OVERVIEW
Cut through the noise and the hype—our legal expertise helps you navigate the complexities of Artificial Intelligence regulations, ensuring you grasp the real issues at hand, you understand the risks and opportunities of developing and deploying Artificial Intelligence tools, and revealing the essential issues you need to address.
Incorporating Artificial Intelligence technologies and solutions into business processes brings legal considerations and risks touching on a wide range of legal disciplines, including data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property, technology transactions, competition, litigation, employment, product liability, Mergers & Acquisitions. Our multidisciplinary legal teams advise clients on all aspects of the Artificial Intelligence technology lifecycle.
Our long-term involvement and our proven track record of interaction and working with leading high-tech companies, investors and innovators, in all stages of development and deployment of new technologies, has helped us develop in-depth legal capabilities and gain a true understanding of the cutting-edge technologies we encounter as part of our work.
We engage with the entire Artificial Intelligence domain including clients developing Artificial Intelligence tools and software offerings, providing Artificial Intelligence cloud computing services, operating data centers and integrating Artificial Intelligence solutions into their business operations.
Areas of expertise
Artificial Intelligence compliance programme
Our Artificial Intelligence compliance programme brings together the range of experience of our lawyers and technology experts (data scientists and AI engineers) to enable our clients’ in-house legal and IT teams mitigate risks and successfully adopt Artificial Intelligence solutions. By combining comprehensive legal expertise with innovative technical expertise, we provide tailored solutions that ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, while fostering ethical practices.
Our Artificial Intelligence compliance programme is designed to help organisations understand regulatory requirements; map Artificial Intelligence systems, processes and algorithms; assess compliance with legal framework and identify risks; take actions to address compliance gaps; manage risks and comply with AI rules and ensure continuous monitoring and improvement.
Artificial Intelligence regulatory advice
We offer sector and business specific regulatory advice including on the use of Artificial Intelligence systems for HR management, consumer profiling, fraud detection, medical devices and healthcare diagnostics, marketing, credit risk evaluation, etc. We advise on management duties and liability issues related to Artificial Intelligence use. Finally, we provide impact assessment for Artificial Intelligence systems pertaining to the relevant legislation including GDPR, Algorithmic Impact Assessment and Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment.
Data
We advise on data classification and usage, ensuring clarity on how each type is utilised within Artificial Intelligence systems for training and inference. We also offer compliance with data protection regulations regarding the handling, storage, and processing of personal data in Artificial Intelligence systems.
Cybersecurity
We offer advice on incident response strategies and support with legal obligations in the event of breach incidents. In addition, we provide ongoing training for employees on cybersecurity best practices and the specific risks associated with Artificial Intelligence technologies.
IP and Trade Secrets
We advise on copyright matters, ensuring that Artificial Intelligence-generated content complies with Intellectual Property laws and determining the ownership of such content. We assist you with trade secret management to protect proprietary information from unauthorised disclosure or misuse. Finally, we advise on licensing agreements, developing clear licensing terms for the use of Artificial Intelligence technologies.
Procurement and Contracting
We assist you with vendor due diligence, conducting thorough assessments of Artificial Intelligence vendors and developers to ensure they comply with relevant legal and ethical standards. We assess contractual clauses on warranties related to Artificial Intelligence systems. We guide you through data security requirements, clearly defining data handling, storage, and security protocols that vendors must follow to protect sensitive information. We help you establish measurable criteria to evaluate the compliance and effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence solutions provided by vendors and advise on your audit and reporting rights.
Governance and Policies
We advise on all Artificial Intelligence governance matters helping you create and implement responsible Artificial Intelligence policies and procedures that align with your company's specific needs and risk tolerance, including establishing risk assessment procedures, implementing data management policies and creating incident response protocols.
Litigation
We represent organisations in Artificial Intelligence related complaints, claims and disputes (including regulatory investigations) regarding the use of AI technologies, particularly as they relate to IP, data protection and discrimination.
M&A involving Artificial Intelligence technology
We support both investors and Artificial Intelligence start-ups during their funding rounds offering among others due diligence on Artificial Intelligence assets, assisting with compliance on Artificial Intelligence regulations, advising on the integration of data protection policies and guiding clients through regulatory approval and antitrust considerations.
