Artificial Intelligence (AI)

How We Help

Building and Commercializing AI

We help clients bring AI-enabled products and services to market faster, protecting what makes them innovative while keeping risk in check.

• Agreements for AI development, licensing and commercialization
• Intellectual property protection strategies that secure the ownership and value of AI-enabled innovations as IP laws evolve
• Data licenses and agreements that secure data rights for model development
• Risk assessments and strategies for model provenance, third-party technologies and open-source software
• Regulatory readiness assessments and compliance roadmaps for bringing to market AI-enabled products and services
• Reviewing and negotiating contracts across the AI stack, from hosting and model access to embedded AI components    
  
  

Deploying AI Across the Enterprise

We help organizations move AI from experimentation to enterprise adoption with governance that supports innovation rather than slowing it down.

• Enterprise AI governance frameworks and programs that enable innovation while reducing operational risk
• Policies for responsible AI use by employees, business units and technology teams
• Identifying and mitigating vendor and supply-chain risk across the AI stack, from hosting and model providers to embedded AI tools 
• Board and executive leadership guidance on AI oversight, accountability and governance
• Gap analyses and program updates that keep AI programs aligned with evolving legal, regulatory, and industry expectations 
• Risk assessment, monitoring and training programs that support defensible AI decision-making
  
  

Protecting Data and Intellectual Property

We help clients secure the data and intellectual property behind AI, turning protection into a competitive advantage.

• Data use protocols that protect privacy, confidentiality and proprietary rights
• Patent, copyright, trade secret, and other intellectual property protection strategies for AI-enabled innovation
• Risk mitigation strategies for confidential, privileged, sensitive and regulated information
• Data governance frameworks addressing data ownership, retention, cross-border transfers and lifecycle management
• Privacy, cybersecurity and data governance risk assessments and mitigation plans
• Gap analyses and updates to incident response planning
  
  

Evaluating AI in Transactions and Investments

We help clients spot and manage AI-related risk in deals and strategic moves enabling them to move forward with confidence.

• Due diligence reports identifying AI-related legal risks in mergers, acquisitions, investments, financings and strategic transactions
• Valuation and ownership analyses of AI assets, data and intellectual property
• Due diligence reports assessing contractual, regulatory, intellectual property, privacy and cybersecurity risks
• Transaction agreements with terms that allocate AI-related liabilities and protect enterprise value
• Post-closing integration plans addressing legal risks in AI implementation
  
  

Responding to Disputes and Investigations

We help clients navigate AI-related disputes, investigations, and regulatory scrutiny with a strategy built well before the pressure hits.

• Policies addressing discovery, record retention and evidentiary obligations arising from the use of AI
• Strategies for litigation defense, regulatory investigations, and government enforcement actions for AI-related business decisions
• Protective orders and confidentiality safeguards for trade secrets and proprietary AI assets during disputes
• Dispute resolution and settlement agreements addressing AI ownership, licensing, contractual obligations and intellectual property rights
• Insurance coverage analyses and risk transfer strategies for AI-related claims