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Daniel Martin Katz Gives Innovation Keynote at ABA Tech Show

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Mar 12Categories: News, Press, Technology No Comments

Last Friday at the 2018 ABA Tech Show our own Daniel Martin Katz gave the keynote address on Six Vectors of Legal Innovation. And of course, as always, the place to start was, say it all together now, robots are not replacing lawyers. Rather, humans and...

Video: It’s 10PM – Do You Know Where Your Legal Reserves Are?

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Dec 15Categories: Analytics, Data, LexReserve, News, Press No Comments

Our own Jillian Bommarito has written before about the importance of legal reserves. Anyone who manages a company, large or small, needs to have as much flexibility as possible when it comes time to deal with risk. Risk is inevitable. Preparedness is...

It’s 10PM. Do You Know Where Your Legal Risks Are?

Author: Jillian BommaritoOn: Sep 12Categories: Analytics, Business, ContraxSuite, Data, LexReserve

Whether due to serious potential litigation or simply because the quarter-end is near, management and boards need to evaluate legal risks and exposure often. Sometimes, a crisis may arise if an 8-K or press release needs to be prepared, but even routine...

The Ghost of Legal Future: Why You Need to Track Legal Reserves

Author: Jillian BommaritoOn: Jul 21Categories: Analytics, Business, Data, LexReserve, Research

“Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point, answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things that will be, or are they shadows of things that may be only?” – “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens Most lawyers...

Giving a DAM – Disclosing, Accruing, and Modifying Legal Reserves

Author: Jillian BommaritoOn: Jul 13Categories: Analytics, Business, Data, LexReserve, Research

If you’ve been at a registered company for at least three years, then the SEC has reviewed your disclosures during that time. While this might sound ominous, under Sarbanes-Oxley, the SEC is required to review all registered companies at least once...

Legal Reserves: What Are They, and Why Do We Care?

Author: Jillian BommaritoOn: Jul 06Categories: Analytics, Business, Data, LexReserve

Mondays are rough. Imagine you are the general counsel of a publicly-traded company, and you have to walk into the CFO’s office for a Monday morning meeting. Your news? Your biggest competitor is suing you for patent infringement related to your...

A Decision Tree Case Study, Part 2 – LexSemble

Author: LexPredict, LLCOn: Apr 03Categories: Analytics, Data, LexAnalysis

In a previous post, we discussed the benefits of decision tree analysis in contract dispute litigation. By breaking the matter apart into key issues and constructing a decision tree diagram, we created a visual aid that adds an entirely new perspective....