The Leading Edge

Chris speaks with CEO of LOT Network - a non profit organization that was formed to combat Patent Trolls. They discuss the past and current state of the patent system, the role of corporations in perpetutaing the patet trolling issue, and the progress being made to improve the problem.

Chris speaks with Georgia Quinn, General Counsel of Coinlist about the importance of blockchain technology for digital privacy, the roadblocks the SEC has imposed on crypto projects, and the new SEC proposal (rule 195) that may transform the blockchain industry.

Chris gives some push-back to the common assumptions of diversity & inclusion with quantitative diversity expert, Paolo Gaudiano, President of Aleria research. They also look at the data on how diversity makes companies more productive and get more clarity on the D&I movement as a whole.

Chris & Allison Bender, senior privacy and cybersecurity attorney take a journey from the beginning of internet regulation to today's regulatory landscape through the lens of cybersecurity.  They talk about the origin of internet regulation introduced in the 80's, the laws that helped enable the tech boom of the 90's, the cybersecurity legal framework developed in the early 200's, and the current state of cybersecurity threats as well as protective tactics for tech companies.

Chris speaks with Lee Cheng, former General Counsel of Newegg about the various problems with the patent system in America. They discuss the history and intention of the patent act, the special interest groups involved in perpetuating the patent troll industry, Blackberry's infamous patent troll case against NTP, the reforms that can be made to improve the current incentive system, and many other topics.

Chris speaks with Matt Gipple, former General Counsel of Cruise Automation - an autonomous driving company with over 7B in funding who was acquired by General Motors in 2016. They discuss Matt's legal career pathway leading up to Cruise, the competitive and regulatory landscape of the A/V industry, the debate over lidar vs radar technology, the social outcomes of autonomous vehicles, and other topics.

Chris Sands and Brynly Llyr, General Counsel of Celo, talk about why their hasn't been widespread adoption of blockchain and crypto currencies and how much of the solution of usability lies within community.

Chris speaks with Ken Carter, General Counsel of Bitmovin, about the nature of the patent troll industry and ways to combat many issues tech companies face. They discuss economic rationality and game theory in the patent troll context, the strategies patent trolls use to gain power, the non-infringement vs. invalidation responses to patent assertions, and other topics.

Chris speaks with mobility strategist and researcher, Susan Shaheen on the societal and environmental considerations around automated transportation systems. They cover transportation technology's affect on social equity, city land uses to make way for AV and microbility, energy sources and sustainability, and some of the emerging products from different  autonomous vehicle companies.

Chris Sands speaks with Brian Brooks, Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase about the vulnerabilities in the current financial system, the role of government in monetary policy, and the use cases of blockchain in shifting to an entirely new system (among other topics).