Commentary

What the Legal Community Can Learn from the Aviation Industry

James M. Lee, LegalMation| September 20, 2018

Efficiency advocates often hear one persistent argument against automation—increased efficiency results in reduced billable hours which means lower revenues. But the aviation industry proves that's misguided.

News

CLOC Leaders Say Australia is Ready for Its Legal Ops Moment

Caroline Spiezio | September 20, 2018

After the first CLOC institute in the country, the organization's leadership says Australian companies may not quite be where their U.S. counterparts are when it comes to the maturity of their legal ops functions, but there's a lot of eagerness to learn and grow.

News

Glassdoor Urges Texas Justices to Protect Online Anonymity

Erin Mulvaney | September 20, 2018

Major internet technology companies and advocates were backing Glassdoor's arguments urging the Texas Supreme Court, which heard argument Wednesday, to protect the anonymity of online reviews.

News

Apple Faces Certified Class in Suit Over Older iPhone FaceTime Glitch

Ross Todd | September 20, 2018

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh certified a class of California iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S owners who claim their phones lost value when the phone's video-calling feature stopped working with older versions of the phone's software. She, however, declined to certify a nationwide class.

News

Invasion of the Bots: ZentLaw Offers Bots to Streamline Help for Enterprises, Startups

Victoria Hudgins | September 19, 2018

ZentLaw announced the start of ZentLaw Labs and its artificial intelligence-powered 'bots' to answer startup and enterprise clients’ commonly asked questions and provide legal resourcing consultation.

Analysis

Blockchain Brings Opportunities, Challenges to Legal Discovery

Adam Brill, Logikcull| September 19, 2018

As more and more data is in blockchains, attorneys will have to interact with it. Blockchain will also become part of litigation without being the central focus as systems move to blockchain implementation. Attorneys will have to take note.

Analysis

Get Cyberrisk-Savvy and Become a Harvard Grad in Nine Weeks

Jared Coseglia, TRU Staffing Partners| September 19, 2018

Jared Coseglia examines Harvard Kennedy School’s online cybersecurity risk management education course for leaders across all professional sectors.

News

Arizona AG Probing Location Tracking Practices with Help from Cooper & Kirk

Ellis Kim | September 19, 2018

Cooper & Kirk is working with the state attorney general to investigate allegations a tech company, reported to be Google, is deceiving consumers by tracking and storing their location data.

News

This Crypto Case Could Push Federal Regulators to Tackle More ICO Fraud

Ian Lopez | September 19, 2018

A U.S. district court of New York ruling allowing a jury to apply securities laws in an ICO fraud case may set the stage for regulators to heighten actions in the nascent marketplace.

News

New York AG Refers 3 Virtual Currency Trading Platforms to State DFS for Investigation

Dan M. Clark | September 19, 2018

The report itself found significant holes in a market that still remains widely unregulated despite the state’s efforts.

Expert Opinion

Is Your Website ADA Compliant and Should It Be?

Shepard Davidson| September 18, 2018

When George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination in “any place of public accommodation,” the internet barely existed.

News

Saks Data Breach Class Suits Transferred from California to S.D.N.Y.

Colby Hamilton | September 18, 2018

Two new class suits over a data breach faced by Saks and its sister companies have been transferred to Manhattan federal court from the Central District of California, including one placed on the docket Tuesday.

Analysis

A Bevy of Cybersecurity Pitfalls Marred Equifax’s Handling of Insider Threat

Rhys Dipshan | September 18, 2018

Equifax knew its employees were sending confidential data out of the company. So why couldn’t it stop the activity?

News

Facebook Hit With Gender Bias Claims Over Ad Practices

Erin Mulvaney | September 18, 2018

“We can’t let gender-based ad targeting online give new life to a form of discrimination that should have been eradicated long ago,” says Galen Sherwin, a senior staff attorney at the ACLU's Women’s Rights Project.

Commentary

4 Tips for an Effective E-discovery Plan in China

Jason Chang, Carolyn Bigg and Sammy Fang, DLA Piper| September 18, 2018

Unsure about China’s regulatory environment? These tips can help navigate legal challenges that affect cross-border data collection.

News

Former Anheuser-Busch Legal Leader Starts Compliance Tech Company

Sue Reisinger | September 18, 2018

Belgium-based Zenith Source, will look to create data analytics platforms and software to make compliance tasks simpler, more automatic and less costly.

News

NY DFS Suit Against OCC Could Delay Fintech Regulatory Clarity

Caroline Spiezio | September 18, 2018

New York's Department of Financial Services previously filed a suit hoping to block the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's July charter, but it was dismissed as premature last December.

News

Uber Judge Steers Data Breach Cases to Arbitration, Cutting MDL in Half

Amanda Bronstad | September 18, 2018

U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez found riders were aware they signed arbitration agreements when they registered to use the app.

News

LegalZoom Partners With Clause as Legal 'Smart Contract' Competition Heats up

Rhys Dipshan | September 17, 2018

The partnership, which looks to bring blockchain-enabled automatic contracting to the legal services market, was announced just days after news broke of a similar effort by competitor Rocket Lawyer.

Analysis

Robbing a Locked Bank Vault from Home: Legal Issues Raised by Cryptocurrency Frauds

Chris Ott, Davis Wright Tremaine| September 17, 2018

A cryptocurrency wallet can be dispiritingly similar to an in-real-life wallet, whose currency and credit/debit card contents are only as secure as we keep the wallet itself.

Analysis

5 Key Points for Legal From the EU's Controversial Digital Copyright Directive

Dan Clark | September 17, 2018

The EU's attempt to create copyright laws for the internet age has companies and technologists panicking. Here's what law departments should take away.

News

Law Firms Evacuate, Safeguard Data Ahead of Hurricane Florence

Victoria Hudgins | September 14, 2018

As North and South Carolina brace for Hurricane Florence, law firm CIOs and lawyers said preparation and practice for inclement weather are key in protecting client data and law firm tech.

News

Announcing The Recorder's 2018 Women Leaders in Tech Law

Ross Todd | September 14, 2018

The Recorder is pleased to announce the 2018 Women Leaders in Tech Law. Each year we recognize recent work by California-based lawyers who practice…

News

Goodwin Procter Partner Now CLO at Crypto Company ShapeShift

Caroline Spiezio | September 14, 2018

Veronica McGregor is the latest Big Law attorney to go to see the opportunity for a career change in crypto.

News

New York Firm Launches With Novel Cybersecurity Mandate: Get Technical

Rhys Dipshan | September 14, 2018

Beckage PLLC aims to be a firm that, as founder Jennifer Beckage says, can bridge the "gap between IT and the lawyers."

News

Line Up: nQueue Adds Customizable 'Queues' to InfoRoute 5 Release

Zach Warren | September 14, 2018

The new functionality looks to allow users to not only control where scanned documents are going but also to pause projects between scanning and routing.

Q&A

A Pharma Tech Leader Sets His Sights on Disrupting Legal

Rhys Dipshan | September 14, 2018

Dave Pasirstein, the former director of tech incubator lab Horizon 3 at Merck, has joined Seal Software in a bid to grow the use of AI contract review and analytic platforms in life sciences and pharmaceutical legal departments.

News

Google, Twitter Among Companies Accused of Keeping Tabs on Kids' Data

Ian Lopez | September 14, 2018

New Mexico AG Hector Balderas filed a lawsuit that alleges the tech companies are using algorithms to monitor children's web activity for marketing.

News

Blockchain Goes to Washington: New Lobbying Group Pushes for Increased Regulatory Clarity

Caroline Spiezio | September 13, 2018

Look out Washington, D.C., crypto companies are coming. They want to help shape the conversation about regulating this burgeoning industry.

News

GoFundMe? Not Without Rules, Say Lawyers Discussing the Perils of Crowdsourcing

Raychel Lean | September 13, 2018

After a New Jersey couple raised $400,000 via GoFundMe for a homeless veteran who'd given them his last $20 allegedly kept the cash for themselves, Miami attorneys Evelyn I. Suero and Monique D. Hayes assess the legalities of crowdsourcing.

News

Behind the Scenes of Nuix’s Acquisition of E-Discovery Software Ringtail

Zach Warren | September 13, 2018

Nuix expects growth with its new business and wants to get rid of 'preconceived notions’ of a legacy tool.

Analysis

Vermont Continues Its Blockchain Play: A Look Inside the State's New Legislation

Melissa Palat Murawsky, Kathy E. Herman, and Michelle Ann Gitlitz, Blank Rome| September 13, 2018

The bill, which became effective on July 1, is designed to stimulate economic development in Vermont through the promotion of blockchain technology.

News

University of Florida Brings E-Discovery Expertise Abroad With Chinese University Partnership

Rhys Dipshan | September 13, 2018

University of Florida professor William Hamilton traveled to Nanjing, China, to teach a two-week crash course on e-discovery. He had his work cut out for him.

Q&A

Why Atrium's Justin Kan Thinks He Can Make Clients—and Lawyers—Happier

Dan Packel| September 13, 2018

The Twitch founder, whose New Law venture Atrium just raised $65 million, says his company can make legal services more efficient for clients and more "meaningful" for lawyers.

News

Facebook Expands AI Translation Tools to Increase Global Content Moderation

Caroline Spiezio | September 13, 2018

Facebook aims to take a "no language left behind" approach to moderating content posted on its social media platform.

News

Ashurst to Add Alternative Legal Services Offering in Australia

Anna Zhang | September 12, 2018

The initial team will comprise six to eight legal analysts and business services roles; the Brisbane center will support offices and clients across Australia.

News

How Gunderson Dettmer Stays Steady Through Silicon Valley's Boom-Bust Cycles

Xiumei Dong | September 12, 2018

Formed 23 years ago this month by a group of lawyers fleeing a now-defunct legal giant, Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian may have a full shingle, but a focused strategy has helped it survive.

Commentary

Insight Into Cybersecurity Regulations Is Critical for Today’s Board Members

Drew Bagley| September 12, 2018

Recent regulatory developments make it clear that cybersecurity is a board-level issue, intimately tied to the stewardship and overall risk profile of an organization.

Analysis

The Expanding Impact of Legal Procurement

Ari Kaplan, Ari Kaplan Advisors| September 12, 2018

Ari Kaplan went to the Buying Legal Council’s 2018 Legal Procurement Conference and found remarkable alignment of procurement and the provision of legal services.

Product Review

Ayfie Unloads New E-Discovery Program With Linguistic Context Expertise

Victoria Hudgins | September 12, 2018

Ayfie Accelerator provides users with linguistic-based text analysis that can be taught by users or use machine learning to grasp the context and concept of multiple documents, categorize it and deliver it an easy to digest format.

Commentary

Transform Your Firm with the Cloud: 5 Keys for IT Leaders

Ken Klika, Sikich| September 12, 2018

Cloud technology can help solve many efficiency issues, and it’s up to a law firm’s technology leaders to help the organization push through inertia and drive meaningful change through a cloud transformation.

News

Venture Capitalists Pour More Cash into Legal Tech Platforms with Atrium Investment

Dan Packel | September 12, 2018

Atrium, which bills itself as a tech-powered platform providing flat-fee legal services to the startup community, is receiving investment from Silicon Valley heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz.

News

Federal Judge Gives Green Light to Use Securities Laws in Cryptocurrency Fraud Case

Colby Hamilton | September 12, 2018

U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie said the cryptocurrency fraud allegations, "[s]tripped of the 21st-century jargon," were run-of-the-mill schemes that were sufficiently substantiated in the indictment.

News

SEC Cases Behind a Rise in Securities Lawsuits Over Cryptocurrencies

Amanda Bronstad | September 12, 2018

A Lex Machina report found that securities lawsuits filed over cryptocurrencies or bitcoin have tripled so far this year as SEC chairman Jay Clayton announced a crackdown on that industry.

Q&A

20-Year Federal Cyber Attorney: We’re Close to Tipping Point in Privacy

Rhys Dipshan | September 11, 2018

After two decades working in four federal government agencies and the White House, Helen Goff Foster believes new U.S. privacy laws are more likely than ever.

Analysis

How Hackers Executed One of the Biggest Bank Heists in History

Rhys Dipshan | September 11, 2018

A criminal complaint filed by the Department of Justice shed light on how North Korean hackers stole $81 million from a Bangladesh bank—and how enterprises can protect themselves from a similar fate.

News

Was Reviewing Kavanaugh’s Late-Arriving Documents Impossible? We Asked an E-Discovery Expert.

Mark Bauer | Rhys Dipshan | September 11, 2018

Document review experts discuss the process of reviewing a large number of documents, such as the some 42,000 pages of documents dumped the day before the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing began.

Two Price-Stable Cryptocurrencies Approved by NY Regulator

MP McQueen | September 11, 2018

Gemini Trust Co.'s price-stable cryptocurrency has been approved by New York regulators. Paxos Trust Co. also was approved to offer a 'stablecoin' pegged to the U.S. dollar, the Department of Financial Services announced.

News

New Zealand Legal AI Startup McCarthyFinch Brings Its Battle to TechCrunch Disrupt

Xiumei Dong | September 11, 2018

McCarthyFinch, a joint venture between a boutique venture capital firm and a leading Kiwi law firm, is the latest legal startup to use artificial intelligence in an effort to simplify legal services.

Slideshow

8 Attorneys Who Made the Leap to In-House Gigs in Crypto, Blockchain

Caroline Spiezio | September 10, 2018

Crypto and blockchain are sometimes viewed as risky businesses. But apparently not for these lawyers, who have jumped at the chance to head up legal at companies in these burgeoning industries.

Analysis

Warranty Period for Non-Functioning Software: Does it Accrue?

Richard Raysman and Peter Brown| September 10, 2018

The warranty is among the most essential terms of a software license, as the provision often concerns the functionality and capability of the software.…

News

Judge OKs Yahoo's $80 Million Deal to Settle Securities Litigation Over Data Breaches

Ross Todd | September 10, 2018

The deal, which got sign-off from U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Friday, settles claims that the company misled investors about four breaches which touched up to 3 billion Yahoo accounts.

News

Autonomous Vehicles Drive New Practice for Fisher Phillips

Meredith Hobbs | September 10, 2018

The labor and employment firm's new autonomous vehicles practice addresses workplace issues surrounding driverless cars and other new technologies.

News

Nuix Acquires Ringtail E-Discovery Business from FTI Consulting for $55 Million

Zach Warren | September 10, 2018

The acquisition, which Nuix says will allow it to offer an 'end-to-end' e-discovery platform, is the latest example of consolidation in a busy year for e-discovery M&A.

News

How Will Ohio's New 'Safe Harbor' Breach Law Affect Enterprises?

Victoria Hudgins | September 10, 2018

A new law in Ohio grants companies an affirmative defense in Ohio courts if a data breach occurs but the company can prove it had cybersecurity programs in place that meet industry-recognized security frameworks. Some lawyers say the law uses the carrot instead of the stick as an incentive for companies.

Analysis

The 5 Cyber Threats You Should Worry About For Your Business

Darian Lewis, Relativity| September 10, 2018

Your best overall protection is a fully developed and implemented security program. Security isn’t a product or something you buy, it’s what you do every day.

News

iManage Acquires Elegrity, Solidifying Move Into Risk and Matter Management

Rhys Dipshan | September 07, 2018

With the acquisition, which will see the company integrate Elegrity’s products into its own offerings, iManage has "moved well beyond document management."

News

Rocket Lawyer, ConsenSys Partner to Develop Legal-Specific Smart Contracts

Rhys Dipshan | September 07, 2018

The companies expect the blockchain-powered contract service for legal consumers, deemed Rocket Wallet, to be ready by early 2019.

Commentary

Law Firm Innovation Takes More than Talk

Ron Friedmann, Fireman and Company| September 07, 2018

Innovation can be the result of a number of different recipes, but all recipes have some common components. The recipe Ogletree Deakins took can provide an example.

News

Blank Rome Hires Its First C-Suite Role for Innovation, Client Value

Lizzy McLellan | September 07, 2018

Linda Novosel, the firm's newly appointed chief innovation and value officer, says the legal industry 'has been the last to innovate.'

News

Former Homeland Security GC Joins Crypto Finance Company Circle

Dan Clark | September 07, 2018

Gus Coldebella is the latest former government attorney to join Circle, which is engaged in efforts to 'promote smart legal frameworks that encourage the growth of the Internet of Value.'

News

Even Lawyers Need a GC: Axiom Hires Lisa Young as New Top Attorney

Caroline Spiezio | September 07, 2018

Cathy Johnson has also recently joined Axiom as chief information officer.

News

JAMS Preps for Future Blockchain, Crypto Arbitration With New Practice

Ian Lopez | September 07, 2018

The ADR group’s new practice leader is Zeichner Ellman & Krause CISO Daniel Garrie, who argues “you need to change the rules” of disputes for new technologies.

Analysis

New Jersey, Illinois Online Search Cases Highlight New Front in Firm Rivalries

Scott Flaherty| September 06, 2018

Two recent cases pitting law firms against one another indicate fierce competition among certain types of firms that invest heavily in marketing efforts—and they illustrate how that competition is playing out in a modern, digital age.

News

Kavanaugh Hesitates About Allowing Cameras in Supreme Court

Tony Mauro | September 06, 2018

“I know nominees who've sat in this chair in the past have expressed the desire for cameras in the courtroom, only to get to the Supreme Court and really change their positions fairly rapidly,” Kavanaugh testified.

News

Florida Bar’s LegalFuel Wants to Bring Practice Management to Small Law

Rhys Dipshan | September 06, 2018

The recently launched website will contain a host of article, podcast and video content that covers everything from how to properly procure legal technology to how to create a marketing strategy.

Analysis

Authorizing Private Hackback Would Be a Wild West for Cybersecurity

Megan L. Brown and Matthew J. Gardner, Wiley Rein| September 06, 2018

Hackbacks are back in the news, but it may be counterproductive to encourage a wild west for cybersecurity, especially when so much of our lives are bound up in a properly functioning Internet.

News

Dentons Launches New Threat Protection Practice for Cyber and Physical Risks

Dan Packel | September 06, 2018

The international firm's new intelligence and strategic services group draws on over 50 attorneys and security experts and will be led by its chief global security officer.

News

Facebook Files Counter-Attack Against BlackBerry in Escalating Patent Fight

Scott Graham | September 06, 2018

The social media giant filed its own infringement lawsuit, accusing BlackBerry's enterprise products of infringing six of its patents.

News

The Senate Intelligence Committee Wants Tech Companies to Shape Up

Caroline Spiezio | September 06, 2018

Senators at Wednesday morning's hearings had some demands for the tech executives present (and not present).

News

Consumer Lawyers Take Aim at Equifax Motion to Dismiss Data Breach Cases

R. Robin McDonald | September 05, 2018

Attorneys representing hundreds of consumer plaintiffs whose financial and personal information was exposed in a massive data breach at Equifax last year challenged arguments by the credit bureau's lawyers that no one suffered harm, and if they did, Equifax is not at fault.

Analysis

The Silver Lining of Cambridge Analytica: A Better Way to Capture Online Data

Evan Gumz, Hanzo| September 05, 2018

Before Cambridge Analytica, the potential of social media data was hidden in plain sight. The Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed both the power of that information and the ease of access to it.

News

Kira Systems Raises $50M in First Outside Funding Round

Roy Strom | September 05, 2018

The automated contract review company, which has received a nine-figure valuation, has snagged its first influx of capital via external investment.

Commentary

E-Discovery Protocol: What to Ask For and Why You Need It

Aaron Vick, Cicayda| September 05, 2018

Because of burgeoning costs and to ensure you do not lose valuable data, make sure to clearly communicate protocol requirements before starting your e-discovery effort.

Analysis

Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: What's the Future of In-House Tech?

Sue Reisinger | September 05, 2018

The legal ops expansion has been driven not only by rapid advancements in legal technology but also by corporations’ desire to see legal departments run more like businesses.

News

Google's Kent Walker Posts Testimony Online After Senate Intelligence Committee Rejection

Caroline Spiezio | September 05, 2018

CLO Kent Walker was rejected by the committee last month because it was seeking a higher-ranking official to testify on state-sponsored election interference.

Commentary

Why Would Big Tech Companies Give Away Free Patents?

Ken Seddon| September 04, 2018

Though we live in a world where we’re trained to suspect anything that’s given away for free, there are valid and self-preserving reasons for tech companies to give away patents for free.

Analysis

How Does an Outsider Lead an E-Discovery Company? The Caribbean Life Helps

Rhys Dipshan | September 04, 2018

To get up to speed on legal tech demands, industry newcomer Conor Looney, the new CEO of e-discovery and cybersecurity provider LDM Global, is leaning on his international business experience.

Commentary

Nervous System: The Tech Revolution is Earlier Than You Think

David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group| September 04, 2018

'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, explores Vannevar Bush and the earliest origins of Internet searches.

Analysis

Law Firms at a Crossroads: The New Paths to Safeguarding Data as Attacks Ramp Up

Brian Lapidus and Keith Wojcieszek, Kroll| September 04, 2018

How do you protect your firm? The vast majority of cyber-related vulnerabilities can be traced to staff and third parties who accidentally or deliberately don’t follow security protocols or are tricked into downloading malicious code.

News

IPO Expert Bill Hughes Leaves Fenwick for Orrick

Xiumei Dong | September 04, 2018

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired William Hughes as co-head of its capital markets practice.

Commentary

How One Firm Used Marketing Intelligence to Inform a Combination

Erin Corbin Meszaros| September 03, 2018

To get both sides to commit, Eversheds Sutherland realized it could no longer stick to traditional marketing and business development approaches.

News

For Health Care, Insiders Pose the Greatest Threat to Data Security, Report Says

Kristen Rasmussen | August 31, 2018

Verizon's Protected Health Information Data Breach Report found that nearly 60 percent of data security incidents at health care entities involved insiders.

To Delete or Not to Delete? There's No Easy Answer for Government Social Media Accounts

Caroline Spiezio | August 31, 2018

Facebook announced this week it would kick a major government official off its platform for the first time ever. The decision underscores a continuing debate over content moderation and global politics.

News

Facebook Hit With Two Class Action Suits for Controversial Data Practices

Ian Lopez | August 31, 2018

Two complaints against the beleaguered tech giant were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California over its collecting user data to build profiles.

Commentary

Looking Inside and Outside for Discovery Cost Minimization and Recovery

John Koss, Mintz Levin and Daniel Pelc, Relativity| August 31, 2018

The cost of litigation continues to increase, and law firms must continue to consider viable approaches to broaching discussions surrounding the recovery of these costs both within the firm and, more importantly, with law firm clients.

Q&A

Former Google Legal Tech Manager Dishes on Move to Seal Software

Rhys Dipshan | August 31, 2018

Seal recently announced Julian Tsisin as vice president of legal markets. He talked with LTN about the importance of Seal's Apogee Legal acquisition, his engineering background and more.

News

Despite Objections, California Court Says Judges Can Oversee Traffic Cases Via Video

Ian Lopez | August 31, 2018

The Riverside County Superior Court Appellate Division was tasked with deciding whether a judge can oversee traffic cases via video conferencing without the defendant's consent.

News

Microsoft GC Tells Its Major Suppliers (Including Outside Firms) to Provide Paid Parental Leave

Sue Reisinger | August 30, 2018

The new policy expands on a previous Microsoft effort to require suppliers to offer paid time off policies.

News

NYC, 27 Other Cities and Counties File Brief in Net Neutrality Lawsuit

MP McQueen | August 30, 2018

Zachary Carter, corporation counsel for New York City's law department, has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission for its order ending net neutrality, alleging the order hinders the ability of governments to provide essential services.

Big Tech’s Big Push for Federal Privacy Law Begins with Lawyers and Lobbyists

MP McQueen | August 30, 2018

Facebook, Google, Microsoft and IBM are some of the tech giants behind an incipient effort to secure a federal privacy law in the United States following the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. But who are some of the lobbyists behind the push?

Q&A

Battling Bots in the Age of Automated DMCA Takedown Notices

Ian Lopez | August 30, 2018

Intellectual property and internet expert Annemarie Bridy breaks down why automation in law isn't always a great thing.

Analysis

Vegas Court Spotlights the Importance of Custodian Interviews with New ESI Sources

Philip Favro, Driven| August 30, 2018

The Small v. University Medical Center case tackles questions regarding the existence of information exchanged through new communications media or stored in online locations.

News

California AG Rips Lawmakers for 'Unworkable' Provisions in New Data Privacy Law

Mike Scarcella| August 30, 2018

"Failure to cure these identified flaws will undermine California's authority to launch and sustain vigorous oversight and effective enforcement of the CCPA's critical privacy protections," Xavier Becerra told lawmakers in a sharply worded letter.

News

With New App, QDiscovery Looks to Speed Up Privilege Reviews

Rhys Dipshan | August 29, 2018

The launch of the QPrivAlert app, which links into Relativity’s e-discovery and analytics technology, comes after the U.S. v Cohen case sparked widespread interest in automating privilege reviews.

Analysis

Encouraging Transparency and Accountability, Advocates Push Governments to Confront Machine Bias

Rhys Dipshan | August 29, 2018

Those looking to combat machine bias in government services are pushing for greater transparency into how technologies like AI work. Will tech companies be willing to cooperate?

News

You Want That Compensation in Cash or Cryptocurrency?

Caroline Spiezio| August 29, 2018

At least one company is seeking a general counsel who will get compensated in Ethereum. As crypto booms, there could be more to come.

Q&A

Women of Legal Tech: Passion for Your Work Doesn’t Mean You’re ‘Emotional’

Monica Bay| August 29, 2018

Monica Bay speaks with Amy Sellars, lead counsel in the Discovery Operations Group for Walmart Legal, on her performing arts background, figuring out your own priorities, and more.

What Does Regulating Google Search Even Mean? We Asked 4 Lawyers: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

C. Ryan Barber | Ellis Kim | August 28, 2018

“It’s almost unfathomable to figure out how to regulate search. We’re not prescriptive. We allow the marketplace to allow people to self-regulate and we police their self-regulation," one veteran antitrust lawyer says.

News

Tesla Gets Early Win in 'Non-Twitter' Securities Suit

Ross Todd | August 28, 2018

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer specified early in his order granting the electric car company's motion to dismiss that the claims centered on missed production goals for Tesla's "Model 3" rather than Elon Musk's recent tweets.