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Accord Project is the blockchain consortium that targets ‘smart legal contracts’. The group already boasts many of the world’s leading law firms as members. Their primary goal is to develop standards for distributed ledger applications for the legal industry.
Yesterday they announced several new members: Clifford Chance, Perkins Coie, Steptoe & Johnson, Pinsent Masons, Allens, and Baker Donelson.
The existing high profile members include Linklaters, Freshfields, and Allen & Overy. The group doesn’t have quite as many of the leading US law firms, but they’re making progress.
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