News

Welcome to the GDPR: Complaints Lobbed at Facebook, Google That Could Carry Billions in Penalties

Ben Hancock | May 25, 2018

"None of Your Business," an EU organization headed by Austrian privacy lawyer and activist Max Schrems, has filed four separate complaints against the U.S. tech giants alleging they are forcing users to consent to new privacy policies with an "all or nothing" approach.

News

BDO Launches GDPR Edge to Help Companies Deal With Subject Access Requests

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 25, 2018

The new product is finding ways to create marketable data out of a regulation aimed at data minimization.

News

Samsung Hit With Half-Billion-Dollar Verdict in Latest Apple Patent Trial

Scott Graham | May 24, 2018

A San Jose jury has awarded Apple Inc. $538 million in its latest retrial with Samsung over infringing smartphones.

News

California Supreme Court Leaves Questions Over Access to Private Social Media Posts

Ben Hancock | May 24, 2018

The decision is a mixed bag for social media companies, and leaves open the question of whether criminal defendants can access private or deleted posts from witnesses under the Stored Communications Act.

News

New, Free Online LSAT Prep Program Draws Both Jeers and Cheers

Karen Sloan | May 24, 2018

Khan Academy's program, created in conjunction with the organization that makes the law school entrance exam, is set to go live June 1.

News

The GDPR and China's Cyber Law: Following One Doesn't Mean Following Both

Ian Lopez | May 24, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation and China's Cybersecurity Law are aligned in many ways, though there are enough divisions that privacy counsel should be wary in creating a plan to comply with both.

News

LinkedIn Finds Its New General Counsel in Blake Lawit

Caroline Spiezio | May 24, 2018

Lawit, who has been working for the professional networking platform for eight years, has an impressive new title to add to his own LinkedIn profile.

Analysis

The 5 Secrets to Setting up a Legal Operations Function

Monica Zent, ZentLaw and Foxwordy| May 24, 2018

If you don’t already have a legal ops function, odds are that you’re looking into it. You should be; there are many benefits of a well-constructed legal ops function.

Q&A

Women of Legal Tech: From Atari to Israel, Lauri Donahue of LawGeex

Monica Bay| May 24, 2018

Lauri Donahue of LawGeex discusses why self-confidence is the secret to her success, the importance of not being pigeon-holed, and more.

News

Arista's Antitrust Suit Against Cisco OK'd for Trial

Scott Graham | May 23, 2018

U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the Northern District of California ruled that Cisco's copyright suit combined with GC Mark Chandler's blog posts were enough to get by summary judgment.

News

Facebook Names GDPR-Mandated Data Protection Officer Before Deadline

Caroline Spiezio | May 23, 2018

Stephen Deadman will be stepping in as data protection officer for Facebook at a time when the company's data practices are under more scrutiny than ever.

News

Dispute Over a Tweeting Judge Shouldn't Invite SCOTUS, DOJ Says

Marcia Coyle | May 23, 2018

U.S. solicitor general Noel Francisco told Supreme Court justices that questions surrounding judges’ use of social media 'would benefit from further development in the lower courts.'

News

Trump Cannot Block Twitter Users From His Account, Court Rules

Colby Hamilton | May 23, 2018

U.S. District Judge Naomi Buchwald ruled Wednesday that the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account falls under the U.S. Supreme Court's public forum doctrine.

News

Ogletree Launches Tool to Automate Arbitration Agreements Following SCOTUS Decision

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 23, 2018

Employment firm Ogletree Deakins launched an automation tool for revising arbitration agreements to include class-action waivers just one day after a controversial Supreme Court decision confirmed their legal viability.

News

Oral Argument Livestreaming Comes to DC Circuit

Tony Mauro | May 23, 2018

Chief Judge Merrick Garland called the audio streaming 'an important additional step in bringing transparency to our proceedings.' The court last year permitted a live audio broadcast for the first time since 2001.

News

Exterro Announces Strategic Investment from Leeds Equity Partners in ‘Nine Figure’ Deal

Zach Warren | May 23, 2018

Prior to the investment, Exterro was among the few e-discovery companies without large institutional investment. CEO Bobby Balachandran says both inorganic and organic growth is in the company’s future.

Analysis

3 Reasons Why AI Requires an Essential Human Component in RegTech

Kayvan Alikhani, Compliance.ai.| May 23, 2018

In the best interest of accurate data, enlisting a team of industry or topic-focused experts will give the AI the direction it needs to better analyze and classify data.

News

NetDocuments Gets Chatty with ndThread Integrated Communication Tool

Zach Warren | May 23, 2018

A result of netDocuments’ ThreadKM acquisition, ndThread allows for messaging that integrates directly with preexisting document matter files.

News

Legal Tech Is the Least Cool Kid in the App Store, Study Finds

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 22, 2018

A recent study found that only 5 percent of regular mobile users use legal services apps.

News

Texas Litigator Sues Marketing Company Over 'Cookie Cutter' Firm Website

John Council | May 22, 2018

A Dallas attorney alleges he was duped into thinking FindLaw would create a unique website for his new law firm, but instead provided an 'unimaginative' one that pushed back the firm's opening date.

News

DHS Cyber Strategy the Latest Overture to Public-Private Info Sharing. Can It Work?

Ian Lopez | May 22, 2018

The strategy emphasizes the importance of pubic and private sector information sharing in combating breaches and places special focus on national security and critical infrastructure.

Analysis

Streamlining the Admissibility of ESI: Amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 902

Maureen O’Neill, DiscoverReady| May 22, 2018

The new provisions of F.R.E. 902 bring the rule into the digital age, streamlining the process of authenticating electronically stored information and admitting it into evidence.

News

85 Percent of Companies Not Fully Ready for the GDPR, Survey Says

Sue Reisinger | May 21, 2018

The Capgemini report added that 63 percent of U.S. respondents stated they will be largely or completely compliant, with 'a mixed picture across Europe.'

Analysis

Racist Rant, Other Events Show Social Media's Power Over Lawyers

Scott Flaherty | May 21, 2018

A racist rant. Scrutiny over prolific billable hours. Controversy over arbitration pacts. All three have made news in the legal world in the past few months, and all were thrust into the spotlight through social media.

Analysis

Law Firm Cybersecurity 'an Imperative' as Clients Make Demands Clear

Lizzy McLellan | May 21, 2018

Firms of all sizes are thinking about how to protect confidential client data.

Analysis

Advice to the Legal Class of 2018 in the Age of Automation

Konrad Pola, Diligen| May 21, 2018

In the technology-driven 21st century legal market, grads can often bypass lower value roles and move straight into the more interesting work they’ve been freed to do—practice law.

The Security Challenges with Bringing Blockchain In-House

Rhys Dipshan | May 21, 2018

Properly securing blockchain-enabled technologies such as smart contracts requires not only traditional cybersecurity protections, but also coordination across multiple different teams.

Analysis

A Battle Cry for Penetration Testers: Try Harder! Earn Your OSCP Certification

Jared Coseglia, TRU Staffing Partners| May 21, 2018

The OSCP designation is redefining expectations of excellence going far beyond pure proactive cybersecurity proficiency.

Analysis

Are U.S. Records Retention Requirements on a Collision Course with the GDPR’s ‘Right to Erasure?’

Stacey Garrett, Keesal, Young & Logan| May 18, 2018

U.S. laws require companies to retain records for years, and sometimes forever, and violating U.S. records retention laws can result in domestic fines and penalties. But this could be an issue with the upcoming GDPR.

Commentary

Should Law Firms Embrace Artificial Intelligence and R&D Labs?

Ioana Good and Kathryn B. Whitaker| May 18, 2018

There is a puzzle in the legal business. Our economic landscape is filling up with innovative organizations who have embraced the convergence of technology and business to meet new market demands, yet the legal market remains conservative.

News

SunTrust Hit With Class Action After 1.5M Customers' Data Breached

Greg Land | May 18, 2018

Morgan & Morgan filed the putative class action against the bank yesterday on behalf customers whose private information may have been disclosed in a data breach.

News

Survey Says Millennial Era Is Here, With Increased Speed and Tech Changes

Meghan Tribe | May 18, 2018

The Cushman & Wakefield report says as more and more millennials assume partnership positions, their preferences will start to reshape the legal industry.

Analysis

Changing Minds and Tech Platforms: What Makes a Lean Lawyer

Rhys Dipshan | May 18, 2018

Legal professionals are being challenged to become lean and efficient lawyers. And for most, that means deploying legal technologies, new workflows, and particularly, a new way of thinking.

Will the GDPR Apply to U.S. Government Agencies?

Rhys Dipshan | May 18, 2018

Though the GDPR applies to both public and private entities, the U.S. government will likely rely on ad-hoc agreements to meet some of its obligations instead of fully complying.

Analysis

Match's IP, Trade Secret Challenges Could Be a Lesson Facebook's Dating Service

Stephanie Forshee | May 17, 2018

If legal fights in the online dating industry are any indication, Facebook's legal department would be smart to strategize about its inroads into this new line of business.

News

Federal Judge Rules Ohio Law Should Apply in Wendy's Data Breach Class Action

P.J. D'Annunzio | May 17, 2018

Judge Maureen P. Kelly of the Western District of Pennsylvania recommended that Ohio law govern the plaintiffs' claims of negligence per se but not the claims alleging violations of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Analysis

The Importance of Online Reputation Management for Lawyers and Their Clients

Sameer Somal, Blue Ocean Global Technology| May 17, 2018

For the majority of lawyers, online marketing is a powerful and effective way to both reach potential clients and convert word of mouth referrals into new business.

News

Wilson Legal Solutions, Stanton Allen Merge to Meet Legal’s CRM Tipping Point

Ian Lopez | May 17, 2018

The move is part of Wilson Legal’s 'core strategy' to get ahead of a legal industry trend toward greater customer relationship management focus.

Analysis

5 Dumb Trademark Mistakes Startups Should Avoid

Vivek Jayaram, Jayaram Law| May 17, 2018

Especially when it comes to intellectual property, a startup's appetite for risk can lead to costly errors when it comes to use, protection, and enforcement.

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Facebook Can Become a 'Weapon' Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Tells Senate

Amanda Bronstad | May 16, 2018

Christopher Wylie, former research director at Cambridge Analytica, told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that the firmcame up with phrases like 'drain the swamp' that became key campaign themes and slogans.

News

GDPR Could Be a 'Spark for New Business Models,' IBM Survey Says

Dan Clark | May 16, 2018

59 percent say the GDPR is a chance 'for transformation or a spark for new data-led business models.'

News

Legal Services Link Partners With Arizona, Virgin Islands Bars After Long Process

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 16, 2018

Matthew Horn said that to partner with mandatory bar associations "you have to jump through a lot of hoops." He detailed them to LTN.

Analysis

Facebook’s Blockchain Bet Could Place It in the Data Decentralization Debate

Ian Lopez | May 16, 2018

Oft-considered an avenue for individuals to attain greater control over their digital information, blockchain could be leveraged by Facebook Inc. to change its status as "gatekeeper" for user data.

Q&A

Corporate Law 2.0: What It Means to Be a 'Chief Legal Innovation Counsel'

Rhys Dipshan | May 16, 2018

Former GE executive counsel Farrah Pepper discusses her move to Marsh & McLennan as its new chief legal innovation counsel, where she says her primary job is to make things "click."

Analysis

Budgeting for E-discovery: It Doesn’t Have to Be a Myth

Chris Esposito, The MCS Group| May 16, 2018

By understanding the various charges and all the steps of the process, you’ll be well on your way toward predicting costs that previously seemed unpredictable.

Q&A

Lawyer Suing Facebook Says Cambridge Analytica ‘Could Be the Largest Data Breach’ Ever

Amanda Bronstad | May 15, 2018

Ahead of Facebook's day on Capitol Hill, Richard Fields talks about Wednesday's hearing and its potential impact on the Facebook litigation.

News

Billable Hours for Promoting Legal Tech and Operations? That's Reed Smith's Plan

Dan Packel | May 15, 2018

The newly adopted 'Innovation Hours' program initiative gives attorneys up to 50 hours of billable hour credits for putting time in new innovations.

News

ABA Logs On, Proposing More Online Credits for Law Students

Karen Sloan | May 15, 2018

The American Bar Association is set to ease rules limiting distance education credits at ABA-accredited law schools, which could 'validate that online is real,' proponents say.

Analysis

Keep Your Keys: Fraud May Be Biggest Threat to Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrencies

Rhys Dipshan | May 15, 2018

At the CDX Academy Blockchain Brand Innovation Summit in New York, cybersecurity experts and the assistant director of the FTC discussed why fraud is one of the biggest problems facing blockchain-enabled technologies.

News

A Reality Check on Legal Tech’s Diversity and Commitment to Access to Justice

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 15, 2018

A new report by Paladin’s Kristen Sonday found that only 4.5 percent of legal tech companies focus on access to justice issues.

Legal Operations is Hot. But Legal Culture is Lukewarm Toward It

Mark A. Cohen| May 15, 2018

Legal operations is growing in importance - despite resistance from many lawyers.

Analysis

The Emergence of Blockchain and Its Impact on E-discovery

Aaron Vick, Cicayda| May 15, 2018

Don’t assume that you’re absolved from the risk of litigation discovery even if your corporate policies are updated to include newly introduced technology such as a blockchain.

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Telegram Launches Cryptocurrency Trademark Fight After Startup Seeks to Register the Term 'Gram'

Ben Hancock | May 14, 2018

Telegram may not have an operational network yet for its cryptocurrency, but that's not stopping the company from going after another crypto startup that also wants to use the term "gram" as the name for its digital asset.

News

Legal Artificial Intelligence Vendors On the Rise, Report Says

Dan Clark | May 14, 2018

Options abound for legal departments attempting to integrate more artificial intelligence into their work.

News

Study Finds Judges Mostly Reject Discovery Requests for Litigation Funding Documents

Ben Hancock | May 14, 2018

The conclusion of the study—that judges rarely grant discovery into litigation funding documents—helps explain why opponents of the industry are pushing for legislative and rule changes to require that funding agreements be disclosed.

Analysis

The Problem With Smart Contracts

Rhys Dipshan | May 14, 2018

At the CDX Academy Blockchain Brand Innovation Summit in New York, speakers explained why smart contracts will only work in limited and narrow transactional situations.

News

10 Things You Should Know Before the GDPR Deadline Is Here

Zach Warren | May 14, 2018

May 25 is almost here. Is your organization ready? I mean, actually ready? Here are some tips for GDPR novices and experts alike.

Analysis

A Brief History of Blockchain

Lewis Popovski and George Soussou, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler| May 14, 2018

While many have invested in bitcoin, few really understand the underlying blockchain technology, which could be 'the largest technological expansion since the Internet.'

News

OPM Data Breach Plaintiffs, in Bid to Revive Case, Say Trial Judge 'Wrongly Sidestepped' Precedent

Amanda Bronstad | May 11, 2018

Plaintiffs suing over a 2014 data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management—which may have compromised information for 21.5 million persons—have asked a federal appeals court to revive their cases, citing a significant decision last year finding standing to sue over a cyberattack.

News

Athennian Team Turns Legal Woes into Legal Technology

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 11, 2018

The Alberta-based company just signed a deal with PwC Law and plans to close a Series A funding round later this year.

News

Ninth Circuit Revives US Chamber's Challenge to Seattle Ride-Hailing Union Law

Erin Mulvaney | May 11, 2018

“Digital platforms like Uber and Lyft have become ‘highly interconnected with modern economic and social life,’ and present novel challenges and contexts for regulation,” the Ninth Circuit panel said.

News

Blakes Innovation Arm Partners for a Startup of Its Own

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 11, 2018

The Canadian law firm and legal technology company will partner to offer Blakes Nitro participants a collaborative document generation platform.

News

Not Just GDPR: Questions Abound as EU Cybersecurity Directive Comes Online

Rhys Dipshan | May 11, 2018

Since each EU nation can implement the Network and Information Security (NIS) directive in its own way, there is uncertainty over what local and international companies will be covered.

News

SEC Cyber Unit Chief Warns Steeper Penalties May Be Coming for ICO Issuers That Flout Rules

Ben Hancock | May 10, 2018

The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s cyber unit said participants have been put on notice that more actions and penalties could be in store for violators.

News

2 New Suits Challenge Gig Worker Classification, And This Is Just the Beginning

Erin Mulvaney | May 10, 2018

The predicted spike in worker classification litigation—following the California Supreme Court's big gig economy ruling—is beginning. Two new suits challenge how Lyft and Postmates classify their workforce.

Slideshow

16 Legal Tech Movers We've Watched in 2018

Ian Lopez | May 10, 2018

A look at some of the biggest legal tech career moves in 2018.

Q&A

For Fenwick’s Cyber Co-Chair, Privacy Is Not a One-Size-Fits All Proposition

Rhys Dipshan | May 10, 2018

Jim Koenig, co-chair Fenwick & West’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, discusses his view on the FTC, GDPR, and why privacy is a business necessity for all modern tech companies.

Analysis

3 Interesting Facts about the Patent Landscape for Cryptocurrency and Blockchain

Alexander D. Georges and James L. Korenchan, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff| May 10, 2018

The race for patent protection in this industry remains an interesting ongoing story, and serves as evidence that many in the industry have faith in its growth and longevity.

News

Alternative Legal Service Providers Make the Case for Themselves in GDPR Compliance

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 10, 2018

Alternative legal service providers have long made the case that they can disrupt the way businesses manage legal services. Will GDPR and Brexit let these providers prove their case?

News

Trump Administration Backs Apple in Supreme Court Antitrust Suit Over Apps

Marcia Coyle | May 09, 2018

"The importance of the question presented will only grow as commerce continues to move online," the U.S. Department of Justice told the Supreme Court in an amicus brief backing Apple Inc.'s position in a closely watched antitrust case.

Ex-US Attorney, Bryan Cave Accused of Cover-Up in Legal Fallout From 2008 LabMD Hack

Scott Flaherty | May 09, 2018

LabMD, a medical testing company mired in legal battles, alleges that Mary Beth Buchanan and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner concealed key information in an FTC consumer protection case.

Facebook is Banning Foreign Ad Buys Around an Irish Referendum. Could it Do the Same in the US?

Caroline Spiezio | May 09, 2018

Facebook Inc.'s strategy around Ireland's Eighth Amendment referendum could also apply to U.S. elections this November, attorneys said.

News

Logikcull Wants Attorneys to Discover Slack

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 09, 2018

The company's new Slack feature allows attorneys to search and review communications from the increasingly popular chat tool.

Ushering Legal Operations Into the Future: A Q&A With Reese Arrowsmith of Campbell Soup

Dan Clark | May 09, 2018

Arrowsmith, who also chairs the ACC's operations group, believes that sharing knowledge and stories of legal ops successes and failures will move the field forward.

News

Expansion of E-Discovery and Cloud Tech is Redefining the Legal Tech Market

Rhys Dipshan | May 09, 2018

The 2018 E-discovery Unfiltered Survey found a growing acceptance of cloud technologies and broader e-discovery deployment at law firms and legal departments.

Analysis

The Most Important Word in Legal Tech: Engagement

Jake Heller, Casetext| May 09, 2018

Six ways to get innovation not just bought by firms, but actually used by attorneys.

Analysis

Lawsuit Against Ripple Labs Is Not Your Typical ICO Case

Ben Hancock | May 08, 2018

The case involves the third-largest cryptocurrency in the world, and could delve into questions of how a digital asset's decentralization (or lack thereof) impacts its legal status.

News

Fintech Expert Lee Schneider Leaves McDermott to Become GC at Blockchain Startup

MP McQueen | May 08, 2018

Financial technology expert Lee A. Schneider has left McDermott Will & Emery to become general counsel of blockchain software developer Block.one, after joining the law firm from Debevoise & Plimpton just last fall.

News

Georgia Gov. Deals a Blow to Controversial Cybersecurity Bill

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 08, 2018

Gov. Nathan Deal opted to veto a cybersecurity bill criticized by technology groups that would have made “unauthorized computer access” a crime.

How to Handle EU Employee Data Under the New General Data Protection Regulation

Dan Clark | May 08, 2018

There are plenty of complexities around how companies can and can't use the personal data of EU employees under the massive new GDPR.

Analysis

The Future of Law: How In-House Counsel Will Hire Outside Counsel

Frank Ramos, Clarke Silverglate| May 08, 2018

Analytics will play a major role in hiring moving forward, forcing many law firms to adjust their strategies.

News

Conference of Western Attorneys General and Cellebrite Launch Forensics Knowledge Library

Rhys Dipshan | May 08, 2018

The Digital Forensics Repository will contain guides aimed at helping state attorneys deploy digital forensics tools in compliance with legal requirements and industry best practices.

Analysis

How to Use Early Case Assessment to Make Informed, Accurate E-Discovery Decisions

Joe Mulenex, Exterro| May 08, 2018

ECA can help understand the universe of a given matter, but it also includes the assessment of risk and the determination of a preliminary strategy.

News

Prosperoware Launches Cloud-Based Management System for Your Other Cloud-Based Management Systems

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 07, 2018

Prosperoware's new integration system CAM, and its components CAM Provisioning and CAM ContentMirror, lets users work across multiple cloud-based systems.

News

New Ogletree Deakins Director of Data Analytics Talks Challenges of Labor Data

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 07, 2018

Andrew Cook, the firm’s new head of data analytics, said that with labor data analytics, access and reliability tend to be the biggest challenges.

News

Ontario Systems Acquires Justice Systems, Eyeing Comprehensive Court Tech Offering

Rhys Dipshan | May 07, 2018

Under the terms of the acquisition, court case management software provider Justice Systems Inc. will continue operating under its own brand as a separate entity.

Building Legal Ops From the Ground Up: A Q&A With Mike Russell of Ingersoll-Rand

Dan Clark | May 07, 2018

Mike Russell of Ingersoll-Rand spoke about artificial intelligence, building an operations function and where legal department outsourcing may be heading next.

Analysis

Blockchain and Interoperable Legal Tech Builds A2J Use Cases

Larry Bridgesmith, Vanderbilt Law School| May 07, 2018

The blockchain has a number of novel applications for access to justice initiatives, such as the Internet Bar Organization's outreach to Rohingya refugees.

News

Leading Offshore Law Firm Settles Legal Fight Over Massive Hack

Joseph Evans | May 04, 2018

Pinsent Masons is advising the BBC, as the publicly financed broadcaster and another news organization reached a settlement with Appleby in a dispute over a leak of confidential materials labeled the "Paradise Papers" last year.

Analysis

Copyright Liability for Foreign Internet Broadcasters Who Fail to Geoblock

Scott D. Locke and Laura-Michelle Horgan| May 04, 2018

Recently and to the likely dismay of many foreign broadcasters, in 'Spanski Enterprises v. Telewizja Polska' the D.C. Circuit took up an issue of first impression for the federal appellate courts: whether any extraterritorial limits of the copyright law would relieve the liability of foreign content disseminators that send their content into the United States.

News

New Report Shows GDPR Compliance Is 'More Like a Marathon Than a 100-Yard Dash'

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 04, 2018

A report from McDermott Will & Emery and the Ponemon Institute finds that GDPR compliance is still a ways off for many organizations.

News

Fastcase Looks to Expand Access to Analytics with AI Sandbox Platform

Rhys Dipshan | May 04, 2018

The platform will act as a one-stop-shop for law firms who want to test out AI analytics tools on their own data.

Analysis

Facebook's GDPR Challenge and the Conundrum of Consent

Ian Lopez | May 04, 2018

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation goes against the business models of Facebook and many other internet companies, say some compliance experts.

News

Del. Supreme Court Upholds $770M TransPerfect Sale to Co-Founder

Tom McParland | May 03, 2018

The Delaware Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the $770 million sale of TransPerfect Global Inc. to co-founder Philip R. Shawe, bringing to an end more than three years of fierce litigation with his erstwhile partner Elizabeth Elting over control of the successful translation-service company.

News

Equifax Judge Warns Lawyers to Limit Record-Sealing Requests

R. Robin McDonald | May 03, 2018

U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas Thrash issued a 34-page protective order in the Equifax data breach multidistrict litigation but warned lawyers and their clients that they should treat documents filed in the case as "presumptively public" and use their "best efforts" to limit confidential filings.

Analysis

You Want a Hole, Not a Drill: Finding the Right Technology Solution at Law Firms

Eric Wangler, BigHand| May 03, 2018

Firms typically end up blaming the technology for not working, when the blame often lies with the failure to properly define the problem, choose the right solution and then implement it.

Commentary

Be Sure to Play 'Show and Tell' With Your Law Firm's Online Newsroom

Wayne Pollock| May 03, 2018

Online newsrooms are powerful and versatile marketing tools for law firms. They are powerful because lawyers can use their firms’ newsrooms to build their authority and credibility with website visitors simply by talking about themselves and the work they’ve done for their clients.

Analysis

Nervous System: Just the Fax, Ma’am

David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group| May 03, 2018

'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, tells the story of how the fax machine actually pre-dates the U.S. Civil War.

News

Take it to the Bank: Legal-Focused Esquire Bank Invests in Litify

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 03, 2018

The bank put down $2.5 million investment and nearly 5 percent ownership interest in automation and case management technology Litify.

Analysis

Why Is the Government Pushing for TAR in the Cohen Privilege Review?

Rhys Dipshan | May 03, 2018

Using technology-assisted review (TAR) technology in the U.S. v. Cohen privilege review could potentially expedite the process, while offering transparency around decision-making.