Robert Kramer

June 18, 2018 | Daily Business Review

It is stunning how few people realize the significance of one provision of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which became effective earlier this year. Perhaps the reason for this is that it is conceptually complicated, but that should be your tax professional's problem; it should not be yours.

By Robert Kramer

4 minute read

September 18, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Whether good or bad, the law is used by some to obtain or retain advantages over others, like education, money and politics. Over short and medium time frames, access to AI—and access to better AI—will likely skew toward those who can afford to supplement quality human legal advice for their separate advantage.

By Robert Kramer

5 minute read

September 14, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

There is a significant difference between providing an accurate or even a thorough legal answer, and providing a legal opinion that is strategic, that is likely to be trusted and followed by the client, that does not create additional liability for the client and that zealously protects the client's legal rights.

By Robert Kramer

10 minute read

September 12, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

To drive somewhere, all you have to tell an automated car is your destination, the rest is technology, albeit complex amazing and sometimes patentable technology. Given any two physical coordinates, the same technical solution should be applicable to any human passenger. However, when legal issues are involved, a human client may not be able to articulate a preferred outcome and also usually needs advice on what results are even possible. A lawyer thus needs a lot more information, and an AI needs a lot more complex, amazing and sometimes patentable technology.

By Robert Kramer

5 minute read

September 11, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

If we are increasingly willing to consign our fortunes to the advice of artificially intelligent financial advisers and place our mortal survival in the hands of robo surgeons and driverless cars, when should we entrust our legal rights to robo-lawyers?

By Robert Kramer

9 minute read

September 11, 2017 | Inside Counsel

If we are increasingly willing to consign our fortunes to the advice of artificially intelligent financial advisers and place our mortal survival in the…

By Robert Kramer

5 minute read