Tsai Talks
The Tsai Center sponsors periodic presentations and discussions at the 无码专区 Dedman School of Law by professors, judges, and attorneys on topics at the intersection of law, science, and innovation. Organized by the Tsai Center Scholars and typically occurring over lunch, these presentations and discussions—often responding to hot topics and current events—bring the real world into the classroom. Tsai Talks help students make connections between the study and the practice of law, and challenge students to understand relationships between public policies and positive law. Tsai Talks invite students to explore differences between normative ideas about what the law should be and descriptive views of what the law is.
2024-2025 Tsai Talks
- Tech Transactions Unveiled: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Tomorrow's Innovations
Lauren Grau, Partner, Sidley - From Prototype to Patient Care: The Power of IP in Medical Device Innovation
Andy Lowes, Partner and Chair of Intellectual Property Department, Haynes Boone - Legal Strategies and Response Tactics for Data Breaches
Amanda Harvey, Partner, Mullen Coughlin - Healthcare on Trial: Exploring Medical Malpractice and Dr. Death
Kay Van Wey, Founder and Principal Attorney, Van Wey, Metzler & Williams - Navigating Emerging Trends in IP Law: Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Prosecution
Moriah Bisewski, Associate, Fletcher Yoder; Freda Li, Associate, Fletcher Yoder; Rob Levy, IP Litigation Associate, Vinson & Elkins
Past Tsai Talks
2023-2024
- Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law
Carl Bruce, Principal, Fish & Richardson - Betting Big: The Ins and Outs of Sports Betting Law & Venture Capital
Kevin Vela, Managing Partner, Vela Wood - Bar to Business: A Discussion on Running Your Own Firm
Austin Champion ’08, Attorney and Proprietor, Champion LLP - The Inside Scoop on Working In-House & in IP at Caterpillar
Elise Selinger, Corporate Counsel, Caterpillar Inc. - The Ledger and the Law: Tales from the Frontier of Cryptocurrency Litigation and Regulation
Daley Epstein ‘18, Associate, McDermott, Will & Emery
2022-2023
- Health Law Series: Opioid Litigation: A View from the Inside
Darren Nicholson - Get Connected: The Internet of Things
Luke McLeroy - Health Law Series: The Future of Medicine, Today
A Conversation with Bethany McGaha '10, Director and Managing Attorney – Healthcare Transactions, UT Southwestern Medical Center
2021-2022
- Let Them Play (And Get Paid): Name, Image and Likeness Deals and NCAA Compliance
Damilola Sule, 无码专区 Director of Compliance
Rob Heuer, 无码专区 Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance - White Coats and Black Robes: Pharmaceutical Innovation and the Law
Frank Grassler, Member, Martin Fulton, PLLC - Regulating an Evolving AI Landscape
Yoon Chae, Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie
2020-2021
- COVID-19 and the Law: Technology & The Health Surveillance State
Professor Chris Jenks - COVID-19 and the Law
Director of the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center and Professor of Law
Pam Metzger - COVID-19 and the Law: COVID-19 and the Constitution
Professor Dale Carpenter - COVID-19 and the Law: Voting in the Pandemic
Professor Grant Hayden - COVID-19 and the Law: Observing Online Courts: Lessons from the Pandemic
Professor Beth Thornburg - COVID-19 and the Law: Law and the Search for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Professor Nathan Cortez - Leggo My Logo! Using Trademarks to Protect a Brand
Charles Phipps and Joe Unis, Locke Lord
2019-2020
- IP in the Sky: Uber Elevate and Autonomous Driving Technology
Chris Storm, IP Legal Director, Uber Emerging Technology Programs - Tales from the Crypt(o): How Cryptocurrency is Resurrecting the Legal Market
Lacey Shrum, Vela Wood - Art Law and Copyright: How A Small Firm Takes on National Cases
Thomas Maddrey '14, Maddrey PLLC - #Trending: Cybersecurity in Social Media and Advertising
Brittany DeGan, General Counsel for rewardStyle
Ryan Summer Parley, Director and Senior Counsel at Neiman Marcus Group - A Talk with IBM: Unconscious Bias and Artificial Intelligence
Emi Olsson,Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technology Officer
Michael Riep, Vice President, Sector Delivery Executive
2018-2019
- An Inside View of Startup Law
Timothy J. Harris, Managing Partner, Morrison Foerster, Palo Alto, CA - AT&T: Technology, Lawyers, & the Law
David Huntt Baker, Senior Legal Counsel, AT&T - Is That Fair (Use)? Third Party Trademarks in Film, Print, Video Games and other Media
Tamera H. Bennett, The Bennett Firm - A Discussion of Privacy Regulation and Cybersecurity
Jim Elliott, Assistant Regional Director, Southwest Region, Federal Trade Commission
Richard "Jay" Johnson, Partner, Jones Day
2017-2018
- Advice for Practicing Technology Law In-House
Irwin Barnes, SVP and Deputy General Counsel, Fidelity Investments (ret.) - Technology and Data Protection in the Aviation Industry
Donald Broadfield, Jr., Chief Intellectual Property & Data Counsel, American Airlines, Inc. - Creating Growth-Oriented IP Strategies for Startups
Michael Henry '12, Principal, Henry Patent Law Firm - Inside the Energy Industry
Michael Haynes, General Counsel for Riata Corporate Group - The Economics of Innovation
Lonnie Brist, a PhD economist and Transfer Pricing Partner, Ernst & Young - Commercializing Technology for the Benefit of Patients
Frank Grassler, VP of Technology Development at UT Southwestern Medical School
2016-2017
- Legal Support of the Automotive Industry and Beyond
Nilay S. Dave' and Frederick Mau, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. - Universities and Innovation
Teresa Schultz, University of Texas at Arlington's Office of Technology Management, and Abigail Go, University of Texas at Dallas' Office of Technology Commercialization - What Every Intellectual Property Associate Needs to Know
Lisa Evert, Hitchcock Evert LLP - Healthcare Employment Contracts
Martin Merritt, an attorney at Friedman & Feiger, addressed unique aspects of employment contracts in the healthcare industry - Oh, There Goes Gravity...The Effects of Alice on a Software-Focused Patent Practice
Brian McCormack and Sreenivas Vedantam, attorneys at Baker & McKenzie LLP, discussed the impact of the Supreme Court's landmark decision on the law governing patent eligibility in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International. - From a Single Patent to a Corporate Strategy: How Companies Use IP Assets to Further Business Goal
Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, Senior Manager and Patent Counsel with Blackberry, Inc., discussed how companies use their intellectual property assets--patents and trademarks in particular--to further their business goals. - The FAA's New Drone Regulations
Vincent Allen, an attorney at Carstens & Cahoon LLP, discussed the FAA's new regulations of drones.
2015-2016
- Food, Drugs, and Rock and Roll – The FDA and the Evolution of Deference, Due Process, and the First Amendment
Michael Walsh from Strasburger & Price, LLP discussed the recent decision of the 2nd Circuit to curtail the FDA’s power to bar a manufacturer from disseminating scientific and medical information. - Legal Issues Arising During the Construction of a Methanol Plant
Ashley Duffie from Celanese Corporation discussed the legal issues that arise during the development and construction of a methanol production plant. - Innovation—Thoughts on a Lawyer's Role
Max Ciccarelli, Thompson & Knight LLP - Recent and Significant Issues in Environmental Law: A Potpourri
Rick Addison, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr - Technology's Role in the Changing Face of Healthcare
Michael S. Byrd, ByrdAdatto - Recent Invalidation of U.S. Safe Harbor Laws: Data/Privacy Implications for Certified Companies
Mina Saifi, Hewlett-Packard Company - Patent Litigation Reform: Are We There Yet?
Christa Brown-Sanford, Baker Botts LLP - The Role of Privacy in Emerging Technologies
Jamie Sorley, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services