This week on LexBlab, our panelists tell the story of how the Sierra Club used the e-discovery platform Logikcull to take down Scott Pruitt of the EPA.On July 5, 2018, Scott Pruitt stepped down from his position as the Head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Behind his recognition was a mountain of scrutiny surrounding his connections to the companies he was supposed to be regulating, as well as abuses of power. Although numerous groups were calling for an investigation and conducting re...

Episode 5 - Sierra Club vs. Scott Pruitt

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Deepfakes allow a person in an existing image or video to be replaced with someone else's likeness. As the technology to create these synthetic media becomes more accessible, how much of a danger is it to our political process? Shane Glynn, who teaches the regulation of emerging technologies at UC Hastings, joins Drew Amerson to discuss this question.

Deepfakes & Politics

As legal operations becomes increasingly prominent in businesses, how are corporate legal departments and vendors adapting? Suzanne Miller of Hewlett-Packard and Amy Manning of LawGeex discuss this question and offer advice from their experiences.

Episode 12 - Legal Ops Chronicle: Hewlett-Packard & LawGeex

It’s the start of a new semester here LexLab, which brings with it a fresh cohort of legal tech startups. To welcome our five new companies, we hosted Maya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer at Dentons Next Law Labs, to help our cohort build the perfect pitch.To learn more about LexLab and our Lunch and Learn sessions, visit us at http://lexlab.uchastings.edu

Episode 11 - How to Pitch a Legal Tech Startup

In January 2020, California introduced its new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA. The new law is intended to increase consumer privacy rights and protection. Shortly before the law went into effect, LexLab hosted a panel of consumer privacy experts to discuss the history of California privacy laws, and the expected impact of the new CCPA.Panelists this week are:Prof. Dr. Lothar Determann - Partner at Baker & McKenzie and adjunct professor at UC HastingsAlexandra Ro...

Episode 10 - California's New Privacy Law: Introducing the CCPA

Launched in 2004, and revamped for the cloud in 2013, the e-discovery platform Logikcull has been at the forefront of legal innovation for years, earning major investments, as well as accolades for its use in high profile cases such as the Sierra Club’s investigation into Scott Pruitt.During this week’s Lunch and Learn, we invited Logikcull CEO Andy Wilson to our space to talk about where Logikcull came from, and what to expect in the future.To learn more about LexLab and our Lunch and Learn ...

Episode 5 - Sierra Club vs. Scott Pruitt

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