2011 – Page 3 – Fastcase

David Whelan

David Whelan is a lawyer, librarian, and technologist who has truly seen it all. He currently serves as the Manager of Legal Information for the Law Society of Upper Canada (as head librarian of the Great Library, the job is often referred to as “the Great Librarian”). David previously served as Director of the ABA’s…

Nicole Wong

As VP and Deputy General Counsel of Google, Nicole Wong dealt with some of the Internet’s formative First Amendment challenges. What happens when a foreign government blocks access to YouTube for content it finds objectionable? How should Google deal with speech that is libelous? There were many different opinions at Google, but often the final…

Judith Wright

Among academic law librarians, the University of Chicago Law School’s Judith Wright represents the gold standard. She has worked for more than four decades at the D’Angelo Law Library, and indeed it is almost impossible to think of the institution without thinking of Judith. She has shepherded a re-design of the law school’s iconic law…

Tim Wu

Tim Wu is an instrumental force in keeping the flow of digital information open and equal. Tim founded AltLaw, one of the most influential free law legal resources. He is an influential thinker and writer (he was a popular columnist on law and culture for Slate, and he coined the term “network neutrality”), and one…

Jonathan Zittrain

Jonathan Zittrain is the ultimate law-tech-policy triple-threat. He teaches internet law at Harvard Law School and at the Kennedy School, is professor of computer science at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and faculty co-director of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. He’s done interesting work on the possibilities and implications of…

Leroy Hassell (in memoriam)

Chief Justice Leroy Hassell was the first African-American to serve as chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court and served in that role until a few weeks before his death at 55 in February 2011. Throughout his lifetime and legal career, Leroy was a fierce advocate of the courts being open and accessible to everyone,…

Robert Ambrogi

Robert (Bob) Ambrogi is one of the most respected lawyers, arbitrators, and legal technology journalists. He has been a legal publisher, podcaster, blogger, and expert in legal technology for decades. With one part humor, one part curiosity, one part critical thinking, and very fast writing, Bob has managed to remain a unique voice in legal…

Monica Bay

As the Editor-in-Chief of ALM’s Law Technology News, Monica Bay is responsible both for writing about new technology trends in law, and for using technology to transform the traditional magazine in the digital age. She’s the creator of “The Common Scold” blog and recipient of numerous journalism awards. A member of the California bar, Monica…

David Boies

When America’s largest cases are on the line, you can bet David Boies is in the mix. Boies is managing partner and chairman at Boies, Schiller & Flexner, and he’s the master of high-stakes litigation, representing the U.S. Department of Justice in its Microsoft antitrust case, Vice President Al Gore in Bush v. Gore, and…

Nicole Black

Nicole Black is a technology-loving blogger and author. As the founder of LawtechTalk and the Sui Generis law blog, Black’s mission is to share with other attorneys how to utilize legal technology. Niki introduced many lawyers to the nascent medium of Twitter, and she is currently highlighting the use of iPads in legal practice. Nicole…