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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July 14, 2023 | Legaltech News

Meta's Threads: Twitter Killer, and E-Discovery Head-Scratcher

Though the extent of business-related communications to take place on the Threads platform is expected to be limited, the app is still likely to become one more complicated, growing source of ESI for which e-discovery professionals need to account.

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

July 13, 2023 | Legaltech News

Assembly Software Brings Generative AI to Its Case Management Platform With NeosAI

NeosAI, currently in beta, aims to bring new capabilities to Assembly Software's case management platform Neos such as automatic document generation and audio and video transcription.

By Cassandre Coyer

3 minute read

July 12, 2023 | Legaltech News

Amid Wave of AI-Related Risks, Will Insurance Be Enough to Protect Companies?

While evolving AI models are likely to bring their own set of changes to the insurance industry, such as the creation of new, AI-bespoke policies, until then, companies will have to rely on a portfolio of insurance products for coverage.

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

July 11, 2023 | Legaltech News

Judges' Generative AI Orders Aren't Prompting Firms to Look Inward—Yet

While court orders requiring attorneys to disclose their use of generative AI for legal work aren't prompting many firms to reevaluate their technology products, that could change if such orders start to become more widespread.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read

July 07, 2023 | Legaltech News

McDermott's New Cyber Partner on How Software Development Skills Helped His Legal Career

Legaltech News caught up with McDermott Will & Emery's new data privacy and cybersecurity partner Stephen Reynolds to discuss his career trajectory and the cybersecurity complexities law firms face today.

By Cassandre Coyer

5 minute read

July 06, 2023 | Legaltech News

Generative AI Is Bringing Waves of Funding to Legal Tech. Can It Last?

While legal technology investments have slowed in recent months, generative AI advancements have caught the attention of investors who may have once overlooked the legal tech market.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read

July 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

As Privacy Laws Proliferate, So Does Mismatch Between Companies' Notices, Practices

"It takes a mature organization to have processes that require a product developer or a marketer to always check in with their privacy team before they move ahead," said Lynn Parker Dupree, partner at Finnegan.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read

July 05, 2023 | Legaltech News

8 Legal Tech Companies That Secured Funding in Q2

A look at some of the generative AI platforms, legal tech startups and contract lifecycle management (CLM) providers that have raised funding during the second quarter of 2023.

By Cassandre Coyer

1 minute read

July 05, 2023 | Legaltech News

Alma Asay, Promoted to Crowell & Moring First CIVO, Talks Gen AI, Impactful Innovation

Alma Asay, Crowell & Moring's first chief innovation and value officer, shared her own thoughts on generative AI: "I'm not as scared as some people are that suddenly our jobs are all going to be gone."

By Cassandre Coyer

7 minute read

June 30, 2023 | Legaltech News

All AI Isn't Generative AI: Lawyers See Court AI Disclosure Rules as Too Broad

An order from a federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania requiring the disclosure of any use of AI is raising questions in the legal industry as to how realistic, and helpful, such expectations are.

By Cassandre Coyer

5 minute read

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