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Frank Ready

Frank Ready

Frank Ready is a reporter on the tech desk at ALM Media. He can be reached at [email protected].

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February 27, 2020 | Legaltech News

Legal Tech Service Provider TCDI Receives Growth Investment From Trivest

Legal tech company Technology Concepts & Design, Inc. has been steadily raising its profile in e-discovery and data security, but a new investment from private equity company Trivest has been earmarked towards continuing to build out both its footprint and array of solutions.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 26, 2020 | Legaltech News

Just One Practice Doesn't Make Perfect for Law Firm Tech

While firms are looking for tech solutions that can span multiple practice areas, both traditional law firm structure and the greater legal tech market seem to be favoring more practice-specific solutions.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 25, 2020 | Legaltech News

Impending SCOTUS Trademark Decision Could Have Far-Reaching Cybersecurity Repercussions

Trademark protections could be essential to companies looking to fight certain cybersecurity threats, but the U.S. Supreme Court may have to determine whether or not those risks outweigh the threat generic trademarks pose to competition.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 24, 2020 | Legaltech News

E-Discovery Providers Don't Get Cut Any Slack with Collaboration Software Updates

Communications platforms like Slack or Microsoft Teams are spreading quickly across the corporate landscape. But can e-discovery providers keep up with how quickly those channels evolve or will they get left in the dust?

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

February 21, 2020 | Legaltech News

Behind T-Mobile-Sprint Merger: A Textbook Antitrust Analysis

A court's decision to sign-off on the T-Mobile and Sprint merger could be a very straightforward antitrust case that offers some complicated insights into how regulators might view tech-related mergers in the future.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 19, 2020 | Legaltech News

Iridium Technology Merges with DFTech, Seeing Business Intelligence 'Tipping Point'

A merger between legal business intelligence companies Iridium Technology and DFTech will help the former to fill in the gaps around its financial analytics offerings as law firms start to view data analytics as a competitive necessity.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

February 18, 2020 | Legaltech News

Familiar ALSPs Are Risking Unfamiliarity With Name Changes. So Why Rebrand?

Legal service providers can benefit from updating their brand name to reflect the opportunities and problems that dominate an ever-changing legal market, but leaving behind an established brand will always have its risks.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 14, 2020 | Legaltech News

'ALSP,' 'New Law' or 'Law Company': What's Behind Legal's Shifting Identity?

As the line between traditional law firms and legal service providers becomes less clear, some companies are looking to ditch the "ALSP" label. But they may have to first consider how they want to be perceived in a market where identity can be a fast-evolving concept.

By Frank Ready

5 minute read

February 13, 2020 | Legaltech News

Think Regulating Online Marketplaces Was Difficult? Try Taxing Esports

Tax agencies who have started to take notice of the esports industry are likely to encounter some of the same issues that plagued early efforts to regulate boundaryless nature of the online marketplaces. Only this time it may be harder.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 13, 2020 | Legaltech News

Global Privacy Laws Are Good Business—If US Firms Can Reach Them

Capitalizing on the demand created by privacy laws may push some firms to embrace global partnership networks, or even consider opening offices overseas.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read