Media & Writing
Selected insights and interviews featuring my perspectives on technology law, innovation and business.
New Court Decision Published: Do You Need to Update Your Terms of Service?
June 17, 2025
A succinct guide for how to approach updates to your service agreements in light of recent court decisions that call key provisions into question, without under or overreacting to the news.
Practical Reasons to Put a Contract in Writing
June 5, 2025
Practical reasons to memorialize terms and to enter into a signed agreement, though not everyone does.
Could Blockchain Technology Replace IP law?
June 3, 2025
Seven points breaking down why IP law plays an important and entrenched role in society, despite the revolutionary capabilities of blockchain tech.
Contract Length Can Be a Signal
May 27, 2025
Rundown and visual graphic explaining how the length of a contract may give a signal as to which party the paper favors in a technology deal.
Say What You Will About Crypto, But the Market Is Speaking Too
May 14, 2025
A synopsis of how digital asset markets, corporate lawyers, and founders’ counsel have shifted in direction and thinking over the past three years.
Effective Transactional Lawyers and Product Counselors Aren’t Risk-Averse — They’re Risk-Aware
May 7, 2025
An argument that lawyer should make risk visible for clients, not advise them to avoid it at all cost (or lost opportunity), so executives can make informed decisions whatever they may be.
Launching a Game, Tournament, or NFT? A Gambling Law Minefield
April 30, 2025
A visual breakdown of how all 50 states across the United States approach gambling compliance in games, contests, and skill-based tournaments.
Contract Negotiation: Collaborative Painting, or War of Attrition?
April 24, 2025
Outline of the way negotiations can be constructive or can break down, with three tips on how to keep your deal on the path to collaboration.
Lawyers Speak to Their Audience
April 22, 2025
An explainer on the styles of transactional attorneys and litigators and the impact of speaking the right language to your audience.
Four Major Software License Types and the Business Ideas Behind Them
April 17, 2025
Key differences between permissive and copyleft open source licenses, the business source license, and private licenses, and goals that drive their use.
A Recommended Approach to Efficient Legal Research
April 15, 2025
Three tips on how to quickly find the right answer to a client’s legal question using the right tools.
Seven Key Questions to Ask in Any IP or Technology License
April 10, 2025
A short presentation on key features of a technology license, for lawyers, partnership leads, and program managers.
Advising Clients on Deals Strategically
April 8, 2025
Five practical tips for advising clients on deals efficiently, with clear legal guidance, strategic focus, and a mindset that gets to signature.
Negotiating an Indemnity Clause from Either Side of the Table
April 3, 2025
A breakdown of eleven key issues to negotiate in an indemnification clause, from the perspective of either party to the agreement.
Ways Lawyers Can Use AI Right Now to Deliver Better Work Product
April 1, 2025
Recommendations on how lawyers can leverage AI to deliver polished client-ready work product.
How Lawyers Add Value
March 27, 2025
A brief discussion of the core ways that lawyers can add value for their clients, besides the obvious.
Where Does a Legal Game End and Illegal Gambling Begin?
March 25, 2025
A quick primer on the core elements of gambling under state law that, if met, may mean your game involves gambling.
Negotiating a Technology Deal
March 18, 2025
Five strategies for negotiating a technology deal with clarity and tact.
How Do You Revise an Agreement the Right Way?
March 13, 2025
Three tips for marking up a contract efficiently and comprehensively.
SeekOut: AI Recruiting and the NYC Hiring Law (Podcast Episode)
June 2023
An audio interview with the general counsel of a leading HR tech company on compliance strategy and a New York law regulating AI in hiring.
Utility of a Decentralized Public Blockchain Like Ethereum
October 2022
An analysis on the value and purpose of permissionless public blockchains like Ethereum.
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