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David Zaslowsky

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The hype around blockchain and smart contracts is like nothing we have seen, possibly since the Internet. For a disputes lawyer, the technology raises twists on some historical issues such as personal jurisdiction and choice of law. Another issue — does the code that makes up smart contracts satisfy the statute of frauds?But smart contracts will also raise issues that courts have not had to deal with in connection with more traditional contracts. For example,…