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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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April 11, 2023 | Legaltech News

Ironclad Publicly Launches AI Assist, Now Powered by GPT-4

The public launch of AI Assist, which now leverages OpenAI's newest large language model GPT-4, also comes with the release of new offerings within Ironclad AI more broadly.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read

April 06, 2023 | Legaltech News

ChatGPT's Glitch Exposed User Data, But Didn't Catch Legal by Surprise

ChatGPT's first public data leak may be a reminder for law firms that information governance policies need to evolve along with technology.

By Cassandre Coyer

5 minute read

April 05, 2023 | Legaltech News

5 Years of GDPR: EU Regulators, Max Schrems Debate the Law's Effectiveness

"At a global level it's the least stupid privacy law we have so far," Max Schrems said of the GDPR during the Wednesday morning keynote at the IAPP 2023 Global Privacy Summit. He added, "It's just not precise enough in many areas."

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

April 05, 2023 | Legaltech News

Trans-Atlantic Privacy Update: EU-US DPF, AI Regulations, Are Still Works in Progress

At the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023 in D.C., data privacy stakeholders from academia, technology companies, the White House and the European Union Parliament discussed the state of trans-Atlantic privacy and what more needs to be done.

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

April 03, 2023 | Legaltech News

Lawsuit Du Jour: Decades-Old CIPA Is Spurring Latest Wiretapping Litigation Trend

Plaintiffs attorneys are pushing the boundaries of what "wiretapping conversations" means in the age of chatbots and session replay software. The latest example? The wave of lawsuits brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read

March 30, 2023 | Legaltech News

CCPA Lawsuits Dropped in 2022, but More Litigation—And Enforcement Actions—Are Likely Ahead

Under the CCPA, it's clear that what happens in California doesn't stay in California. A new report from Akin shows that companies reporting data breaches are increasingly at risk of CCPA enforcement action or litigation.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read

March 30, 2023 | Legaltech News

African Legal Research Platform Afriwise Discusses Why, and How It's Embracing AI

The leaders of Afriwise and legal software developer Pythagoria, which Afriwise recently acquired, discuss the state of the African legal tech industry and the role that AI can play to bridge some gaps.

By Cassandre Coyer

8 minute read

March 28, 2023 | Legaltech News

The Next E-Discovery Evolution: Five Recent Developments in the E-Discovery Space

From BYOD policies, to collaboration apps data and new technologies, as the types of evidence e-discovery attorneys collect evolve, so do their e-discovery practices.

By Cassandre Coyer

1 minute read

March 28, 2023 | Legaltech News

Boutique Firm BNH.AI Launches AI Bias Calculator Ahead of New NYC Law

Microwave is boutique firm BNH.AI's first publicly available—and free—tool that tests for bias in AI algorithms. Organizations can test their AI models for demographic labels ranging from race, ethnicity or sex, among others.

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

March 24, 2023 | Legaltech News

Legal Tech Rundown: Hanzo Spotlight+, HaystackID Expansion, Casepoint Upgrade, and More

An update on the legal tech market's past few weeks, from product launches to new partnerships.

By Cassandre Coyer

4 minute read