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Can a Jury Verdict Be Reversed? Inside Apple's $5.7bn Taptic Engine Patent Loss
A San Diego jury has ordered Apple to pay Taction Technology $5.72bn for infringing two haptics patents with its Taptic Engine, a record US patent verdict. We explain what the jury found and how post-trial motions and a Federal Circuit appeal could change the award.
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Albrecht Langhart
Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law Ltd, SwitzerlandCorporate“Businesses, and the people who own and run them, are a major pillar of the economy, and an extremely important part of o…”
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Christian Toms
Brown Rudnick LLP, United KingdomDispute Resolution“Brown Rudnick is highly experienced and effective in handling large, complex disputes, often cross-border, including in…”
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Aaron Yu
Zhong Lun Law Firm, ChinaDispute Resolution“Aaron Yu is a non-equity partner of Zhong Lun, one of the largest full-service firm in China. His practice focuses on co…”
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Albert Togut
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP, USABankruptcy“A highly respected “dean” of the bankruptcy bar and one of the most accomplished restructuring attorneys of our time, Al…”
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Andrew Bates
Dillion Eustace, Republic of IrelandInsurance & Business“Dillon Eustace is one of Ireland’s leading law firms focusing on financial services, banking and capital markets, corpor…”
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Austin Demajo
Grant Thornton Malta, MaltaTax“Founded in 1975, the Malta firm became a Grant Thornton member firm in 1991. We have been building our momentum for over…”
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Bahram N. Vakil
AZB & Partners, IndiaEnergy, Environment & Resources“Bahram N Vakil: Co-Founding and Senior Partner One of the founding partners of AZB & Partners, Bahram N. Vakil is amongs…”
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Fahad AlDehais AlMalki
SuhailPartners LLP, Saudi ArabiaCapital Markets“Fahad AlDehais AlMalki is the Managing and Founding Partner of SuhailPartners LLP. Fahad is a Chambers and Partners Capi…”
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Former Nodus Bank CEO Sentenced: 112 Months for Fraud and Venezuela Sanctions Evasion
Tomás Niembro Concha, former CEO of Puerto Rico's Nodus International Bank, was sentenced on 21 September to 112 months for a $24.9m fraud on the bank and a scheme to evade US sanctions on Venezuela. We explain how both schemes worked, what the penalty law allows and what boards should learn.
British Columbia Sues OpenAI: The Tumbler Ridge Claims and the Duty to Warn
Tesla Racial Discrimination Trial: What California Alleges and Why FEHA Has No Damages Cap
How Long Do I Have to Live Outside the UK to Avoid Inheritance Tax? The 3 to 10 Year Tail Explained
What Does War Risk Insurance Cover? Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea in 2026
Google Ad Tech Antitrust Remedies Ruling Explained: A Six-Year Monitor and No AdX Sale
Judge Leonie Brinkema has refused to force Google to sell its AdX exchange, ordering Prebid integrations, bid data sharing and a six-year monitor instead. We explain what the unsealed opinion requires, why a break-up failed, and how it compares with the EU, UK and Canadian cases.
Is Apple Suing the UK Government? The IPT Fight Over Encryption Secrecy
2027 - 20th edition. Our Winners will be announced publicly in February 2027.
Corporate INTL's annual awards mark excellence for the world's leading lawyers, advisers and financiers globally. Running since 2008, they are independently judged to ensure the very best lawyers, advisers and financiers are chosen for each category.
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“Darren is an international award winning, commercial disputes lawyer. He has 21 years of experience providing advice and representation in significant and high profile commercial disputes, Royal commissions and inquiries across a wide…”
“Hendrik Viaene focuses his practice on competition law, regulated markets and regulatory law. He advises clients across a wide range of related issues including state aid, cartels, licensing agreements, merger filings, M&A negotiations,…”
“Ji Pyoung Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang’s Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate Governance, Banking, Securities, Insolvency & Restructuring and Capital Markets Practices. Mr Kim’s primary areas of focus include corporate…”
