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Akin Gump Loses Bid To Dismiss Legal Tech Company’s Counterclaims In Suit Over Ownership Of Bill-Drafting Software

Akin Gump Loses Bid To Dismiss Legal Tech Company’s Counterclaims In Suit Over Ownership Of Bill-Drafting Software

By Bob Ambrogi
on February 22, 2023

The law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has lost its bid to dismiss four of five counterclaims filed by the legal technology company Xcential Legislative Technologies in a lawsuit over ownership rights to legislation-drafting software that each side says was its idea.

As I reported here in November, Akin Gump sued…

Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?

Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?

By Mark Stodder
on January 4, 2023

[Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Mark Stodder, President of Xcential Legislative Technologies. As I reported here in November, the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has sued Xcential for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other causes of action. This is Stodder’s perspective on the…

Small Tech Company Takes On Major Law Firm Over Ownership of Bill-Drafting Software

Small Tech Company Takes On Major Law Firm Over Ownership of Bill-Drafting Software

By Bob Ambrogi
on November 29, 2022

A 25-person legal technology company in California is fighting back against one of the world’s largest law firms in a lawsuit over ownership rights to legislation-drafting software that each side says was its idea.

In October, the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld filed a lawsuit against Xcential Legislative Technologies for misappropriation…

The 10 Latest Additions to the LawNext Legal Technology Directory, 8/2/22

The 10 Latest Additions to the LawNext Legal Technology Directory, 8/2/22

By Bob Ambrogi
on August 2, 2022

Ever since we launched the LawNext Legal Technology Directory, which debuted in February, I am consistently fascinated to see the products that get added. As closely as I follow legal tech, I always discover products that are new and interesting.

Here are the 10 latest additions (descriptions taken from product listings). 

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Robert J. Ambrogi


Bob Ambrogi is a lawyer and journalist who has been writing and speaking about legal technology and innovation for more than two decades. He writes the award-winning blog LawSites, is a columnist for Above the Law, hosts the podcast about legal innovation, LawNext, and hosts the weekly legal tech journalists' roundtable, Legaltech Week.

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