"If you have to throw millions of dollars at somebody before they start work, and then they start work and it doesn't work out, you are up the creek because you've paid them a lot of money," legal department consultant Jason Winmill said. "Sunk costs are exactly that—sunk."

The jury's split decision—finding for defendants as to trademark and fair use, for plaintiff as to UDTPA and the Lanham Act, and for one defendant but against another as to copyright—is a strong indicator that plaintiff's claims were not as 'inextricably interwoven' as they may seem," wrote U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr.

Among the bills before the governor is SB 1047, a closely watched measure that would require the largest generative AI developers to ensure their products will not cause significant physical or financial harm.

"The dissenting opinion was incredulous, pointing out that 'all sensible people' take the usual and customary meaning of 'boneless' to be 'without bones,'" writes John G. Browning on this summer's strange legal happenings.

Ian Engstrand hopes to grow the firm's VC and tech work in Boston and globally.

"When partners see their peers are being treated that way by leadership, it typically results in less loyalty across the board," noted one recruiter about the effects of de-equitizations.

Paltalk filed suit in 2021 based on infringement of a single patent, '858 Patent, which relates to hybrid audio servers. Paltalk alleged Cisco infringed on the patent with its Webex products.

Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of South Carolina, and Selendy Gay are seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction in federal court on three provisions in a state bill banning gender-affirming care.

With the latest departure, MoFo will have seven partners remaining in Hong Kong, none of whom focus on capital markets advisory, according to the firm's website.

Shirin Tang and Lip Kian Ang are jumping to Baker McKenzie, which over the past 18 months has added more than 50 transactional partners in key global financial centers, including Singapore and London.