Rhys Dipshan

CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)

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October 07, 2021 | Legaltech News

Outside Counsel Management Platform Persuit Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding

The Australia-based company has courted some of the world's biggest legal departments as clients since it launched in 2016. But it's far from the only startup in the legal spend space that's finding a receptive corporate client base.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

October 06, 2021 | Legaltech News

GDPR's Global Impact May Be More Limited Than You Think

While the GDPR has changed some behaviors of U.S. companies and offered other countries a template for privacy laws, its approach to privacy isn't being replicated in regulations around the globe, noted a Relativity Fest panel.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

October 01, 2021 | Legaltech News

SmokeBall Raises $30 Million Amidst Growing Demand for Cloud-based Practice Management Tools

SmokeBall is just the latest practice management provider to secure investment in a pandemic market. But unlike many other legal tech companies, it's looking to stay independent.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

September 28, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Cybersecurity Isn't Just About Outside Threats. It's About Protecting Firms From Themselves

While recent efforts have helped close security gaps brought on by the pandemic, some still question whether firms are truly prepared for evolving threats on the horizon, especially with hybrid work arrangements gaining momentum.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

September 23, 2021 | Law.com

Clients and Firms Want a Tech Transformation. They're Not Ready.

Despite a fertile climate for tech adoption and modernization, age-old problems are still holding the industry back from a broader transformation.

By Rhys Dipshan

8 minute read

September 13, 2021 | Legaltech News

Microsoft's M12 Invests in Another Contract Startup: UK-based Definely

Contract drafting and review platform Definely, which was launched in 2017 by former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer attorneys, secured £2.2 million in new funding.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Legaltech News

Clio Acquires Document Automation Provider Lawyaw in Its Third Ever M&A

The acquisition comes weeks after Clio's purchase of CalendarRules, and less than six months after the company closed on a $110 million Series E funding round.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

August 26, 2021 | Legaltech News

ILTACON 2021 Has First Confirmed Case of COVID-19

An employee of a contractor working with ILTA on ILTACON 2021 has tested positive for COVID-19. ILTA noted that the fourth and final day of the conference, which is taking place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, will continue on as scheduled.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

August 25, 2021 | Legaltech News

At the ILTACON Vendor Hall, a Different Type of Experience This Year

In the first in-person legal tech conference since COVID-19, attendance in the exhibit hall is lower than in years past. Exhibitors say that may have been expected and they've had good conversations, but would still like to see more people walking through.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

August 24, 2021 | Legaltech News

ILTACON 2021 Roundup: Day 2

Tuesday at ILTACON 2021 brought more panels, meetings and chance meetings. Which makes things around here seem... almost normal? Rhys Dipshan and Zach Warren give their thoughts on exhaustion, walking the halls, and more.

By Rhys Dipshan | Zach Warren

6 minute read

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