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This is an important point, although I can imagine AI could be trained to spot things that don't belong or are unusual provisions in an NDA. This may be what you're getting at, but…

Ah, thank you for the correction.

51-156 minutes is crazy to review an NDA. If an NDA is well drafted, I can do it in about 10 minutes. If it's a bit of a mess, maybe 30 min. If it's worse than that, I can assess t…

I am a transactional lawyer and I definitely would find value in an application that could issue spot an agreement in seconds. That said, just yesterday I spoke on a panel on the t…

A negative take on one of Hussman's funds: http://thereformedbroker.com/2017/09/05/when-the-hedge-is-wo...

A buddy of mine is a wealth manager. His opinion is that this guy obtained significant ears because he predicted and profited off the '08 crisis, but that overall he's a a bit of a…

Here is a great article by one of the top EU privacy attorneys out there explaining the interplay of the ePrivacy Directive (which governs use of cookies) and the GDPR, which often…

The cookie banners are required by the ePrivacy Directive, not the GDPR or its predecessor, the Data Protection Directive. ePrivacy has been around for years. Directives are EU-wid…

There is much confusion. Cookies are governed by the ePrivacy Directive, not GDPR. ePrivacy regulates email, phone, text and other communications – not personal data per se. It pro…

Agreed that the fine for a company like Honda appears very reasonable. My only point is that their behavior was more sloppy than malicious or 'terrible' - and sloppy in a way that …

Both in how companies are complying and in the public discourse, I’m seeing a jumbling of ‘consent’ and ‘notice’ that doesn’t align with my understanding of the intent and reading …

I'm an attorney leading (from a legal standpoint) a SaaS provider's GDPR compliance effort. There most definitely is an administrative burden (setting aside whether you think that …

A UK privacy attorney I know considered 20k records (individuals) to be large scale. I haven't seen much helpful guidance. The WP29 guidance I've read only gives examples at the ve…

You are correct as to a DPO, but if he is, say in the US, and subject to GDPR, he must have an EU Representative, who by all indications would be liable for his violations. That's …

I'm an attorney who's spent the last year or so working on GDPR compliance for a US SaaS provider some of whose clients have EU employees. My understanding is that it's true that E…

Agreed. GDPR replaces the current Directive and the various member state laws implementing it. GDPR's requirements are (making up a number) 80% or 90% already required by current l…

If you'd like an explanation of what this is about, check out the IAPP's Privacy Advisor Podcast - March 29 episode interviewing Matthias Matthieson, who heads the IAB. Basically, …

I started making sourdough out of law school back in the late 90's when I got Nancy Silverton's book on the topic (La Brea Bakery Founder). I baked bread back then, but found it to…

On internships, there are different contexts. One can clerk at a law firm during law school and be paid for it and a starting attorney at a firm is often arguably paid more than th…

Thanks. Agreed that it's a problem. I was active in leadership in the local bar association and often ran into attorneys straight out of the local law schools (e.g. <6 mos.) who ha…

I come from a family with several California lawyers (I am a lawyer as well) and see this transition from apprenticeship to law school in my family. My great, great uncle was a law…

In graduate school, I took a class on evolutionary biology. One of the principles put forth was that women (think cave women) evolved to focus on seeking a mate that provided time …

I know someone whose husband wrote a business leadership book (a crowded category). The book hit the New York Times best seller list for a couple weeks. However, my impression was …

The only thing I'd predict is that Avis will screw up Zipcar in some way. They'll raise prices or make the service worse or both. The major car rental companies for years have been…

I think part of it is that groupon got started at a time of peak desperation for retailers. They were desperate to try anything. They may still be desperate, but wiser.