The Antonio Brown saga continues to spawn new revelations involving the New England Patriots wide receiver. On the heels of the NFL initiating an investigation into allegations of sexual assault stemming from a civil lawsuit filed by Brown’s former personal trainer, an attorney representing a painter commissioned by Brown has asked the NFL to investigate allegations …
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Special Podcast Series: Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice & Procedure Marks 50 Years of Publication – episode 3: The Evolution & Future of Personal Jurisdiction & Pleadings
The cases Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal still reverberate through the Federal court system for placing new standards on specificity and “plausibility” in pleadings. Similarly, cases such as World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson are still much discussed and debated for their impact on personal jurisdiction. Episode 3 of our special podcast …
Growth of ALSPs: A Conversation with Brian Peccarelli
The increasing use of alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) is redefining the legal space, and the July/August 2019 issue of The Practice, from Harvard Law School’s Center for the Legal Profession, focused on this change. It featured an interview with Brian Peccarelli, chief operating officer of Customer Segments for Thomson Reuters. He shared his perspective …
Panoramic Is Changing the Legal Market: Perspectives from ILTACON 2019
At ILTACON 2019 last week, Thomson Reuters participated in six panels highlighting innovations and disruption in the legal space. This week, we’re catching up with presenters for their takeaways from their ILTACON sessions. Today we hear from Jill Schornack, Thomson Reuters senior director of Product Management, and Nate Baker, Thomson Reuters global account executive for Panoramic, …
A Guided Tour of the Internet Underworld: Takeaways from ILTACON 2019
As Legal Current continues our look back at ILTACON 2019, we caught up with Joe Raczynski, Thomson Reuters technologist. He presented the ILTACON session Deep Dive into the Dark Web with Tom Schecker and Aaron Sherman. They provided a guided tour of the internet underworld, exploring how and why law firms’ client data has become a multimillion-dollar business …
The Leaders Prize at True North 2019: $1M Prize for Using AI to Combat Fake News
“The Leaders Prize at True North is a national competition that challenges Canadian thinkers and doers to solve a major societal or industry problem of global proportion and consequence.” The Waterloo region in Ontario has long been the hub of innovation in Canada. It is also home to the Canadian wing of the Thomson …
What’s New in Virtual Assistants for Legal: Highlights from ILTACON2019
We’re sharing highlights from last week’s ILTACON conference, which as Bob Ambrogi reported on LawSites, saw record-breaking attendance. Notable ILTACON sessions included What’s New in Voice-Based Virtual Assistants for Legal hosted by Justin Farmer, Thomson Reuters director of Product Management, along with Serena Wellen and Ragav Jagannathan. Their session focused on how smart speakers and virtual assistants like Alexa are changing how attorneys interact with technology, …
Disrupting Without Destroying: ILTACON 2019
After a whirlwind week, ILTACON 2019 attendees are heading home, and we’re recapping highlights of the conference. Notable ILTACON sessions included the Disruption on the Front Lines workshop hosted by Zena Applebaum, Thomson Reuters director of Market Insights & Engagement for Legal and Tax & Accounting Canada, and Ginevra Saylor and John Alber. Their workshop – …
Voice-Based Virtual Assistants: ILTACON 2019
The countdown to ILTACON 2019 is on, and we’re showcasing the six panels Thomson Reuters will be involved at the conference. Today we share a preview of the What’s New in Voice-Based Virtual Assistants for Legal session. Justin Farmer, Thomson Reuters director of Product Management, along with Serena Wellen and Ragav Jagannathan will share how smart speakers and …
Panoramic, a Bold New Vision: ILTACON 2019
At ILTACON 2019 in Orlando next week, the focus will be on legal operation strategies for today’s transforming legal industry. Today we share a preview of A Bold New Vision for the Way Lawyers Work, one of six panels Thomson Reuters will be involved in at ILTACON. Jill Schornack, Thomson Reuters senior director of Product …
