As AI fundamentally reshapes and transforms businesses, our global emerging technology group provides you with comprehensive and technically adept AI legal and consulting support.
Leveraging industry insight and practical business acumen, our worldwide team of more than 80 AI partners and hundreds of other lawyers and consultants empowers clients to reap the benefits of AI.
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Investment: We handle global and domestic AI-centric venture capital and private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, and debt financing for both investors and sponsors, from start-ups raising initial capital through to established businesses’ initial public offerings (IPOs). We provide thorough due diligence and forward-looking recommendations to unlock value and manage risks associated with AI assets and to ensure smooth post-transaction integration and transition.
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Development: We are adept at navigating the complex intersections of technology and business, providing strategic counsel for the development and commercialisation of AI through joint ventures and technology arrangements (including licensing, SaaS, cloud computing, technology procurement, outsourcing and e-commerce). We counsel on AI privacy, data protection and cybersecurity matters, and are well versed in handling complex intellectual property issues, leveraging our insight into legal nuances and industry dynamics to protect our clients’ innovations and monetise and protect their IP portfolios.
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Adoption: Our global AI team provides strategic counsel on the safe and secure adoption and use of AI via robust and legal-aligned corporate governance, risk and compliance (GRC) programs, from risk assessments and inventories to vendor management strategies and incident reporting frameworks. We work closely with boards, executives and lawyers to deliver tailored advice on the evolving global regulatory landscape, transparency and documentation requirements, and ethical considerations of AI adoption, including its impact on workplace policies, employee privacy and workforce transition strategies.
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Disputes and investigations: Our market-leading litigation and disputes practices are well equipped to handle complex AI litigation, arbitrations and investigations. We have a solid track record in managing challenging regulatory inquiries and supervisory examinations. Our lawyers provide robust representation in high-stakes disputes, leveraging their technological understanding and regulatory insight to deliver unparalleled support in navigating the uncertain terrain of AI litigation and investigations.
We provide holistic legal advice that is aligned with your ambitions, strategy and operations. Our Emerging Technology Group brings together the operations consulting capability in our tier one Legal Operations Advisory team with our market leading legal practices across technology and commercial transactions; IP counselling, prosecution and litigation enforcement (including a dedicated IP team at the forefront of technological change in Silicon Valley); data protection, privacy and cyber security; employment, incentives and pensions; investments and M&A; insurance and financial services regulation; corporate governance; disputes and arbitration, and many others.
Our lawyers lead the market, sitting on the Employment Lawyers Association group responding to the House of Commons Select Committee on AI Governance and the City of London Law Society AI sub-committee, and chairing the Digital Commerce Committee of the Law Council of Australia. We are involved with the Data Science and AI Association of Australia and are mentors for the AI Builders Club.
