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Aug 13, 20205 min read
Blockchain development may facilitate market growth for Islamic financial instruments
Originally published by Thomson Reuters: Blockchain has captivated developers and innovators worldwide, and tech pioneers outside the G-7...
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Jul 6, 20203 min read
WIPO PROOF: NEW EVIDENTIARY TOOL FOR YOUR INTELLECTUAL ASSETS
By Peter Colin and Marc Jacobson Originally published on the New York State Bar Association's Entertainment and Sports Law Blog The World...
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Mar 30, 20204 min read
COVID-19 Challenges: Keeping Law Firms Going Amid Uncertain Times
Cowritten with Eric Seader. Originally published by Thomson Reuters. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing changes in the way the world...
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Feb 11, 20204 min read
Blockchain 2020: the hype may be over but the tech is here
Few tech topics captivated our collective conscious quite like blockchain did in the last half of the previous decade. Real adoption of...
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Jan 22, 20203 min read
The Lessons of Atrium: Innovation is Messy as Borders Blur Between Law Firms & Tech Companies
The overlap between software companies and law firms may be spreading, but not without casualties. The latest may be the many lawyers...
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Nov 11, 20194 min read
Wild Wild West Coast Bar Associations: Developments in Regulating Nonlawyer Ownership of Legal Busin
“Now let me welcome everybody to the Wild Wild West A state that's untouchable like Eliot Ness” -Tupac Shakur Is the practice of law in...
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Jul 3, 20194 min read
Facebook’s Libra: An Introduction to the Next Cryptocurrency
Facebook has officially introduced its cryptocurrency to the world. Called Libra, it will function as a stablecoin, allowing Facebook’s...
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Feb 13, 20194 min read
Freemium and the Big Four: bold steps for firms to embrace the future legal marketplace
Another year, another Legalweek 2019. There have been a lot of great pieces about the changes coming and innovations here, including...
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Dec 10, 20184 min read
A Holiday AI Post: We're all on the same team
Here’s a holiday blog post for you. For some, it’s Christmastime, the conclusion of Hanukkah, or prep for Kwanza, Festivus, or another...
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Nov 19, 20186 min read
The Music Modernization Act: a perfect problem for blockchain to solve
John Mackey has a trust problem. The Juilliard-trained, Cambridge-based composer/food blogger has made a career for himself writing...
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Nov 12, 20186 min read
Conan O'Brien and Chatbots: Parallel examples of technology challenging the status quo.
Conan O’Brien sounds a lot like a law firm these days. The TV host is changing his late night show in 2019 from the Carson-esque...
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Oct 30, 20184 min read
The Value of Curators: the Next Step for Law Librarians
I wanted to be a museum curator as a kid. A fascination with dinosaurs and Egyptology, thanks to a steady diet of Jurassic Park and...
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Oct 15, 20186 min read
AI is the New Plastics: Insights from the Connecticut Technology in the Legal Landscape Panel
I joined the Connecticut legal industry in Hartford on September 27th for the Thomson Reuters “Technology in the Legal Landscape” panel...
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Sep 24, 20185 min read
The Young Legal Technologist
Thomson Reuters hosted its sixth annual Unconference September 14, 2018 at its Eagan, MN headquarters. I was fortunate to join Kalel...
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Sep 17, 20184 min read
Innovation to Ubiquity
I’ve joined a gym. Three blocks from the Times Square location of Thomson Reuters is one of two locations for Mark Fisher Fitness. This...
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Jul 19, 20183 min read
No JD required - Hiring research assistants gains ground
For years, legal technology’s increased sophistication with AI enhancements has been blamed as a disruptor in attorney hiring. While the...
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Jul 10, 20185 min read
2018 OCE Discovery Conference Keynote Recap
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THOMSON REUTERS: AI was center stage at this month’s OCE Discovery Conference in Toronto. In the kickoff Keynote,...
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