On March 30th, Houman B. Shadab, a founder of the Accord Project and professor of law at New York Law School, will lead a workshop at the University of Michigan Law School about blockchains, smart contracts, and the Accord Project. Professor Shadab is a prolific and influential expert at the intersection of
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Hackathons Play a Critical Role in the Education of a 21st Century Attorney
On January 19th- 21st, Michigan State University (MSU) will be hosting its fourth annual student-run hackathon, SpartaHack IV. Spartahack is focused on bringing students across different disciplines together and giving them a platform to realize and harness their own fresh ideas. A hackathon is a perfect setting for discovery, where participants have the opportunity to…
Michigan State Law School is Training 21st Century Lawyers With the Tools Needed to Best Serve Corporate Clients.
On October 17th, Carl W. Herstein, a Partner at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn and its Chief Value Partner, led the firm’s periodic value initiative meeting at Michigan State University Law School. Mr. Herstein opened the meeting by discussing the changing environment of law firms and corporate legal departments. Mr. Herstein also discussed his firm-wide…
Why the LegalRndD Program?
“Every business in the world needs to innovate in order to gain competitive advantage and survive in the marketplace—and lawyers are no longer an exception to this basic rule.” – Kathy Burns
Recently, Kevin O’Keefe, founder and CEO of Lexblog, published an article discussing Michigan State University College of Law’s growing recognition amongst the…
Blockchain Can Revolutionize the Patenting of Inventions?
What is blockchain?
A blockchain is a virtual decentralized ledger that allows for the adding and tracking of entries. A decentralized ledger is not regulated by a single entity; rather, the decentralized ledger is regulated by a community of individuals, who prevent entries from being modified or removed from the blockchain database. The blockchain database…