The Vanderbilt University School of Law has created the Vanderbilt AI Legal Lab in an effort to assess how artificial intelligence intersects with the delivery of legal services and access to justice.
According to the university, VAILL is housed within the school’s Program on Law and Innovation. Its objectives include training students to navigate an AI-driven landscape, pioneering ethical applications of the technology, and forging partnerships of academia, industry and the legal community to bring projects to life.
VAILL plans to build coursework focused on applications within the law and technological skill-building, with assistance from Jules White, associate dean for strategic learning programs and associate professor of computer science, and John Nay, a visiting scholar at Vanderbilt and a fellow at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics.
Caitlin Moon and Mark Williams are founders and co-directors of VAILL and are joined by VU faculty members Cara Suvall, Jennifer Safstrom and JB Ruhl.
“AI has the potential to reshape the law and legal services in an unprecedented fashion,” Vanderbilt Law School Dean Chris Guthrie told Vanderbilt.edu. “Through this new lab, Vanderbilt Law School has a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in this transformative era.”
Studio Bank adds Allen, Miller to board
Nashville-based Studio Bank has added Harry Allen, the company’s chief relationship officer, and Colliers Nashville CEO Janet Miller to its board, Nashville Business Journal reports.
Allen is a Studio Bank co-founder and serves on the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and on the Belmont University Board of Trustees.
A Colliers principal, Miller is the Toronto-based commercial real estate company’s Nashville market leader. She serves as the board chair for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.
Both Allen and Miller are native Nashvillians who have served as past presidents of the Rotary Club of Nashville.
Led by CEO Aaron Dorn, Studio Bank opened in 2018 and, according to the NBJ, was the 20th largest bank in Greater Nashville in 2022, with $698.6 million in deposits.
In 2023, the company increased its assets to $900 million, after having previously expanded into Franklin and Clarksville, NBJ reports.
Fodor’s includes Hermitage, Urban Cowboy in ranking
The Hermitage Hotel and Urban Cowboy Nashville rank among the world’s best hotels, according to Fodor’s Travel.
The two hospitality facilities specifically were named to the 2024 edition of Fodor’s Finest: The Most Incredible Hotels in the World.
The list includes the top 60 hotels internationally. According to The Tennessean, the list consists of only 13 U.S. properties.
Opened in 1910, The Hermitage Hotel is located at 231 Sixth Ave. N. Urban Cowboy Nashville opened in 2016 in East Nashville and offers an address of 1603 Woodland St.
