Mehdi Sinaki’s latest article, “A Guide For Landlords Pivoting To Medical Office Buildings,” was published in Law360. The piece shines a light on the opportunity for landlords, real estate developers and investors to repurpose conventional, unused office space to meet the ever-growing demand of the health care sector.

Mehdi Sinaki

Associate
Practices
Corporate, M&A, Securities & Real Estate

Matthew Yarbrough’s most recent article, “The Expanding Corporate Responsibilities for Cybersecurity,” was published this week in Texas Lawyer. Among other things, the piece covers the importance of boards and officers fulfilling their obligations to have cybersecurity reporting and information systems in place.

In her recent article published in Law360 titled, “VLSI V. Intel Saga Points To Conflicting Patent Guidance,” Ashley Moore comments on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision in Patent Quality Assurance LLC and Intel Corporation v. VLSI Technology LLC, and the patchwork of conflicting guidance that prevents innovators from quick and cost-efficient solutions to their patent-related problems.

Ashley N. Moore

Office Managing Partner
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property
Industries
Energy, Internet, Software & Technology

In an article published in IP Watchdog titled, “Five Tips for IPR Practice Following the Federal Circuit’s Decisions in Medtronic v. Teleflex,” Ashley Moore provides practice pointers in the aftermath of two precedential opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the U.S.  Federal Circuit concerning inter partes review (IPR).

Ashley N. Moore

Office Managing Partner
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property
Industries
Energy, Internet, Software & Technology

Megan Penick’s article titled, “Inside the IPO Process: What It’s Really Like to Go Public,” was published by Corporate Compliance Insights on May 17, 2023. The piece offers Megan’s first person account of the journey from initial client consultation to ringing the bell on an exchange once an IPO has been completed.

On May 12, 2023, Law360 published an article titled, “Amid Recent Wins, SEC Crypto Authority Is Strong — For Now,” written by Samuel Licker and Liza Kirillova. The piece covers the efforts of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to classify crypto and related assets as securities.

Samuel M. Licker

Associate
Practices
Corporate, M&A, Securities & Real Estate, Regulatory & Administrative Law

Liza Kirillova

Associate
Practices
Corporate, M&A, Securities & Real Estate

On March 30, 2023, Food Manufacturing published an article written by Alexander Safyan titled, “Can a Processed Multivitamin Be ‘Natural’?” In the piece, Alex provides his insights regarding a pending class action lawsuit filed against Bayer stemming from its marketing of Bayer’s One A Day Natural Fruit Bites vitamins.

Alexander R. Safyan

Counsel
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation, Commercial & Business Litigation
Industries
Consumer Products, Internet, Software & Technology

On May 1, 2023, Westlaw Today published an article written by Ashley Moore, Enrico Trevisani and Annelise Raymond Alam titled, “Taylor Swift, AI and the copyright conundrum.” The story tackles the ongoing question of ownership of AI-generated content. 

Ashley N. Moore

Office Managing Partner
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property
Industries
Energy, Internet, Software & Technology

Annelise H. Raymond Alam

Associate
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation

Enrico Trevisani

Associate
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation

On April 21, 2023, The Texas Lawbook published an article written by Ashley Moore titled, “Blazing a Trail for Women in STEM—and the Law.” In the piece, Ashley provides her optimistic appraisal of the advancement of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and legal practices related to these fields.

Ashley N. Moore

Office Managing Partner
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property
Industries
Energy, Internet, Software & Technology

Seth Darmstadter’s most recent article, “With the Economy on Edge, Lawyers to the Rescue,” was published by Corporate Counsel on April 17, 2023. In the piece, Seth addresses how companies can best leverage their outside counsel during times of economic distress.

Seth E. Darmstadter

Office Managing Partner/Class Action & Complex Litigation Practice Leader
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation
Industries
Advertising & Digital Media, Cannabis, Internet, Software & Technology