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Alaina Lancaster

Alaina Lancaster

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

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April 24, 2019 | The Recorder

Coinbase and Its 'New World' Come Back Before Judge Chhabria

Bitcoin Cash users are doubling down on insider trading allegations in their second amended complaint against cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

April 22, 2019 | Legaltech News

Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte to Retire After 21 Years on the Federal Bench

Laporte, who is set to retire in October 2019, is among the leading legal thinkers on e-discovery issues in California and nationwide.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

April 19, 2019 | The Recorder

After 21 Years on the Federal Bench, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte to Retire

After 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 Prison

Uber'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 Launch

The 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 73

The 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

7 minute read