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Isha Marathe

Isha Marathe

New York-based law/tech business reporter, covering all things AI, IP, cybersecurity, data privacy, and more. Avid fan of the nitty gritty of company disclosures.

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March 01, 2023 | Legaltech News

Brie Buchanan Makes the Jump to Legal Tech as Calloquy's First CLO

Coming on board from a career as an IP attorney and a fintech GC, Brie Buchanan is taking on the role of VP and chief legal officer at legal tech startup Calloquy. She talked about the importance of tech competency for a successful legal career and more.

By Isha Marathe

6 minute read

February 27, 2023 | Legaltech News

White Castle Settlement Is a 'Seminal Moment' for BIPA to Be Amended

Attorneys say Latrina Cothron v. White Castle Systems in the Illinois Supreme Court is the most significant and dangerous development in biometric legislation to date, making businesses vulnerable to bankruptcies and complicating existing BIPA settlements.

By Isha Marathe

4 minute read

February 24, 2023 | Legaltech News

The E-Discovery 502(d)ilemma: Attorneys Continue to Neglect an 'Amazing Level of Protection'

A lack of knowledge about FRE 502(d)—the easiest and most fool-proof of safety nets—has kept attorneys and judges from utilizing the valuable claw back provision. But Judges Andrew Peck and Paul Grimm warn that, with increasing digital evidence, such ignorance is tantamount to malpractice.

By Isha Marathe

7 minute read

February 23, 2023 | Legaltech News

Beware of "Technological Myopia," Richard Susskind Says About GPT-3.5

The swiftly changing technological landscape is poised to disrupt legal services and the business of law—but legal tech futurist and author of the Third Edition of "Tomorrow's Lawyers" Richard Susskind noted that there are skills attorneys can brush up on today to prepare for what's coming.

By Isha Marathe

8 minute read

February 21, 2023 | Legaltech News

Seven Legal Players That Are Already Harnessing GPT-3.5 Technology

Not long after OpenAI rolled out its GPT-3 large language models, a handful of pioneers in the legal field dove headfirst to utilize the technology.

By Isha Marathe

1 minute read

February 21, 2023 | Legaltech News

AbacusNext Rebrands as CARET, Combining Its Accounting and Legal Offerings Under One Roof

The cloud-based practice management provider AbacusNext, now CARET, will continue offering all its products, but will unveil an advanced subscription of Zola Suite, which will now be known as CARET Legal.

By Isha Marathe

3 minute read

February 15, 2023 | Legaltech News

As More Law Firms Leverage ChatGPT, Few Have Internal Policies Regarding Its Use

For Todd Corham, the chief information officer at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, such policies are unnecessary, in part, because "we really shouldn't have to write a policy on using good judgment."

By Isha Marathe

4 minute read

February 13, 2023 | Legaltech News

Helm360 Integrates New GPT-3 Model Into Chatbot Termi, Enabling Legal Drafting

Helm360 is using Open AI's ChatGPT-3 technology to power its flagship chatbot Termi. However, given the generative AI's inaccuracies, the chatbot isn't meant to be client-facing.

By Isha Marathe

4 minute read

February 10, 2023 | Legaltech News

Lessons From India's Google Sanctions: Local Data Privacy Rulings Reverberate Worldwide

Google accused Indian regulators of copying the EU's language in an antitrust ruling—but observers say there's nothing suspect about regulators following in each other's footsteps.

By Isha Marathe

4 minute read

February 10, 2023 | Legaltech News

3 Takeaways From the UF E-Discovery Conference Annual Judges' Panel

From virtual court proceedings with pasta and wine to the necessity of a tech-competent chamber, the Judges Panel at the 10th Annual University of Florida E-Discovery Conference, discussed their views on how technology is changing court standards and processes.

By Isha Marathe

5 minute read