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LexisNexis stymies innovation : Apparent vetoing of presenter selected for LegalTech Conference is wrong

By Kevin OKeefe

Last month I was invited to present on a panel at next month's LegalTech New York put on by Incisive Media, the owner of American Lawyer Media (ALM). In that LegalTech is one of the premier legal technology events of the year, I readily accepted. It was an honor to be invited. I was to appear on a panel in the trek on how to use 'Web 2.0 Technology to Gain a Strategic Advantage for Your Practice.' The person from Incisive went so far as to say they were really excited to have me on the panel. A week or 10 days ago the organizers of LegalTech called and for the first time told me that as LexisNexis is the sponsor of the panel, LexisNexis must give final okay on presenters. I took that as formality. I'm known as open commentator on products and services in the legal industry, but criticism of companies has never resulted in my being un-invited from presenting...continue to full post

Full post as published by Real Lawyers : Have Blogs on January 12, 2009 (boomark / email).