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)
February 26, 2019 | Legaltech News
House Hearing on Federal Privacy Law Takes Aim at GDPR, CCPAThe House Consumer Protection and Commerce subcommittee agreed on the need for a new federal privacy law. But it's an open question how closely that law will follow what has already been done in California or in the EU.
By Rhys Dipshan
5 minute read
February 26, 2019 | International Edition
House Hearing on Federal Privacy Law Takes Aim at GDPR, CCPAThe House Consumer Protection and Commerce subcommittee agreed on the need for a new federal privacy law. But it was an open question how closely that law would follow what has already been done in California or in the EU.
By Rhys Dipshan
5 minute read
February 01, 2019 | Legaltech News
OpenText Acquires Catalyst Repository Systems for $75 MillionThe acquisition, which sees OpenText integrating e-discovery company Catalyst into its own services, is the third major purchase and expansion by the Canada-based company since 2016.
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
January 31, 2019 | Legaltech News
When E-Discovery Became a Thing: Judges Reflect on Court's ESI EvolutionCurrent and retired federal judges closed out Day 2 of Legalweek, recalling how they first knew e-discovery would become a important topic in legal and discussing how it has evolved over the past decade.
By Rhys Dipshan
5 minute read
January 31, 2019 | New York Law Journal
When E-discovery Became a Thing: Judges Reflect Court's ESI EvolutionThere was a time when Andrew J. Peck, retired U.S. magistrate judge from the SDNY and now senior counsel at DLA Piper in NY, didn't realize e-discovery was going to become a big deal.
By Rhys Dipshan
5 minute read
January 29, 2019 | Legaltech News
3 Ways Government Attorneys Wished You Handled InvestigationsAt Legalweek 2019's 'The Government Reference Model' session, two government attorneys offered advice on how counsel should approach federal investigations.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
January 29, 2019 | Legaltech News
Former US AGs: Attorneys Need to Be Flexible and Have IT SkillsAt the opening keynote address for Legalweek 2019, former U.S. Attorneys General Alberto Gonzales and Loretta Lynch discuss the challenges facing both today's attorneys and Department of Justice employees.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
January 29, 2019 | Legaltech News
LexisNexis Announces Upcoming Intelligent 'Research Assistant'The new Lexis Research Assistant tool will allow users to leverage up their search and activity history and query a chatbot within Lexis Advance.
By Rhys Dipshan
2 minute read
January 28, 2019 | Legaltech News
Thomson Reuters to Offer Judicial Analytics with Westlaw Edge UpdateThe new Precedent Analytics feature, which integrates into Westlaw Edge's Litigation Analytics, looks to empower attorneys with insight into a judge's approach to certain areas of law.
By Rhys Dipshan
2 minute read
January 24, 2019 | Legaltech News
DISCO Raises $83 Million in Bid to Expand Beyond E-Discovery, USThe e-discovery company wants to triple the size of its office workforce over the next two years as it looks to expand into other legal tech markets both at home and abroad.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
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