Bryce Bailey is a Dallas-based associate in Polsinelli’s Technology Transactions practice. Coming from a broad background of work in intellectual property law, Bryce’s practice focuses on technology transactions, and all work dealing with software and technology. Bryce leverages his extensive experience across hardware and software to better help clients assess, and draft towards, their technological goals. Bryce has experience with the intersecting areas of information security/privacy, technology licensing/use, open-source software, artificial intelligence development, and intellectual property protection and monetization. Bryce leverages these skillsets to support clients in a wide variety of industries and stages of growth.

Bryce often plays a key role in M&A transactions, offering strategic insights from IP and privacy perspectives, and drafting tech related agreements, such as licensing, collaboration, and confidentiality agreements. Bryce also frequently works to assess risks inherent to utilization of different technology areas, such as open-source software and artificial intelligence, and advises clients on proper safeguards and implementations of the same.

Before pursuing studies in law, Bryce studied Electrical Engineering and Economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and gained valuable experience working with electrical contracting companies, audio visual contracting companies, and specializing his studies in circuit design and electromagnetics. Bryce pulls from this real-world experience to offer more informed and pointed advice to his technologically oriented clients.

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2020)
    • Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., summa cum laude, 2016)
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Bar Admission

    • Texas
    • Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

    Court Admissions

    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
    Publications
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    Court Rules on How Client Use of AI for Legal Strategy is Not Protected
    Key Takeaways A federal court ruled that a defendant’s independent use of a publicly available AI platform was not protected by attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine. The decision highlights how confidentiality and counsel involvement remain central to privilege analysis, even as AI tools evolve. Organizations should take a proactive approach to AI governance and risk mitigation, especially with the current technological shift from generative AI to Agentic AI. A new federal court ruling highlights why defendants should think twice before independently consulting AI tools. Last week, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York issued a 12-page decision in USA vs. Heppner, a case involving allegations of fraud in which the defendant independently used generative AI to prepare elements of
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    Utah Approves AI for Prescription Refill Process as States Test AI Governance Models
    Key Takeaways Utah’s approval of a new Regulatory Mitigation Agreement (RMA) to pilot AI in the prescription refill process adds to a growing wave of state activity, as the speed and scale of AI adoption has prompted states to consider hundreds of AI laws in a variety of contexts and industries. Even as industry standards rapidly evolve, an expanding patchwork is emerging due to fears that the AI revolution is outpacing guardrails for consumers, developers and deployers. Utah and Texas now offer structured pilot frameworks that may satisfy the AI Litigation Task Force’s call for “minimally burdensome” oversight, offering potential models for AI developers seeking to test high-risk use cases within a structured regulatory environment. This month, a leading global provider of professional services
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