Legal Hackers 2017 International Summit

On August 4-6, 2017, legal hackers from all over the world convened in Brooklyn, NY where Legal Hackers was born 5 years ago for our third international summit. Participants traveled from as far as Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, and Ukraine to discuss, share, and collaborate on how to improve access to and the practice of law using technology. Topics of discussion … Read More

New York Legal Hackers Ask What A Trump Presidency Will Mean for Technology Innovation

On December 14, 2016, the New York Legal Hackers chapter hosted a non-partisan panel discussion on what the state of technology policy might be over the next four years under President-Elect Trump. Watch the video below: Panelists  Oz Sultan – Former CounterTerrorism Policy and Smart Cities Advisor, Trump Campaign Kristian Stout – Associate Director for Innovation Policy, International Center for … Read More

Legal Hackers 2016 International Summit

On July 15-17, 2016, legal hackers from all over the world traveled to Brooklyn, New York for the 2016 Legal Hackers International Summit. The hashtag for the summit was #legalhack2016, and the Saturday’s activities were live streamed. Schedule and videos are below. Legal Hackers: Where We Are and Where We’re Going Jameson Dempsey, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Phil Weiss, … Read More

New York Legal Hackers Explore Cryptocurrency Regulation

In a lively panel discussion on March 2nd, the New York Legal Hackers explored the shifting perceptions of Bitcoin and the various regulatory regimes impacting cryptocurrencies. Over the past several years, virtual currencies such as Bitcoin have made headlines — first as an untraceable currency used largely by criminals, then as an easily lost asset as exchanges such as Mt. Gox collapsed after … Read More

NY Legal Hackers Declare “Safe Harbor R.I.P.: A Data Protection Postmortem”

On October 27th, New York Legal Hackers discussed the Court of Justice of the European Union’s invalidation of the much relied upon “safe harbor” permitting transfers of EU personal data to many United States companies earlier in the month. Fueled in large part by Edward Snowden’s disclosures on NSA surveillance, the decision means that EU law no longer recognizes one of … Read More

500 (million?) !

We are so pleased to announce that New York chapter of Legal Hackers has reached a stunning 500 members!  We are so happy to make this exciting announcement, and we thank all current members for making it possible! It's official: the NY Legal Hackers now have 500 members! Thanks to all who have supported the group-we could not ask for … Read More