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Cassandre Coyer

Cassandre Coyer

Washington D.C.-based legal technology reporter, covering new things happening around data privacy and cybersecurity law, e-discovery and emerging technologies.

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November 21, 2023 | Legaltech News

Are Legal Proceedings, Courts and Laws Ready for the Rise of Deepfakes?

Panelists from the CIA, Relativity and the Institute for Advanced Study came together during the Toledo Bar Association's "Utilization of AI Applications in the Legal System and Throughout the Nation" webinar to explore how generative AI is infiltrating the legal market.

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

November 21, 2023 | Legaltech News

A Spooky Fall: 5 Recent Cybersecurity Incidents and Shortcomings in the Legal Market

Legaltech News looked back at some of the significant cybersecurity incidents from this fall, from "lax" practices to evolving strategies from bad actors.

By Cassandre Coyer

1 minute read

November 17, 2023 | Legaltech News

IP in the Age of AI: A Chat With Former Patent Judge Kit Crumbley

Legaltech News sat down with Christopher Crumbley, the newest member of Bracewell's IP litigation team, who served for a decade in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), to discuss his views on how patent law is evolving, especially with novel questions posed by generative AI.

By Cassandre Coyer

7 minute read

November 16, 2023 | Legaltech News

From Shaping Canada's AI Policy to Heading IAPP's New Center: A Chat With Ashley Casovan

While talking about AI technologies as being part of the same family tree can be helpful to draft regulations, a "monolith" perspective may miss the importance of context, noted Ashley Casovan, new managing director of IAPP's AI Governance Center.

By Cassandre Coyer

7 minute read

November 14, 2023 | Legaltech News

It's Not Just Judges That Want Mandatory AI Disclosures

A new survey from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner found that about 3% of legal professionals have already had the integrity of their evidence compromised as a result of the use of AI tools in arbitration.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read

November 14, 2023 | Legaltech News

Pre/Dicta Expands Litigation Prediction Platform With New Motion Types, Case Timelines

By looking for a case or judge's "doppelganger," Pre/Dicta looks to predict the outcome of four new motion types: summary judgment, class certification, venue transfer and motions to compel.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read

November 13, 2023 | Legaltech News

AEDI Conference Takeaways: US, EU Regulators Take Stock of Enforcement, Litigation Trends

Regulators from Ireland's Data Protection Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission shared takeaways from their respective departments' recent enforcement actions, during Georgetown University Law Center's annual Advanced eDiscovery Institute conference last week.

By Cassandre Coyer

5 minute read

November 10, 2023 | Legaltech News

Beyond the DPF: A Look at Global Data Transfers Mechanisms for E-Discovery

Many countries, from China to France, come with their unique data transfers mechanisms. "There is no standardization," noted Rohan Massey, partner at Ropes & Gray, during a panel discussion at the Georgetown University Law Center's annual Advanced eDiscovery Institute conference on Friday.

By Cassandre Coyer

5 minute read

November 10, 2023 | Legaltech News

E-Discovery Caselaw 2023: ESI Protocols, Intent to Deprive Standard and Relevancy Redactions

A panel of judges at the Georgetown University Law Center's annual Advanced eDiscovery Institute conference explored some of the takeaways from this year's discovery case law, from what ESI protocols should look like to the grounds for relevancy redactions.

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

November 09, 2023 | Legaltech News

Onit Launches Generative AI-Powered Contract Management Tool 'Catalyst for Contracts'

The contract solution comes with a chat feature designed to let users have conversations with their contracts and ask questions about clauses, draft language or find inconsistent terms, among other use cases.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read