In an important decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a mixed ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the first major copyright cases involving AI training data....more
Private equity boards often carry a certain mystique — and, let’s face it, a bit of stigma. Many directors react to the idea with hesitancy, imagining high pressure, constant turnover, and limited governance influence. But as...more
Recently, I was invited to a “fireside chat” with Matt Dixon by the executive intelligence firm Equilar....more
Recently, we brought together over 100 alumni and parents of the St. Ignatius College Preparatory community, aka the Downtown (Wild)Cats, to discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Bay Area business...more
An interview with Steve Osborn, Partner at Mintz Levin by Richard Hsu...more
The Delaware court striking down Elon Musk's $50B pay package will garner a lot of headlines and clicks.
As a corporate lawyer, I have two key observations:
1. This case highlights the increasing importance in...more
The most important part of today's ruling in the SEC v. Ripple Labs: Ripple's XRP token is not de facto a security. Let's not take that for granted. It is a widely held belief that tokens issued by companies to raise money...more
What’s in a name? I grew up in the Bay Area. I was raised by parents who were open-minded, entrepreneurial and colorful raconteurs. At seventeen, apparently needing a culture shock, I went to college in rural southwestern...more