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Thursday, September 21, 2017 |
Vol. 17, No. 186 |
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Business Deal - Millennial Style
As I read these posts, I thought to myself this sounds very fitting for 2017, very, well, "millennial." Talks between Google and phone maker HTC were not secret. But in a somewhat surprise move, Google didn't buy them outright, they just rented or leased some employees. In the $1.1 billion deal "some 2,000 HTC employees will move over to work at Google on devices such as the upcoming Pixel 2, which should give even more control over how it develops its own smartphone hardware." Read more at:
silicon: Google Buys HTC Smartphone Talent For $1.1bn
ars technica: Google/HTC deal is official, Google to acquire part of HTC's smartphone team
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More and more surreal
As more and more information unfolds about the Equifax breach, it gets more and more surreal. I'm starting out with a post from Brian Krebs who corrects some false information circulating out there. In the second post, we read about Equifax's twitter account "helping" people by sending them to a fake website a security researcher created! Lastly we have an interesting analysis of potential payout scenarios and a "dirty little secret" about these kinds of lawsuits. Krebs has compared Equifax's breach response to a dumpster fire, "noting that it could hardly have been more haphazard and ill-conceived." Make that a melted dumpster in the desert with raging green fires. Read more at:
Krebs on Secuirty: Equifax Breach: Setting the Record Straight
ars technica: Equifax sends breach victims to fake notification site
Bloomberg Big Law Business: Equifax May Be Happy to Spend $1 Per Customer for Their Trouble
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News
Ron Friedmann posts about what he thinks is the "first instance of blockchain being used in software targeted, at least in part, to legal operations and law practice management." As far as I am aware, he is correct. But here is the most powerful piece of what Ron wrote, "As you think about blockchain, keep in mind that the duty of tech competence many US states establish for lawyers may someday include being able to understand the details here." Blockchain, AI - all these require understanding. Read more at Prism Legal: Blockchain for Law Practice Management - A First?
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TOP NEWS
Top News
- Google Buys HTC Smartphone Talent For $1.1bn, Silicon UK, September 21, 2017
- Google/HTC deal is official, Google to acquire part of HTC’s smartphone team, Ars Technica, September 21, 2017
- Equifax Breach: Setting the Record Straight, Krebs on Security, September 21, 2017
- Equifax sends breach victims to fake notification site, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Equifax May Be Happy to Spend $1 Per Customer for Their Trouble, Bloomberg BNA: Law Departments, September 20, 2017
- Blockchain for Law Practice Management – A First?, Strategic Legal Technology - Ron Friedmann, September 20, 2017
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STRATEGY / BUSINESS
News and Blogs
- Risk Updates: Waivers, Client Guidelines & More, Law Firm Risk Management, September 20, 2017
- Webinar Recording: Making Document Automation Work for Your Firm, Legal Executive Institute: Blog, September 20, 2017
- Canadian Lawyer In-House’s Innovatio Awards: How Do You Measure Innovation?, Legal Executive Institute: Blog, September 20, 2017
- Blockchain for Law Practice Management – A First?, Strategic Legal Technology - Ron Friedmann, September 20, 2017
Corporate Legal Focus
- Intellectual Property: The Most Valuable Asset of a Technology Startup, Inside Counsel, September 20, 2017
- As Trial Date Nears, Stakes in 'Waymo v. Uber' Hit at Least $2.6B, Inside Counsel, September 20, 2017
- Facebook's Russia Problem Tests Government Affairs Team, Inside Counsel, September 20, 2017
- Former Equifax Counsel: It Won't Be an 'Easy Road Back' After Breach, Inside Counsel, September 20, 2017
- Former Deutsche Bank GC Has Led Through Financial Meltdown, Technology Transformations, Inside Counsel, September 20, 2017
- Situations When Written Opinions of Counsel Could Spare You a Patent-Related Headache, Inside Counsel, September 20, 2017
- Equifax May Be Happy to Spend $1 Per Customer for Their Trouble, Bloomberg BNA: Law Departments, September 20, 2017
- Apple Likes the Patent ‘Death Squad.’ Allergan Pays to Avoid It, Bloomberg BNA: Law Departments, September 20, 2017
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PRACTICE SUPPORT / E-DISCOVERY
News and Blogs
- To No One’s Surprise, Worldwide Spending on Cybersecurity is Up: Cybersecurity Trends, EDiscovery Daily, September 21, 2017
- ESI on Wheels: When Selling Your Semi-Truck Is Sanctionable, The Logikcull.com Blog, September 20, 2017
- Biglaw Attorney Reengineering The Defense Of Mass Tort Claims, Above the Law - Legal Technology, September 20, 2017
- AbacusLaw Offers Your Firm An All-In-One Solution for Practice Management, Lawyerist.com, September 20, 2017
- The Data-Driven Law Firm, Lawyerist.com, September 20, 2017
- Healthcare archiving and eDiscovery Market Share, Demand and Foresight to 2023 - Medgadget (blog), (eDiscovery), September 20, 2017
- Google’s mobile search helps users find ebooks at some local public libraries, Law Librarian Blog (Law Prof), September 20, 2017
- ONE Discovery Looks to Expand E-discovery's UX Focus with New Solution - Legaltech News (registration), (eDiscovery), September 20, 2017
- 5 Steps for Moving from Paralegal to Litigation Support - Westlaw Insider (blog), (eDiscovery), September 20, 2017
- A Quick Reference Guide To Understanding eDiscovery Pricing, Complex Discovery, September 20, 2017
- ACLU and EFF File Suit Saying Compulsory Border Searches of Laptops and Phones are Unlawful, Ride the Lightning, September 20, 2017
- 4 Sources to Search for a Digital Smoking Gun, The Relativity Blog, September 20, 2017
Vendor Announcements
- doeLEGAL Analyzes Amended FRCP Rule 37: Remedies (“Sanctions”) for Loss of ESI, doe Legal, September 20, 2017
- Technology in Practice, iCONECT: Upcoming Events, September 20, 2017
- Kroll Ontrack Donates Data Recovery Services to Hurricane Irma Victims, Kroll OnTrack: News Releases, September 20, 2017
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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
News and Blogs
- Givers, Takers, and the Resilient Mind. My Conversation with Adam Grant, Farnam Street, September 21, 2017
- Collecting documents is not the same as managing knowledge, said King Solomon, Knoco Stories, September 21, 2017
- Metrics, infogovnuggets, September 21, 2017
- Useful information, infogovnuggets, September 21, 2017
- Follow-up Q&A for Jim Lancaster's Work of Management Webinar, Lean Enterprise Institute, September 21, 2017
- Thursday Meeting: Specifio & Class Action App, CodeX Blog, September 20, 2017
- How Taxonomy Enables Innovation in B2B Ecommerce, Earley & Associates Blog, September 20, 2017
- Texas Hospital Saves Money Occasionally With Lean Six Sigma… But Can Do More, More Often?, Lean Blog, September 20, 2017
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / MARKETING
News and Blogs
- Foster Web Marketing Named "Best Web Development" by CoVa Biz Magazine, Law Firm and Attorney SEO and Internet Marketing, September 20, 2017
- 3 Digital Marketing Techniques to Get Brand Exposure, Social Media Explorer, September 20, 2017
- Today in Legal Artificial Intelligence, Market Intelligence, September 20, 2017
- Data law forces social media outlets to delete information on request, Global Legal Post: Big Stories, September 20, 2017
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ALSO OF NOTE
News and Blogs
- Legacy networks holding back cloud and digital transformation, Help Net Security, September 21, 2017
- Maintaining Windows 10 security tops list of enterprise challenges, Help Net Security, September 21, 2017
- Should We Treat Data And Technology As Separate Sectors?, Silicon UK, September 21, 2017
- Google Buys HTC Smartphone Talent For $1.1bn, Silicon UK, September 21, 2017
- Google/HTC deal is official, Google to acquire part of HTC’s smartphone team, Ars Technica, September 21, 2017
- Google Is Buying HTC’s Smartphone Expertise for $1.1 Billion, New York Times: Technology, September 21, 2017
- S.E.C. Says It Was a Victim of Computer Hacking Last Year, New York Times: Technology, September 21, 2017
- More Details on the Partnership Between Evolve Law and Above the Law, Robert Ambrogi's LawSites, September 20, 2017
- LawToolBox in Running for Office App People’s Choice Award, Robert Ambrogi's LawSites, September 20, 2017
- doeLEGAL Analyzes Amended FRCP Rule 37: Remedies (“Sanctions”) for Loss of ESI, doeLegal Journal, September 20, 2017
- Bigger Law Firm Magazine lists Legal Current among Top 12 Podcast Picks for 2017, Legal Current: Thomson Reuters, September 20, 2017
- 4 Tools Your In-House Team Needs - The Recorder, (Legal Technology), September 20, 2017
- HP2 eDISCOVERY ANNOUNCES LITIGATION FINANCING FOR eDISCOVERY - EIN News (press release), (Legal Technology), September 20, 2017
- General counsel call on law firms to share the benefits of new artificial intelligence technology - Legal Week, (Legal Technology), September 20, 2017
- The Two Different Ways TransCanada and McKesson Approach E-discovery - Legaltech News (registration), (Legal Technology), September 20, 2017
- Disaster Planning Tips from the ABA Law Practice Division, American Bar Association: Law Technology Today, September 20, 2017
- Data Science Simplified Part 10: An Introduction to Classification Models, Data Science Central: Featured Blog Posts, September 20, 2017
- How Leading Organizations are Leveraging Big Data and Analytics, Data Science Central: Featured Blog Posts, September 20, 2017
- Domino habits for data science, Data Science Central: Featured Blog Posts, September 20, 2017
- How to Compete for Zillow Prize at Kaggle, Data Science Central: Featured Blog Posts, September 20, 2017
- Data Science Method to Discover Large Prime Numbers, Data Science Central: Featured Blog Posts, September 20, 2017
- As Trial Date Nears, Stakes in 'Waymo v. Uber' Hit at Least $2.6B, Legaltech News: Tech Law News, September 20, 2017
- Companies Should Seek Privacy Silver Lining Opportunities in GDPR Compliance Cloud, Legaltech News: Tech Law News, September 20, 2017
- Lawyers Discuss 'What's Next' After China Shuts Down Cryptocurrency Exchange, Legaltech News: Tech Law News, September 20, 2017
- Some iOS 11 issues show early adoption pitfalls, others are just growing pains, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Microsoft: Windows getting more stable, faster, and lasting longer on battery, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Massive Equifax hack reportedly started 4 months before it was detected, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Waymo wants Uber to pay $2.6 billion in damages—just for starters, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Nest adds new cameras and a wireless alarm system to its product suite, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- The Moto X4 brings Android One to the US and a non-Google phone to Project Fi, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Google Cloud Diary: GCP Opens Data Centres In Brazil & Google Natural Language API Updates, Silicon UK, September 20, 2017
- Equifax sends breach victims to fake notification site, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Motorola redux? Google appears set to buy HTC, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Unisys: Micro-segmentation and AI in the security wake of Equifax, ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, September 20, 2017
- 3 Things Lawyers Should Know to Be Tech Competent, Technologist: FindLaw Legal Technology Blog, September 20, 2017
- Do You Need a Nanodegree in Self-Driving Cars?, Technologist: FindLaw Legal Technology Blog, September 20, 2017
- Xavier Becerra Urges Tech Companies to 'Join Us' on Internet Liability Bill, Legaltech News: Tech Law News, September 20, 2017
- Large Legal Departments Likely to Excel at Legal Holds, Preservation: Survey, Legaltech News: Tech Law News, September 20, 2017
- LegalSifter Launches Analysis Platform for Contract Negotiation, Legaltech News: Tech Law News, September 20, 2017
- Winning the Talent War, American Bar Association: Law Technology Today, September 20, 2017
- Antitrust in the Labor Market: Protectionist, or Pro-Competitive?, Disrupt Legal, September 20, 2017
- 2.27 million CCleaner users ran affected software. Now what?, Cujo, September 20, 2017
- Comcast looks forward to more mergers during Trump presidency, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- McLaren builds a virtual hypercar for the next Gran Turismo game, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Apple acknowledges connection issue with new Apple Watch, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Digital transformation: How machine learning could help change business, Ars Technica, September 20, 2017
- Fake Security - Making the Case Against SAO, SC Magazine Opinions, September 20, 2017
- Insights into Iranian Cyber Espionage: APT33 Targets Aerospace and Energy Sectors and has Ties to Destructive Malware, M-unition: Threat Research Blog, September 20, 2017
- Personal finance—lessons learned from an online shop, Microsoft Office Blogs, September 20, 2017
- Optionsbleed bug makes Apache HTTP Server leak data from memory, Help Net Security, September 20, 2017
- Using security cameras and infrared light to extract data from air-gapped networks, Help Net Security, September 20, 2017
- HTC’s Big Announcement Could Be A Google Buyout, Silicon UK, September 20, 2017
- Microsoft Updates Azure AI-Assisted Cloud Services For Streaming Media, Silicon UK, September 20, 2017
- Intel’s Nervana DevCloud Offers Free Access To AI Compute Power For 200,000 People, Silicon UK, September 20, 2017
- Manchester Police Has More Than 1,000 PCs Still Running Windows XP, Silicon UK, September 20, 2017
- Aruba Adds Machine Learning Security Platform To Networking Range, Silicon UK, September 20, 2017
- Fund Managers, Here’s What Your LPs Think about GDPR, Intralinks CollaboristaBlog, September 20, 2017
- Toshiba Reaches Tentative Deal to Sell Microchip Unit, New York Times: Technology, September 20, 2017
- Tech Fix: Apple Watch Series 3 Excels, Even if You Don’t Need Cellular, New York Times: Technology, September 20, 2017
- Why Is This Man Smiling?, Future Lawyer, September 20, 2017
- Nexus Android 8.0 Oreo Is Here, Future Lawyer, September 20, 2017
- Paperless Chase - ScanSnap In The Law Office, Future Lawyer, September 20, 2017
- iOS 11 Will Break Apps and is Pretty Wonky, Your IT Consultant, September 20, 2017
Vendor Announcements
- Alphaserve Technologies Launches #AI and Analytics Education for Legal Market, Legal IT Insider, September 21, 2017
- Law firm IT security – a hygiene factor or differentiator?, Legal IT Insider, September 21, 2017
- Zylpha Publishes Free eSignature Management Guide, Legal IT Professionals, September 20, 2017
- Eclipse Compact transforms efficiency at Anything Legal, Legal IT Professionals, September 20, 2017
- #esignature best practice guide from Zylpha: If A Job’s Worth eSigning, It’s Worth eSigning Well…, Legal IT Insider, September 20, 2017
- New #legalit job vacancy: Customer Support Specialist – Scribestar Ltd, Legal IT Insider, September 20, 2017
- Wolters Kluwer’s ELM Solutions urges corporate legal departments to address cybersecurity concerns, Legal IT Insider, September 20, 2017
- Bond Dickinson LLP successfully rolls out OnePlace Client Lifecycle Management to more than 700 users, Legal IT Insider, September 20, 2017
- Eclipse Compact transforms efficiency at Anything Legal, Legal IT Insider, September 20, 2017
- QuisLex Approved for EU-US and Swiss-US #Privacy Shield Framework, Legal IT Insider, September 20, 2017
- Mattern Associates Achieves Savings, Improves Partnership for Thompson Coburn LLP and Outsourcing Service Provider, Legal IT Insider, September 20, 2017
- Thomson Reuters third-quarter 2017 earnings announcement and webcast scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - Thomson Reuters, Thomson Reuters: Press Releases, September 20, 2017
- Thomson Reuters and Clifford Chance extend collaboration to support MiFID II compliance - Thomson Reuters, Thomson Reuters: Press Releases, September 20, 2017
- Change-Pro: 2017 Office APP Awards People’s Choice Nomination, Litera Blog, September 20, 2017
Law Firm Announcements
- Littler and Franchise Clique Team Up to Offer Employment Law Compliance Solution for Franchises, Littler Mendelson, September 20, 2017
- Shearman & Sterling Advises on Bank of Montreal’s $2.5 Billion Medium-Term Notes Offering, Shearman & Sterling, September 20, 2017
Law Firm News
- Don’t Fire Your Outside Counsel – Fix the Relationship, Qualmet Blog, September 20, 2017
- How 7 CIOs develop their leadership and management skills, CIO Magazine, September 20, 2017
- Steptoe & Johnson Partner Kulkin Takes Director Slot at CFTC, Bloomberg BNA: The Legal Market, September 20, 2017
- After Exits, Kasowitz Names Co-Managing Partners, Bloomberg BNA: The Legal Market, September 20, 2017
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EMPLOYMENT
ILTA Job Postings
- DMS and Systems Administrator | MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP, September 20, 2017
- Technical Operations Manager | Venable LLP, September 20, 2017
- DMS and Systems Administrator | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, September 20, 2017
- Legal Researcher - Houston | Baker & Hostetler LLP, September 20, 2017
- Legal Researcher - Seattle Office | BakerHostetler, September 20, 2017
- Service Operations Manager | Venable, September 20, 2017
ALA Job Postings
- Legal Administrative Support Manager - California - Burbank, September 20, 2017
- Operations Supervisor - Massachusetts - Boston, September 20, 2017
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