Alaina Lancaster, based in San Francisco, covers disruptive trends and technologies shaping the future of law. She authors the weekly legal futurist newsletter What's Next. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @a_lancaster3
April 19, 2019 | The Recorder
After 21 Years on the Federal Bench, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte to RetireAfter more than two decades serving the Northern District of California, U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte announced her plans to retire in October 2019.
By Alaina Lancaster
3 minute read
April 18, 2019 | Legaltech News
Argentine Lawyer Sues Uber, Saying Buenos Aires Launch Left Him Facing PrisonUber's Argentina representative, Michael R. Rattagan, says in a lawsuit he was subjected to police investigations and tax evasion charges for Uber's violation of local regulations,
By Alaina Lancaster
3 minute read
April 17, 2019 | The Recorder
Argentine Lawyer Sues Uber Over Fallout From Buenos Aires LaunchThe lawyer who represented Uber prior to its 2016 launch in Buenos Aires claims Uber's “ask for forgiveness” approach to regulators there has left him facing up to nine years in prison.
By Alaina Lancaster
3 minute read
August 11, 2016 | Law.com
Raymond Niro, the Original 'Patent Troll,' Dies at 73The Chicago lawyer reaped huge profits and spawned a new model of patent litigation that made him a nuisance to big companies and a hero to the inventors.
By Scott Graham
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