The Legal Landscape

Host - Gil Porter, Partner and Chair of the COVID-19 Task Force, Haynes and Boone Moderator - Danny Lisk, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group, Haynes and Boone Featured Speakers - Aaron Kraus - Vice President of Market Activation and Policy,  Greenworks Lending Crystal Smith  - New York Market Director, Greenworks Lending

Today, we are going to talk about some recent significant Texas Supreme Court rulings of particular interest to media companies. The rulings will have an impact on defamation cases and the Texas Citizens Participation Act, the state’s anti-SLAPP law that establishes First Amendment protections for citizens to speak freely without fear of retaliatory suits.   We’re joined by Haynes and Boone Partne...

Welcome to a new episode of AI Chats , a podcast series produced by the law firm of Haynes and Boone and lawyers from its AI and Deep Learning Practice Group to explore the exciting, ever-evolving, and occasionally controversial world of artificial intelligence. Today, we are going to discuss PQAI and other AI tools that help patent attorneys.  Moderators: Dina Blikshteyn , Counsel, Haynes and Boo...

Welcome to a new episode of AI Chats . This is a podcast series produced by the law firm of Haynes and Boone and lawyers from its AI and Deep Learning Practice Group. Our intent is to explore the exciting, ever-evolving, and occasionally controversial world of artificial intelligence. Our guest today is Noah Waisberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Kira Systems. Today, for our latest episode, we’re going t...

Today, we are going to talk about cybersquatting, which is the unauthorized registration of an Internet domain name, usually involving a well-known company or brand, with the bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill established by the actual trademark owners. Various legal tools have been created to help brand owners fight back against cybersquatting, but the practice nonetheless continues and...

Host - Gil Porter, Partner and Chair of the COVID-19 Task Force, Haynes and Boone Moderator - Nathan Koppel, Director of Media Relations Featured Speakers - Fiona Cain - Counsel, Shipping Practice Group Garrett Martin - Associate, Litigation Practice Group 

Welcome to AI Chats , a podcast series produced by the lawyers of Haynes and Boone’s AI and deep learning industry team. We’re here to explore the exciting, ever-evolving, and occasionally controversial world of artificial intelligence. We are joined by Jason Bloom, a partner in our Dallas office and the Head of our Copyright Practice Group. In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about copyright...

Today’s topic: talent releases and how to avoid liability for using a person’s image in a creative work. Among other issues, we’ll talk about the particular circumstances that require talent releases and the sorts of claims you can face if you are accused of the unauthorized use of a person’s image. We are joined by Chrissy Long , an associate in Haynes and Boone’s Fort Worth Office and a member o...

Host - Gil Porter, Partner and Chair of the COVID-19 Task Force, Haynes and Boone Moderator - Nathan Koppel, Director of Media Relations  Featured Speakers - Gary Edwards - Partner, Intellectual Property Practice Group Roger Royse - Partner, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Group

Welcome to a new episode of AI Chats . This is a podcast series produced by the law firm of Haynes and Boone and lawyers from its AI and Deep Learning Practice Group to explore the exciting, ever-evolving, and occasionally controversial world of artificial intelligence. We’re joined today by Rachel Olchowka from TransUnion. Today, for our latest episode, we’re going to talk about AI’s role in dete...

Today, we are going to explore copyright law and specifically the Fair Use doctrine. It’s a legal principle designed to promote freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Someone invoking the Fair Use defense has the burden of proving why it applies, and it can be hard to predict whether a court would conclude that a particular use...

Today, we are going to explore the topic of data privacy, a vital issue that is in the news in some form or fashion every single day. We will cover a lot of fertile ground, including the General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR), the strict European legal regime protecting European Citizens’ personal data. We will also discuss the impact the GDPR has had on data privacy regulations in the U.S....

Host - Gil Porter, Partner and Chair of the COVID-19 Task Force, Haynes and Boone Moderator - Nathan Koppel, Director of Media Relations, Haynes and Boone Featured Speaker - Joseph Matal, Partner, Intellectual Property Practice Group, Haynes and Boone

Welcome to a new episode of AI Chats . A podcast series produced by the law firm of Haynes and Boone and lawyers from its AI and Deep Learning Practice Group to explore the exciting, ever-evolving, and occasionally controversial world of artificial intelligence.  Joining us today is Bill Kleyman, EVP of Digital Solutions at Switch. Today, for our latest episode, we are going to talk about AI’s rol...

Welcome to a new episode of AI Chats . This is a podcast series produced by the law firm of Haynes and Boone and lawyers from its AI and Deep Learning Practice Group to explore the exciting, ever-evolving, and occasionally controversial world of artificial intelligence. We are joined today by two high school students, Hanna Shakarov and Yasmine Kahtane. For our latest episode, we’re going to talk...

Today, we are going to explore legal issues surrounding a growing phenomenon in our society: offensive social media posts. We’re going to discuss the issue in a particular context – the government workplace – and discuss when do public employees enjoy Free Speech rights to make comments that many would find offensive? Even if an employee’s speech is protected by the First Amendment, can the employ...

Moderator - Nathan Koppel, Director of Media Relations Featured Speakers -  Adrian Azer - Partner, Insurance Recovery Practice Group Leslie Thorne - Partner, Insurance Recovery Practice Group

Welcome to AI Chats , a podcast series produced by the lawyers at Haynes and Boone in the AI and deep learning industry team. We’re here to explore the exciting, ever-evolving, and occasionally controversial world of artificial intelligence.  We’re joined by Gavin George, a partner in our Dallas office whose practice covers privacy, data processing, and technology transactions. Gavin’s clients inc...

We have a special, short episode today that will provide an update to a previous episode discussing a then-pending lawsuit between Taylor Swift and a theme park in Utah over the name “Evermore.” As luck would have it, right as we launched that episode, news broke out about a development in the case. We’re joined again by Haynes and Boone lawyers Erin Hennessy and Annie Allison to discuss the case.

Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Albert Tan moderated and lead a discussion on March 25 with Vicky Du, Global Head of Fund Finance at Standard Chartered Bank. This inaugural speaker series event was hosted by the Fund Finance Association’s (FFA) Diversity in Fund Finance Group. 

Today’s topic: “What is a Standard Essential Patent and why do I need to know about them?” It’s a legal issue that is at the root of many popular technologies. Our guide for today’s discussion is Raghav Bajaj , an IP Partner in Haynes and Boone’s Austin office. Raghav’s practice focuses on patent office trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board including inter partes review and covered busin...

Welcome to a new episode of AI Chats . This is a podcast series produced by the law firm of Haynes and Boone and lawyers from its AI and Deep Learning Practice Group. The intention is to explore the exciting, ever-evolving, and occasionally controversial world of artificial intelligence. We are joined by Christopher Nalevanko from Zoox. Today, we are going to talk about autonomous driving. Moderat...

Today, we’re going to talk about some of the tricky issues entertainment companies face when it comes to making sure that the titles of their TV shows, films, songs, or other expressive works do not infringe on protected trademarks. We are going to discuss the topic in the context of a pending suit between Taylor Swift and Evermore Park in Utah. We’ll also discuss how the First Amendment impacts t...

Welcome to AI Chats, a podcast series produced by the lawyers at Haynes and Boone in the AI and deep learning industry team. We’re going to explore the exciting, ever-evolving, and occasionally controversial world of artificial intelligence. There are more and more examples that demonstrate the creative capabilities of AI. We’re seeing that AI is now capable of producing innovative, artistic works...

Moderator - Nathan Koppel, Director of Media Relations Featured Speakers -  Brent Beckert  - Associate, Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group Scott  Thompson - Counsel, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group