Alan Kaplinsky did not set out to be a media company. He set out to help clients make sense of a fast-changing consumer finance landscape, especially around the creation of the CFPB. Along the way, he helped build one of the most influential voices in consumer financial services and showed what can happen when a practicing lawyer takes ownership of
When artistic identity meets corporate branding, where does copyright law draw the line?
In a new episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley discuss the lawsuit filed by artist Tyrrell Winston against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Apologies for getting you this week’s Real Lawyers podcast a little later than normal—there’s just so much from our time at ClioCon 2025 to work through.
While we still have a few more episodes to share that were recording at Clio, these are the last couple from the company’s fine team and specifically on developments at the conference itself.
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Clio CEO, Jack Newton’s keynote at ClioCon this year covered a wide range of items, including Clio’s expansion into the enterprise market, the transformative investment in AI through the vLex acquisition, and the convergence of law and the business of law through Clio Work.
But what hit home for me was Jack’s discussion on unlocking the latent legal market through
I’ve been doing research lately on which publishing by lawyers carries the greatest authority with large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.
I’ve found where a lawyer publishes matters as much as what they publish.
In doing my research, I came across an article by Dave Maney that makes an important point: in the age of AI, lawyers
A consent agreement can be a powerful tool to overcome a USPTO likelihood-of-confusion refusal—but only if it’s done right.
In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley discuss the TTAB’s precedential decision in In re Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, where the Board rejected a one-page consent agreement as a “naked consent” insufficient
Can a car, a superhero, or even a cartoon sidekick be protected by copyright? In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Matt Sugarman break down how fictional characters earn legal protection — and when they don’t.
In the latest Real Lawyers podcast episode, Kevin O’Keefe sits down at ClioCon with Chris Stock, Clio’s VP of Legal Content and Migrations. Stock traces his path from early document automation work in Australia to his current focus at Clio.
The conversation covers Draft’s attention to everyday documents, how AI workmates are positioned and why culture and mission matter
We were on the ground in Boston for ClioCon 2025, recording new episodes of the Real Lawyers podcast and talking with the people shaping where legal work is headed. In this conversation, Kevin sits down with Clio CEO Jack Newton to dig into the VLex deal, how AI can actually help small firms publish where they work and the human
A federal court has granted summary judgment for Nirvana, dismissing Spencer Elden’s claim that the Nevermind album cover — depicting him as a baby — constituted child pornography. In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and James Kachmar revisit their earlier coverage of the Ninth Circuit’s decision and unpack how the district court’s final ruling turned on artistic intent and context