Ben Hancock

November 03, 2017 | The Recorder

The judge overseeing Waymo's case against Uber won't allow a damages expert whose calculations were behind the figure to testify at trial.

By Ben Hancock |

15 minute read

November 02, 2017 | Litigation Daily

In a battle over classifying workers as employees or independent contractors, Gibson Dunn partner Jason Schwartz figured out how to reframe the fight.

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read

November 02, 2017 | The Recorder

Blockchain startup Tezos was hit with a novel lawsuit last week alleging it violated U.S. securities laws and misled investors regarding its blockbuster $232 million initial coin offering, or ICO.

By Ben Hancock |

10 minute read

November 01, 2017 | The Recorder

"Just because you have a new technology doesn't mean that no laws apply to it," says Ripple general counsel Brynly Llyr.

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read

October 30, 2017 | The Recorder

A federal judge hinted she could rule that a Grubhub delivery driver should be treated as an employee rather than as an independent contractor.

By Ben Hancock |

13 minute read

October 30, 2017 | Law.com

This week on Law.com's Unprecedented podcast we talk to Brynly Llyr, general counsel at Ripple Labs, a blockchain company focused on facilitating cross-border money transfers.

By Ben Hancock |

1 minute read

October 29, 2017 | The American Lawyer

A gas rig explosion off the coast of Nigeria ignited a class action against Chevron—but as the energy company's lawyers probed into the plaintiff's financing, the suit went up in smoke.

By Ben Hancock |

57 minute read

October 27, 2017 | The Recorder

This software project by a Stanford computer science student doesn't have a name yet. But it might just be the next thing to shake up the legal research industry.

By Ben Hancock |

11 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Recorder

The judge postponed a ruling on Waymo's motion to add two new software-related trade secrets, saying he would decide the matter after the first trial concludes.

By Ben Hancock |

3 minute read

October 25, 2017 | The Recorder

The company won't have to reargue a case brought by “country-rap” singer Mikel Knight, who sued Facebook for selling ads on a page critical of the musician.

By Ben Hancock |

2 minute read