Ben Hancock

January 18, 2018 | The Recorder

Ta, who started her career at Keker in 2006 and established a practice focused on intellectual property litigation and class action defense, started work as a partner at BSF on Wednesday.

By Ben Hancock |

3 minute read

January 16, 2018 | Law.com

Tech firms are promoting discussion on diversity by opening internal message boards and chats. But should they be setting the ground rules? Plus, the government gets broad surveillance powers restored, and lots happening in the legaltech industry.

By Ben Hancock |

8 minute read

January 12, 2018 | The Recorder

Nonequity shareholder Dawn Knepper alleges male shareholders are paid, on average, $110,000 more than women shareholders.

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Recorder

The submission paves the way for a potential recall vote in June.

By Ben Hancock |

2 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Recorder

The lawsuit claims Dragon Box allows users to view infringing videos via third-party "addons."

By Ben Hancock |

2 minute read

January 10, 2018 | The Recorder

Heather Meeker of O'Melveny & Myers explains the recent license enforcement statements by major tech organizations and why sexual harassment is the "next shoe to drop" in the open source world.

By Ben Hancock |

7 minute read

January 10, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The amount the litigation funder put into new commitments is triple its investment figure from the year prior. Most of the money went into portfolio finance deals.

By Ben Hancock |

3 minute read

January 09, 2018 | Law.com

Could U.S. regulations on encryption be hurting dissident organizers in Iran? Plus, CBP can mostly still search your phone when it wants, and the courtroom fallout over Meltdown and Spectre.

By Ben Hancock |

7 minute read

January 09, 2018 | Law.com

In the latest episode of Unprecedented, O'Melveny & Myers partner Heather Meeker talks about license enforcement by major tech companies, security and open source, and the challenges open source projects face in dealing with sexual harassment amid the #MeToo movement.

By Ben Hancock |

2 minute read

January 08, 2018 | The Recorder

Conservative Bay Area lawyer Harmeet Dhillon is representing James Damore in a class action suit alleging political, gender and race discrimination by Google.

By Ben Hancock |

5 minute read