Artificial Intelligence

Data and Technology Licensing

Supporting "AI for Good" through technology licensing and data use

Licensing and technology transfer counsel for Microsoft's AI for Good initiative.

Deployment of commercial AI models

Negotiating inbound license arrangements on behalf of a leading cloud service provider for generative AI models made available by leading AI companies.

Data training and use risks

Analyzing risks associated with using private and public (including open source) datasets for training AI models and systems.

Procurement and supply-chain development of autonomous driving systems

Negotiating long-term procurement and supply-chain agreement on behalf of manufacturer of components for self-driving vehicles.

Autonomous driving systems integration

Negotiating strategic collaboration agreements between AI provider and automobile manufacturers to integrate AI systems and capabilities in communications and operations systems for autonomous vehicles.

Regulatory Counseling

Public policy comments and advocacy

Advocating for reasonable, risk-based AI policy and regulations on behalf of leading U.S. technology trade association.

AI risk management frameworks and governance

Advising leading AI developer on implementation issues and challenges associated with risk management frameworks and standards.

State and local AI regulation advice and counsel

Counseling AI platform provider on emerging state and local regulations mandating audits, transparency and opt-out / disgorgement obligations on automated decision-making tools.

Facial and voice recognition use and deployment regulatory issues

Counseling developer of AI and machine-learning applications on regulatory issues surrounding deployment and use of facial and voice recognition and related technologies in public and semi-public locations.

IP and Related Risk Counseling

Trademark and copyright implications of using content in AI data sets

Advising Getty on trademark and copyright implications of using content in AI training data sets.

Copyright risk in connection with natural language processing and image recognition applications

Advising leading cloud-service provider on the copyright implications of ingesting television programming content for image recognition and voice-to-text applications.

Ethical and Responsible Use

AI legal, ethical, and policy issues and risks

Advising leading cloud service provider on issues and risks arising from provision of AI products and services leveraging artificial intelligence applications (utilizing machine learning, deep learning and neural networks) deployed in wholesale and retail applications.

Industry-Specific Counseling

Employment

Advising nationwide insurance company on implementation of AI-driven recruiting and hiring processes; advising tech company on downstream employment issues to incorporate into the building of an AI-assisted automated decision-making tool; advising numerous companies on the use of generative AI in the workplace, including preparing policies for the use of generative AI.

Mobility

Counseling various AI-enabled autonomous vehicle companies and one of the largest mobility platforms in the world with key regulatory and safety compliance requirements set by state and local agencies across the United States, including with respect to data and privacy concerns.

Entertainment

Advising on copyright and other risks associated with using AI to create synthetic datasets and generative AI in the entertainment industry.

Healthcare bots and AI

Advising on the use of bots to deliver health information to consumers and providers in a HIPAA-compliant manner.

AI-enabled lending decisions

Analyzing AI lending decision-making platform engine to analyze fair lending standards, possible bias and discrimination, and related issues.

Autonomous drone network deployment

Advising on key regulatory hurdles in advance of the launch of client's semi-autonomous drone network in the US.

Privacy

Training Data use for AI applications

Advising cloud-service provider on the data privacy implications of training customer-facing generative AI application with large scale, publicly available data sets.

Voice recognition use and deployment issues

Counseling developer of AI and machine-learning applications on issues surrounding deployment and use of voice recognition, speaker identification, and BIPA and biometrics laws' notice and consent compliance.

Facial and voice recognition use and deployment privacy issues

Counseling developer of AI and machine-learning applications on regulatory issues surrounding deployment and use of facial and voice recognition and related technologies in public and semi-public locations.

Patent Prosecution

Patent prosecution for AI applications

Preparing and prosecuting patent applications for a large technology company in a variety of technological fields, including artificial intelligence, optical lenses, virtualization, and operating systems.

Patent counseling for a Fortune 100 e-commerce company

Preparing and prosecuting patent applications directed toward diverse technological areas including cloud computing, distributed databases, data warehousing, and artificial intelligence.