New funding: Online legal giant Clio raised $110 million, boosting its valuation to $1.6 billion. The business: Founded in 2008 and based in the Vancouver, B.C., area, Clio serves thousands of… Read More
Advocat Technologies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup which uses artificial intelligence to guide research and drafting for enterprise legal departments, took top honors and $200,000 in funding at the San Diego… Read More
New funding: Clearbrief, a new Seattle startup that has developed AI-fueled writing technology for the legal industry, raised $1.2 million. Venture capital heavyweights Sequoia Capital and Madrona Venture Group invested, in… Read More
A long-awaited report from a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee finds that Amazon “has monopoly power over most third-party sellers and many of its suppliers,” and proposes sweeping reforms for U.S.… Read More
A former Microsoft worker was convicted of 18 federal felonies after he stole $10 million worth of digital currency from his ex-employer and used the funds to finance extravagant purchases,… Read More
—Cosmetic treatment review site RealSelf is lawyering up with Josh King as the company’s first general counsel. King is leaving legal service marketplace Avvo after more than a decade of leading… Read More
Seattle-based Avvo, which runs an online legal directory, marketplace and reviews site, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Internet Brands, a large holding company whose portfolio includes… Read More
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a statement from Amazon. The former executive at Amazon Web Services who was barred from working at Bellevue, Wash-based Smartsheet is back… Read More
A day after it was announced that Elena Donio was stepping down as president of Concur, the technology executive has landed a new gig as CEO of Axiom, a New… Read More
A former Amazon.com manager in Michigan is suing the online retail giant, alleging that he was discriminated against, subjected to falsified performance reviews and later fired, primarily because he is a… Read More
There’s no denying it — Pokémon have taken over the country and, thanks to the popular app’s launch in more than 30 countries over the past few weeks, the world.… Read More
Monica Williams has been a financial guru for Seattle tech companies for more than 20 years. Since 2014, she’s been serving as chief financial offer for Avvo, the Seattle-based online legal services directory and… Read More
Daimler AG is suing Amazon for patent and trademark infringement, alleging that the e-commerce giant illegally sold and distributed replica Mercedes-Benz wheels from a third-party manufacturer that “blatantly copy” the automotive giant’s… Read More
Updated below with details from court hearing. There will be no shortage of fireworks this week as two longtime online real estate rivals face-off in court, part of an intense and… Read More
Yahoo vice president of engineering Maria Zhang, a former Seattle-area startup founder, is talking publicly about the legal battle she’s navigated for the past 18 months. In December, the former female… Read More
Hey parents: You won’t believe the contracts your kids have been roped into. Like a fine print virus spreading quickly around the globe, under-aged teenagers are suddenly being shrink-wrapped into… Read More
Ex-Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell, who created music for epic games like Halo and Destiny, has won a legal fight against his former employer. VentureBeat has the details of a ruling, issued Friday in Seattle, that gives… Read More
Patent Navigation is raising cash to accelerate development of its software that helps lawyers prepare patent applications more efficiently. The Seattle startup just reeled in a $2 million seed round led… Read More
Avvo is on a roll. Just two weeks after the Seattle-based legal advice startup announced plans for a new downtown office, the company today closed a $71.5 million financing round led… Read More
Patent litigation in the U.S. is expected to hit an all-time high this year, and the cases are largely being initiated by non-practicing entities, also known as patent trolls. Patent… Read More
Zillow Group has been sued by real estate image provider VHT over allegations that the Zillow Digs home improvement site is violating copyrights on hundreds of real estate photos. VHT… Read More
Lighthouse eDiscovery started 20 years ago, copying and scanning paper-based legal documents so they could be searched electronically. The Seattle company is still around, though the business has certainly evolved.… Read More
Mark Firmani served as Terry Drayton’s trusted public relations counsel, helping the Seattle entrepreneur and former HomeGrocer.com CEO navigate some rocky times during the bankruptcy of Bellevue-based Count Me In. That… Read More
Avvo has attracted $37.5 million in fresh capital, a huge capital infusion that the Seattle company will use to grow its marketplace for matching attorneys and clients. Total funding in… Read More
If there’s one big winner in the ongoing e-book antitrust mess, it’s Amazon and their customers. According to an email sent out by Amazon over the weekend, customers stand to… Read More
Avvo today is unveiling a new matchmaking service to make it easier for clients to choose attorneys. Dubbed the Avvo Legal Marketplace, the service allows individuals to research attorneys and… Read More
When former Expedia executive Mark Britton founded Avvo in 2007, the goal was to create an online directory and ranking system of attorneys. The Seattle company continues to offer that… Read More
Attorneys often have their heads buried in massive amounts of legal documentation. But a new Seattle area startup called GreenLine Legal wants to help lawyers sort through the clutter more… Read More
Sure, it’s technically summer time. But that doesn’t mean everyone is on vacation. Some folks are shifting jobs. Here’s a look at some notable Tech Moves over the past few… Read More