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LawNext Special Report: Avvo Founder Mark Britton at the Clio Cloud Conference

LawNext Special Report: Avvo Founder Mark Britton at the Clio Cloud Conference

By Bob Ambrogi
on November 4, 2019


In 2018, Mark Britton left Avvo, the often-controversial company he founded in 2006 and led as CEO until he sold it earlier that year to web behemoth Internet Brands. Soon after, he joined us here on LawNext…

More from #ClioCloud9: My LawNext Interview with Clio CEO Jack Newton

More from #ClioCloud9: My LawNext Interview with Clio CEO Jack Newton

By Bob Ambrogi
on October 28, 2019

As I mentioned in my post earlier today about the Clio Cloud Conference, a new feature this year was the podcast alley, where a string of podcasters were able to set up shop — LawNext among them.

Among the people I sat down with to record conversations during the conference was Jack…

LawNext Special Report: Clio CEO Jack Newton on His Company’s $250 Million Investment

LawNext Special Report: Clio CEO Jack Newton on His Company’s $250 Million Investment

By Bob Ambrogi
on September 5, 2019

Yesterday, the cloud practice management company Clio announced $250 million funding round — one of the largest ever for a legal technology company.

Shortly after making the announcement during an event in Clio’s Burnaby, B.C., headquarters, I had the opportunity to sit down with Jack Newton, Clio’s cofounder and CEO, for…

Major #Legaltech News As Clio Gets $250M Investment; Adds Avvo Founder Mark Britton to Board

Major #Legaltech News As Clio Gets $250M Investment; Adds Avvo Founder Mark Britton to Board

By Bob Ambrogi
on September 4, 2019

Cloud law practice management company Clio is today announcing a $250 million Series D funding — one of the largest investments ever for a legal technology company and the largest ever for a Canadian company.

Clio is also announcing that Mark Britton, who founded Avvo in 2006 and sold it last year to…

On the One-Year Anniversary of My LawNext Podcast, Here are the Top 10 Most Popular Episodes

On the One-Year Anniversary of My LawNext Podcast, Here are the Top 10 Most Popular Episodes

By Bob Ambrogi
on July 17, 2019

Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of my podcast LawNext, focused on interviews with the “innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving what’s next in law.”

Starting it was a bit of a gamble. As I explained in another post, Why I’m Signing Off the Podcast I’ve Done for 13 Years,…

The 20 Most Important Legal Technology Developments of 2018

The 20 Most Important Legal Technology Developments of 2018

By Bob Ambrogi
on December 26, 2018

What a whirlwind of a year it has been for legal technology. Barely a week into 2018, industry-changing news broke of Avvo’s sale to Internet Brands. Legal tech news has been nonstop ever since – so much that it’s a struggle to keep up with it all.

For several years now, I’ve closed out…

LawNext Episode 11: Avvo Founder Mark Britton on Why He Started The Company, Why He Sold It, and Why He Left

LawNext Episode 11: Avvo Founder Mark Britton on Why He Started The Company, Why He Sold It, and Why He Left

By Bob Ambrogi
on September 24, 2018

Earlier this year, Mark Britton left Avvo, the often-controversial company he founded in 2006 and led as CEO, after selling it to web behemoth Internet Brands. Explaining his departure in a memo to his staff, he wrote, “It’s time for me to go.”

In the latest episode of LawNext, Britton reflects on his 12 years…

Avvo Founder’s Email to Staff on His Leaving

By Robert Ambrogi
on April 3, 2018

Yesterday, I reported that Mark Britton, founder and CEO of Avvo, is leaving the company in the wake of its acquisition in January by Internet Brands. Following is the email he sent to Avvo staff informing them of this news.

Dear Team:

Many of you have been asking about what’s happening with

…

Following Avvo’s Acquisition, Founder Britton is Leaving the Company

By Robert Ambrogi
on April 2, 2018

Mark Britton

Mark Britton, the 51-year-old lawyer and entrepreneur who founded the often-controversial legal marketplace and lawyer-rating site Avvo in 2007 and served as its CEO ever since, is leaving the company.

In January, Avvo was acquired by Internet Brands, a web behemoth that already owned a portfolio of legal sites…

Comments from CEO Mark Britton on Avvo’s Acquisition by Internet Brands

By Robert Ambrogi
on January 11, 2018

As I blogged a little while ago, legal directory site Avvo has been acquired by Internet Brands, a company that is one of the world’s largest operators of websites that serve targeted vertical markets and that already owns a variety of legal websites, including Nolo, Lawyers.com, Martindale-Hubbell, Total Attorneys, and others.

Mark…

Breaking: Avvo Is Acquired By Internet Brands

By Robert Ambrogi
on January 11, 2018

Legal directory site Avvo has been acquired by Internet Brands, it was announced this morning. Internet Brands already owns legal sites Nolo, Martindale-Hubbell, Ngage  and Total Attorneys.

[See also my follow-up interview with CEO Mark Britton.]

I am at a conference and will follow up with more details when…

For Avvo, Bad Ethics News But Good Litigation News

By Robert Ambrogi
on August 11, 2016

Recent legal developments have brought both good news and bad news for Avvo. Let’s start with the bad news.

Earlier this year, Avvo launched Avvo Legal Services, a service offering fixed-fee, limited-scope legal help through a network of attorneys. In an earlier post, I explained how this works:

Avvo sets

…

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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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