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Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by Desert Fox » Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:00 pm

I think we will be mostly insulated right? Not a ton of work comes out of SV right?
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:03 pm

While we have the crystal ball out, is biotech lumped in with this tech crash? Or is Boston fucked too?
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:05 pm

ITT-baseless speculation and fear-mongering

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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by Desert Fox » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:07 pm

Anonymous User wrote:ITT-baseless speculation and fear-mongering

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Yea man, by clieint is a UNICORN dog cutting delivery service. Really disrupting the PETSMART MONOPOLISTS. You wouldn't understand it!
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by TLSModBot » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:10 pm

Desert Fox wrote:I think we will be mostly insulated right? Not a ton of work comes out of SV right?
Wait do you actually mean insulated or insulted this time?
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by rpupkin » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:14 pm

Desert Fox wrote:I think we will be mostly insulated right? Not a ton of work comes out of SV right?
Take comfort in the likelihood that IP lit will be somewhat less fucked than tech trans.
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by smaug » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:27 pm

Entitled nerds like to sue each other. This is good for Bitcoin Biglaw
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by Desert Fox » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:29 pm

And for IP lit, I bet a lot of these failed companies will have tons of patents ripe for MONETIZATION
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:14 pm

Are start-ups really a significant source of patent litigation in the first place?

Tech trans is probably fucked though.
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by Desert Fox » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:17 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Are start-ups really a significant source of patent litigation in the first place?

Tech trans is probably fucked though.
No they aren't. Not the source and not the target.
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:51 pm

I've certainly been hoping / crossing my fingers for a bubble-burst that leads to a spike in litigation.

That said, most of this has been based on business method and social bs, so the patents might be worthless, and with bad precedents reducing other kinds of litigation you'd get after a big unwinding... I don't know. I think if there's none of the usual counter-cyclical bump in litigation, we can safely confirm that we're in a new normal i.e. we are all screwed. Can't wait to find out.
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Re: Impending Tech Crash and Effect on BIGLAW

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:01 am

Serious Q from a 2nd year corporate associate at V5 NYC looking to move back to my home of SF soon.

Is there real reason for me to second guess this move?
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