Episodes 26
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (6)
Since Sep 2017
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

"Unprecedented" is a biweekly podcast hosted by Law.com reporter Ben Hancock about technology, the law, and the future of litigation. Based in San Francisco, Ben writes about third-party litigation finance, legal data analytics, artificial intelligence, privacy, and related issues. Listen to more Law.com podcasts here.

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Mar 24, 2026 0m

Warning: This clip is for a Law.com story. It is a threat made against a Federal Judge. It contains extreme harsh explicit language. Listener discretion is advised.

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We Have Moved!

Mar 30, 2018 1m

Hello Unprecedented listeners. We've been in the process of transitioning this podcast to a new home and a new format. From here on out, you can find future episodes of Unprecedented over on the…

The CFAA, Blockchain, and Why the 'Best Lawyers Would Qualify as Hackers

Mar 08, 2018 51m

Alexander Urbelis of New York's Blackstone Law Group describes his unusual career path from getting involved with 2600: The Hacker Quarterly, to becoming a lawyer for the U.S. Army JAG Corps and the…

David Howard, Microsoft's Head of Litigation: Why Tech Is Fighting the U.S. Government

Feb 13, 2018 20m

Microsoft is going head-to-head with the Department of Justice at the U.S. Supreme Court later this month over law enforcement access to data stored overseas. In this episode, David Howard, a former…

The Smart Contracts Are Coming: An Interview With Cardozo Law's Aaron Wright

Jan 30, 2018 11m

In this special episode of Law.com's Unprecedented podcast, we talk with Aaron Wright, an associate clinical professor at Cardozo Law School in New York City and director of the school's Blockchain…

Scott Reents: AI, Analytics, and How Cravath Is Embracing Technology

Jan 24, 2018 31m

At ALM's upcoming Legalweek conference, one of the major overarching themes is how artificial intelligence will change the practice of law. In this episode of Law.com's "Unprecedented" podcast, we…

Heather Meeker: Big Trends in Open Source Software and the Law

Jan 09, 2018 37m

Recent months have seen important legal developments in the open source software world. Large organizations including Facebook, Google and the Linux kernel community have adopted new enforcement…

Episode 20 - End of Year

Dec 22, 2017 39m

In the final episode of Unprecedented for 2017, host Ben Hancock talks with Ross Todd, bureau chief of Law.com's California news site The Recorder, about the big legal battles in tech for the coming…

Joshua Ashley Klayman: Bitcoin, ICOs, and Token Presales -- From a Regulatory Perspective

Dec 12, 2017 49m

The chair of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance Legal Working Group helps interpret the debate over how digital tokens fit into a regulatory framework created in a much different era.

Nathan Wessler: The Fourth Amendment and the 'GPS' in our Pockets

Nov 27, 2017 30m

This week on Law.com's Unprecedented podcast we talk with Nathan Wessler, a staff attorney with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Wessler will be arguing against the Department of…

Riana Pfefferkorn: The Looming Battle in the Crypto Wars

Nov 14, 2017 31m

This week on Law.com's Unprecedented podcast we talk with Riana Pfefferkorn, a fellow at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School focusing on cryptography.

Brynly Llyr: Ripple and the Legal Challenges Facing Cryptocurrencies

Oct 30, 2017 28m

This week on Law.com's Unprecedented podcast we talk to Brynly Llyr, general counsel at Ripple Labs, a blockchain company focused on facilitating cross-border money transfers. Llyr talks about the…

Gillian Hadfield: How the Field of Law Needs to Change

Oct 17, 2017 35m

This week on the Law.com Unprecedented podcast, we hear from Gillian Hadfield, a professor at the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law and author of Rules for a Flat World: Why…

James Lee: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Litigation

Oct 02, 2017 25m

Duration: 00:25:36 This week on Law.com's Unprecedented podcast, we hear from James Lee, CEO and co-founder of legal AI startup LegalMation. Lee, also a litigator and managing partner at LTL…

The Perils of Being a Judge on Social Media

Sep 15, 2017 44m

Duration: 44:45 For an institution that is supposed to appear at all times above the fray, it can get tricky when members of the judiciary decide to accept a Facebook friend request or even just…

Online Sex Trafficking, Emojis, and How the Internet Has Changed Law

Sep 13, 2017 29m

Duration: 39:31 When Eric Goldman started practicing law, the Internet was a different place from the one we know today: a world of dial-up bulletin boards and web precursors like "Usenet" and…

What's Next in Legal Tech? A Podcast From Stanford's FutureLaw

Sep 13, 2017 22m

Duration: 22:08 The legal profession is hardly immune to the changes being wrought by technology. And Stanford University's CodeX Center—a partnership between its law school and computer science…

What You Need to Know About the Future US-EU Data Regime

Sep 08, 2017 28m

Duration: 28:36 Attorneys trying to keep up with the legal landscape surrounding transfers of data between the United States and the European Union have had their work cut out for them the last few…

Suing For Security and The Internet of Things

Sep 08, 2017 22m

Duration: 22:50 The Internet of Things has a certain allure. You can set your home at just the right temperature, or ask Alexa about the First Amendment. But if there was one takeaway from the Mirai…

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