Rhys Dipshan

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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January 16, 2024 | Legaltech News

The Gen AI Models Legal Professionals Should Know

Navigating the Gen AI landscape can be challenging. But understanding the differences and similarities of the most common, and foundational, Gen AI models on the market can go a long way.

By Cassandre Coyer | Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Legaltech News

Some AI Ethics Is 'New Wine in Old Bottles': A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Niloy Ray

Legaltech News caught up with Niloy Ray, shareholder and e-discovery counsel at Littler Mendelson, to discuss how the legal market can align its use of generative AI with its ethical obligations.

By Rhys Dipshan

8 minute read

January 09, 2024 | Legaltech News

Complete Legal Merges With L2 Services, Precise Legal in Major E-Discovery Services Market Consolidation

The three merged e-discovery providers will operate under the Complete Legal brand, and continue to focus on catering to what it sees are the unmet e-discovery and services needs of small and midsized law firms.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

January 02, 2024 | Legaltech News

Robin AI, a Gen AI Assistant for Contracts, Raises $26 Million

Amid its growing expansion in the U.S., Robin AI, which closed on a series B funding round, is also setting its sights on the Asia legal market.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

December 29, 2023 | Legaltech News

The Legal Tech M&As That Changed the Legal Tech Market in 2023

While consolidation has been an ongoing trend in the legal tech space for years, 2023 was certainty a new peak for the industry.

By Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read

December 28, 2023 | Legaltech News

Where the Money Went: The Biggest Legal Tech Investments of 2023

Generative AI-powered legal tech platforms secured some of the biggest funding rounds in a year when investments slowed significantly.

By Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read

December 27, 2023 | Legaltech News

What Downturn? The Biggest Legal Tech Seed Funding Rounds in 2023

A slowdown in legal tech investments and a complicated economic picture didn't stop legal tech startups from securing significant seed funding this year.

By Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read

December 19, 2023 | Legaltech News

Embracing Innovation: 7 Major Law Firm Tech Developments in 2023

From a host of law firm-created generative AI chatbots to new innovative client offerings and the launch of another law firm legal tech subsidiary, this year showed that law firms are confidently embracing their place in the legal technology market.

By Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read

December 19, 2023 | Legaltech News

X1 Discovery Sells its Social Discovery Product to Pagefreezer to Refocus on Enterprise Offerings

Following the divestiture, X1 plans to invest in both its X1 Search and X1 Enterprise Collect solutions, with a "major new release" of X1 Search scheduled for 2024.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

December 18, 2023 | Legaltech News

6 Significant ALSP Developments in 2023

From developing generative AI tools to reshaping the industry through far reaching M&A deals, ALSPs have had a busy 2023.

By Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read


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