Ben Hancock

February 02, 2018 | The Recorder

For Charles Verhoeven and Bill Carmody, the highly anticipated trial about to get underway between Waymo and Uber is a chance for a re-match.

By Ben Hancock |

8 minute read

January 31, 2018 | The Recorder

It's the defining buzzword of this year's conference, but the legal profession is still parsing what it means and how it will affect what lawyers do. Here are three takeaways.

By Ben Hancock

5 minute read

January 30, 2018 | Law.com

The head of Cardozo's Blockchain Project talks about why smart contracts can create meaningful change for the legal profession. Also, why using technology may be required by legal ethics, and the perils of "sex contracts."

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read

January 30, 2018 | Law.com

Cardozo Law's Aaron Wright talks about the school's Blockchain Project and how technology will change the way lawyers structure commercial deals.

By Ben Hancock |

1 minute read

January 26, 2018 | The Recorder

Reents—who heads Cravath, Swaine & Moore's e-discovery and data analytics practice—talks about the challenges and benefits of implementing machine learning and analytics in legal practice, and why the problem of sifting through big data won't be easy to solve.

By Ben Hancock |

4 minute read

January 24, 2018 | The Recorder

The tech giant tried to play it safe by disabling a feature that analyzes face geometry in Illinois and Texas. But a series of legal battles over biometric data privacy laws is just heating up.

By Ben Hancock |

5 minute read

January 24, 2018 | Law.com

Google makes waves with its decision to curtail app features because of state biometric legislation. Plus, the pioneer of the Swiss foundation model for ICOs questions its wisdom, and EU lawmakers weigh in for Microsoft.

By Ben Hancock |

8 minute read

January 24, 2018 | Law.com

The head of Cravath, Swaine & Moore's e-Discovery and data analytics practice talks about the challenges and benefits to integrating AI into legal practice, and why technology may not solve the Big Data problem.

By Ben Hancock

2 minute read

January 19, 2018 | The Recorder

A win for the U.S. government in a case over emails stored in Ireland would violate EU data privacy law, they argue.

By Ben Hancock

5 minute read

January 18, 2018 | The Recorder

As more tech workers turn to internal chat apps and message boards to talk about social issues, companies face new legal risks and evidence challenges in litigation.

By Ben Hancock

6 minute read