Third Annual Legal Analytics and Big Data Workshop

The Center for Law, Science and Innovation is excited to host the third annual workshop on Legal Analytics and Big Data on Friday, November 2. Big data, legal informatics, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing the practice, management, and study of law. This full-day workshop includes more than 30 invited experts, academics, stakeholders, and practitioners […]

The Different Types of Innovation in the Practice of Law

Professor William D. Henderson, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, is one of the leading voices on innovation in the legal profession. He recently wrote on how innovation works in the practice of law at the cutting edge. Henderson, drawing on what he calls the McKenna Lifecycle of a Practice Area, identifies two types of innovation […]

Marchant on Innovating Lawyers for Emerging Tech Regulation

https://vimeo.com/287739419 Faculty Director Gary Marchant recently sat down with ASU Now to talk about what is sometimes known as “the pacing problem” – where the speed of technology outpaces traditional governance and regulation. Deciding how to speed up necessary regulation, and where to back off to promote development, will require new innovative tools and attorneys. The Center for […]

Marchant Speaks in Shanghai on Neurotech Innovation

Faculty Director Gary Marchant attended an OECD workshop on neurotechnology in Shanghai, China on September 6-7. The workshop, titled “Minding Neurotechnology: delivering responsible innovation for health and well-being“, was convened in collaboration with the China National Center for Biotechnology Development. The workshop provided a forum for exploring legal and ethical challenges raised by the advancement of brain science and […]

The Future of Employment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Faculty Director Gary Marchant will today give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, followed by a three day Master Course, on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and work. His talk – (When) Will a Robot Steal Your Job? – addresses concerns about AI in the workforce and what should be done about it. Artificial intelligence and advanced […]

Marchant on Arizona’s Controversial New Frozen Embryo Law

Arizona is the first state to pass a law governing disputes over frozen embryos in divorce proceedings. Last week, Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1393 into law. The law requires that, in a dispute over the use of frozen embryos, courts must award the embryos to the spouse “who intends to allow the … embryos to develop […]

Marchant Publishes Paper and Study on Genomic Malpractice

Faculty Director Gary Marchant published a groundbreaking paper and empirical study on genomic malpractice litigation. Genomic Malpractice: An Emerging Tide or Gentle Ripple? – co-authored with Rachel A. Lindor, a physician and researcher at the Mayo Clinic – was published in the latest issue of Food and Drug Law Journal. Genomic Malpractice includes the first ever comprehensive […]

LSI’s New Interest Group on AI and the Law

LSI is launching an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Law Interest Group. This group will explore research projects, conference presentations, papers, and activities relating to the use of AI in the practice of law, and the role of law in governing AI technology. The AI and Law Interest Group, headed by Faculty Director Gary Marchant, is open to […]

Blockchain on the Cover of Arizona Attorney Magazine

LSI Faculty Director Gary Marchant, Bryce Suzuki (Bryan Cave) and Todd Taylor (ASU Blockchain Research Lab) published the featured article on blockchain and the practice of law in this month’s Arizona Attorney Magazine. The article, Blockchain: How It Will Change Your Practice of Law, explains the ins and outs of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, and other applications for this emerging technology. The […]