May 01, 2018 | The Recorder
Judge to Consider Whether to Unseal Vast Surveillance RecordsU.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore of the Northern District of California may reveal whether the curtain of secrecy around past electronic surveillance in criminal investigations will be pulled back.
By Ben Hancock |
4 minute read
April 25, 2018 | The Recorder
Lichten & Liss-Riordan Closes Down SF Office 2 Years After OpeningThe decision to close its office comes after its only full-time lawyer in San Francisco left the firm to move to New York.
By Ben Hancock |
2 minute read
April 24, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Litigation Funder Lake Whillans Hires Former Bartlit Beck Litigator as Managing DirectorChristopher Hagale brings expertise in accounting malpractice and trade secrets, and expands Lake Whillans' geographic footprint to the Midwest.
By Ben Hancock |
2 minute read
April 24, 2018 | Law.com
What's Next: Women in Blockchain and the Future of Smart Contracts. Plus, the Great GDPR Consent DebateBlockchain@Berkeley's she(256) conference highlighted prominent women in the male-dominated blockchain industry, and offered a glimpse into the future of smart contract technology.
By Ben Hancock |
7 minute read
April 20, 2018 | The Recorder
Judge Remands First Tezos Case, Splitting Pioneering ICO Securities Class Actions In 2U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg agreed that the first case to be filed against Tezos belongs back in San Francisco Superior Court, in light of a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on jurisdiction.
By Ben Hancock |
2 minute read
April 19, 2018 | The Recorder
Gavelytics Launches New Tool Crunching Numbers on SF Superior Court JudgesThe platform is targeted at helping lawyers decide whether to "paper" a judge, as well as how to steer the litigation once it is off and running.
By Ben Hancock |
3 minute read
April 17, 2018 | The Recorder
WHOIS—Web Tool Used by IP Attorneys, Law Enforcement—In Peril After EU Privacy Regulators Reject Proposed FixThe public directory that contains information about who has registered every domain on the web looks increasingly at risk of going dark next month due to a clash with the GDPR.
By Ben Hancock
5 minute read
April 12, 2018 | The Recorder
In Expanded Uber Settlement, FTC Hammers Home Security MessageThe regulator warned tech companies to make sure their software development environments are secure. Uber's 2016 breach came after an engineer stored an access key to a cloud database in code hosted on GitHub.
By Ben Hancock |
3 minute read
April 11, 2018 | National Law Journal
For Chamber, Replicating Wisconsin Win on Litigation Funding Transparency Won't Be EasyProvisions requiring the disclosure of third-party litigation funding contracts in Wisconsin courts came together amid a unique set of circumstances on the ground.
By Ben Hancock |
5 minute read
April 10, 2018 | The Recorder
Feud Erupts Over Whether Tezos ICO Lawsuit Should Be Split in TwoA San Diego securities lawyer is trying to get his case against the blockchain project back to state court. But fellow plaintiffs attorneys object, saying he "should not be permitted to split the baby or get a second bite at the apple."
By Ben Hancock |
3 minute read
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