Thomas F Brier Jr

Thomas F Brier Jr

June 03, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Legal Tokenization: Emerging Legal Issues Surrounding NFTs

As NFT issues continue to be tested in court, regulators and legislators will be watching, waiting, and perhaps advocating for changes in the regulation of crypto.

By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and Thomas F. Brier Jr.

5 minute read

March 30, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Real Questions Abound in the Virtual World of the Metaverse

Questions abound vis-à-vis the parameters governing conduct and transactions occurring in the metaverse. In some cases, existing legal schemes may apply. In others, existing laws make an awkward fit. In still other cases, current laws may prove entirely insufficient.

By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and Thomas F. Brier Jr.

5 minute read

September 29, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Are States the New Battleground for Robocall Class Actions?

Florida may have just become the newest battleground for telemarketing robocall class actions.

By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and Thomas F. Brier Jr.

5 minute read

May 12, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealths Coalesce on Confronting Biometrics

With data breaches drawing national headlines, the commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia have turned their attention to passing consumer privacy laws that stand to significantly impact legal risk profiles for businesses using biometric data.

By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and Thomas F. Brier Jr.

8 minute read

March 01, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Biometrics and the New Wave of Class Action Lawsuits

With the passing of BIPA in 2008, Illinois became the first state to regulate the collection and storing of biometrics information.

By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and Thomas F. Brier Jr.

6 minute read

November 02, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Can the Law Keep Up With the Internet of Things?

In 1999, renowned inventor and self-described futurist Ray Kurzweil—now director of engineering at Google—published "The Age of Spiritual Machines," in which he proposed a formula for calculating the rate of change in evolutionary systems.

By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and Thomas F. Brier Jr.

7 minute read