Contracts as Code: Q&A with Ethereum on the Future of Contracting
Introduction I have long thought about applying technology to improve contract creation and management. My first blog post on the topic dates from 2004 (see my contract management posts here.) Recently, I have read several articles about how blockchain technology – which underlies Bitcoin – can support self-fulfilling contracts....
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
13 min read
Law Firm R&D Initiatives Grow – Time for a League Table?
In the last 15 months, three large law firms announced legal tech R&D initiatives. Dentons issued a press release in May reporting that its new venture, NextLaw Labs, is “a global collaborative innovation platform focused on developing, deploying, and investing in new technologies and processes to transform the practice of...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
IBM Watson: The Legal Market at World of Watson Conference
On May 5 and 6, I attended IBM’s World of Watson conference. I report here my reflections about the conference, IBM Watson, and Watson’s potential in the legal market. This is part I of a two-part post and focuses only on World of Watson. Part II will...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Cognitive Computing in Perspective (Live from World of Watson)
This is a live post from the World of Watson conference, hosted by IBM Watson. [RF: This is live blog post. I strive accurately to report highlights of what I hear. Please forgive typos and anything I misunderstand. Comments in square brackets starting with RF...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
IBM Watson – Crowdsourcing Questions for World of Watson (May 5-6)
I am attending the IBM World of Watson conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5 and 6, in NYC. Many in the legal market have speculated about the role Watson can and will play. I hope to advance understanding what is possible in legal with...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Allen & Overy Legal Tech Initiative – R&D at Last but a Question
I have long suggested that law firms invest in research and development to deliver more value to clients. Now one has. The Lawyer (UK, April 7) writes in Allen & Overy invests seed corn funding into “experimental” technology group i2 that the firm is funding and “launching an...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Legal Challenges in the Digital Age – Live from Legal Tech NYC
This is a live blog post from Legal Tech NY 2015. The topic is “Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Legal Challenges in the Digital Age”. [Editorial note inserted toward end of session. This session offered a very interesting and timely discussion but I did not...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
6 min read
Will We Ever Say Goodbye to Email?
Most professionals experience the tyranny and terror of email. Yet they remain wed to it? Will that ever change? Everyone knows the problems: constant distraction, ridiculous volumes, rampant misuse of copying, too many accidental replies to all, message content unrelated to subject lines, confusing dialogues when someone...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
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