelp to Remove Unflattering Law Firm Review

Cheryl Miller | July 02, 2018

"With this decision, online publishers in California can be assured that they cannot be lawfully forced to remove third-party speech through enterprising abuses of the legal system, and those of us that use such platforms to express ourselves cannot be easily silenced through such tactics either," Yelp deputy general counsel Aaron Schur said in a blog post.

News

Where Does AI Fit in the Courts? Experts Weigh the Risks and Benefits

Caroline Spiezio | July 02, 2018

On the one hand is improved efficiency and access to justice. On the other, threats to due process and transparency. A conversation in Silicon Valley last week at the US-China AI Tech Summit dissected the pros and cons of introducing AI into the judicial process.

News

Operationally Speaking: A Conversation With AbbVie and ACC's Sam Ranganathan

Dan Clark | July 02, 2018

Ranganathan works as the senior director of information governance and legal ops at AbbVie. He also was recently made chair of the ACC's Legal Operations Group.

Commentary

Oh Snap! Protecting and Promoting Your Practice on Social Media

Meg Charendoff| July 02, 2018

Your competitors are on social media burnishing their digital presence, interacting with clients and prospects—theirs and yours—upping their “top of mind” visibility and establishing their position as a thought leader and go-to lawyer.

Q&A

Jill Wiley Wants to Help Independent Firms Grow Up With AI

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | July 02, 2018

Wiley, in her upcoming role with business law firm alliance Meritas, plans to launch an international task force on the use of AI.

Analysis

Making Blockchain Real Using Regulatory Sandboxes

Edward Block and Peter Vogel, Foley & Lardner| July 02, 2018

Blockchain testing in sandboxes is an excellent way to test concepts and refine them through an iterative process, which can help mold the blockchain for a number of different uses.

Just How Far Will the Supreme Court’s Carpenter Opinion Reverberate?

Rhys Dipshan | July 02, 2018

The ruling restricting the collection of historical cell site location information (CSLI) without a warrant aims to be narrow in scope, but legal experts argue it may have repercussions for years to come.

BofA Denies Liability for Wire Transfer After Law Firm 'Took the Bait' in Phishing Scam

Zack Needles | June 29, 2018

Bank of America has fired back at Warminster-based law firm O'Neill Bragg & Staffin, which sued last month alleging the bank was liable for failing to cancel a wire transfer made to China after the firm’s account was infiltrated by hackers.

News

Georgia Lawyer Calls Chiropractor's Google Review Libel in Suit

Greg Land | June 29, 2018

A lawyer suit said a chiropractor defamed her in an online review by insinuating the lawyer had stolen money.

News

Feds Can Use Suspect's Biometrics to Unlock Digital Devices, DC Judge Says

C. Ryan Barber | June 29, 2018

"Like other courts addressing similar issues, this court is mindful of the important privacy interests at stake when government accesses information on a digital device," G. Michael Harvey, a federal magistrate in Washington, said in a newly unsealed ruling.

News

LexisNexis Adds Ravel Visualizations Into Case Law Research

Zach Warren | June 29, 2018

Called Ravel View, the data visualization technology creates a visual map of the cases and language that LexisNexis says judges find most important.

News

Successful Fraud Case Breaks New Ground: Assistance from A Cryptocurrency Exchange

Rhys Dipshan | June 29, 2018

Litigators proved a relatively new legal strategy for returning stolen cryptocurrencies can work, but a lot depends on how willing exchanges are to play ball.

Q&A

When Privacy Prevails: ACLU Lawyer Dishes on SCOTUS' Carpenter Decision

Ian Lopez | June 29, 2018

Nathan Wessler, who argued 'Carpenter' before the SCOTUS, said the decision made way for courts to address protections for "highly sensitive" data held by third-party companies.

News

California Takes 'Giant Leap Forward' on Consumer Data-Privacy Rights

Cheryl Miller | June 28, 2018

The California Data Privacy Protection Act requires data-collecting businesses to tell consumers what information they gather from them and who they share it with. It also forces companies to delete that information upon a consumer's request.

News

Despite GDPR, There Seems to Be No Rush on Cyberinsurance

Dan Clark | June 28, 2018

So, why no cyberinsurance yet? The answer may be that insurers still need to get their policy language in order.

Analysis

Despite Mixed Legacy, Kennedy's Departure May Mark Major Shift in Privacy Policy

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | June 28, 2018

Justice Kennedy’s absence leaves an open question around the high court’s approach to data privacy and the evolving role of technology.

Analysis

The GDPR Means Changes to E-Discovery Vendor Agreements

Leonard Deutchman, KLDiscovery| June 28, 2018

Typically, a client obtaining e-discovery services enters into an agreement with an e-discovery vendor. But recently, parties are adding a separate set of provisions: obligations arising from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.

News

Everlaw Secures $25 Million Investment to Support its Software, Staff Expansion

Rhys Dipshan | June 28, 2018

The latest investment comes as the litigation technology and e-discovery company doubles down on its continuous software improvement strategy.

Profile

Women of Legal Tech: Lucy Bassli and Her ‘New Norm’ of Legal Services Delivery

Monica Bay| June 28, 2018

The former Microsoft AGC talks about why she went out on her own with InnoLegal Services, her first seat at the table, and why young women should 'be heard.'

Live Coverage

They're People Too: Tech's Legal Leaders on Building Business and Board Relationships

Caroline Spiezio | June 28, 2018

Silicon Valley legal leaders, including the GCs of Square and eBay, spoke on a panel at Bloomberg Law In-House Forum West about how to forge strong business-side relationships.

News

Apple and Samsung Call a Truce in Long-Running Smartphone War

Scott Graham | June 27, 2018

A confidential settlement ends the seven years of litigation that included multiple nine-figure verdicts and a seminal Supreme Court design patents decision.

News

Proposed Chicago Ordinance Could Put US Cities on Data Privacy Regulatory Map

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | June 27, 2018

The proposed ordinance would give Chicago residents the right to "opt in" to a company’s use and distribution of their personal information rather than requiring them to opt out.

Analysis

Visualization Is New Frontier for IP Search Platforms

Rhys Dipshan | June 27, 2018

A push toward visual searches looks to help users navigate an IP market plagued by lack of standardization and overwhelming growth.

Analysis

Law Department Operations Professionals Are Flexing Their Purchasing Power

Brad Blickstein, Blickstein Group| June 27, 2018

LDO professionals have changed the way law departments buy things, which has ripple effects for law firms and legal tech companies.

News

As In-House Budgets Tighten, Legal Ops on the Rise, Survey Says

Dan Clark | June 27, 2018

The survey from Thomson Reuters also indicated that when it comes to ops, the West Coast is the place to be.

News

Court Nixes Uber's Customer Arbitration Clause Because of App Design Flaws

Ross Todd | June 26, 2018

"If everything on the screen is written with conspicuous features, then nothing is conspicuous," wrote First Circuit Judge Juan Torruella of a link to Uber's user agreement in the app's sign-up pages.