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Legal Tech Meetup #8: Blockchain in legal practice

Dutch Legal Tech partners with Wolters Kluwer , Clifford Chance, Kennedy van der Laan and Global Legal Blockchain Consortium on Legal Tech Meetup: Blockchain in legal practice

Dutch Legal Tech partners with Wolters Kluwer , Clifford Chance, Kennedy van der Laan and Global Legal Blockchain Consortium on Legal Tech Meetup: Blockchain in legal practice.

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Blockchain technology and its use are rapidly expanding. Its applications are being explored in many sectors. Also in the legal sector, more and more initiatives around blockchain technology emerge. Wolters Kluwer, in partnership with Dutch Legal Tech, Clifford Chance and Global Legal Blockchain Consortium are hosting an evening in the Petruskerk in Amsterdam about blockchain in the legal practice.

Join us at the Legal Tech Meetup on 27 June 2019 and hear thought leaders from Wolters Kluwer, Integra Ledger, Clifford Chance, Kennedy van der Laan en Dutch Legal Tech share their thoughts, experience and predictions about the practical application of blockchain technology in the legal sector. During our closing panel discussion our speakers and attendees are invited to share their views on ‘Why blockchain matters to legal’.

Professionals and innovation enthusiasts from the legal sector and beyond are invited to join the free event Dutch Legal Tech Meetup #8: Blockchain in legal practice

Practical information:

June 27th, 2019
Amsterdam
19:00 – 20:45 (doors open at 18:30)
The event is in English

Agenda:

  • Opening & Welcome by Jeroen Zweers (Co-founder Dutch Legal Tech) & Peter Backx (Director Global Innovation Wolters Kluwer)
  • David Fischer, CEO at Integra Ledger, GLBC founder – 20 min
    • Consortium overview
    • Blockchain use cases (Integra’s examples)
  • Katelijne Ribbink, lawyer at Clifford Chance – 20 min
    • Blockchain and financing, an exploration
  • Astrid Sixma, lawyer at Kennedy Van der Laan – 20 min
    • Let’s get practical: blockchain in legal practice
  • Panelists & audience discussion “Why blockchain matters to legal”
  • Drinks

Register now: https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/Dutch-Legal-Tech-Meetup/events/

About:

Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with advanced technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory is a division of Wolters Kluwer, serving customers with expert information solutions, software, and services in the areas of law, business, and regulatory compliance. For more information visit www.wolterskluwer.nl.

Dutch Legal Tech

Dutch Legal Tech is a community of over a 1000 legal innovators. We organize events that help to increase knowledge and awareness of the opportunities of new technology for the law. At the regular Legal Tech meetups, enthusiasts from startups, academics, the legal profession and government meet and discuss new innovations. Startups can also compete in the annual Legal Tech Startup Awards, where they get an opportunity to present themselves to the field. Other activities include student meetups and a weekly legal tech update. www.dutchlegaltech.nl

Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance is one of the world’s pre-eminent law firms with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As a single, fully integrated, global partnership, we pride ourselves on our approachable, collegiate and team-based way of working. We always strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, which include corporates from all the commercial and industrial sectors, governments, regulators, trade bodies and not for profit organisations. For further information see www.cliffordchance.com.

About Kennedy Van der Laan

Kennedy Van der Laan is an independent Dutch law firm, with over 100 attorneys. For over 25 years, we service market leaders with specialist legal know-how including IT, IP, Privacy and Insurance law. We operate globally from our offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven. www.kvdl.com