Artificial intelligence (AI), including large language models and generative AI, rapidly transforms how businesses operate, make decisions, and deliver products and services. As adoption accelerates globally, organizations face increasingly complex legal, regulatory, and operational considerations related to the development, licensing, and deployment of AI technologies. We advise clients on navigating these issues with practical, commercially focused guidance, supporting both internal uses of AI and external, client‑facing applications.
AI and generative AI affect a broad range of existing and emerging legal and regulatory regimes and continue to test traditional approaches to governance and risk management. These technologies raise issues across multiple areas of law, including data privacy and security, intellectual property, financial services, employment, antitrust, and consumer protection. The firm’s lawyers across these disciplines work collaboratively to help clients understand regulatory developments, assess risk, and implement AI solutions responsibly in a rapidly evolving legal landscape.
We have an established a cross-disciplinary AI Solutions Group to guide the firm’s approach to artificial intelligence and to advise clients on the development, deployment, investment, and governance of AI technologies. The group operates under the firm’s Generative AI Policy and AI Forward℠ framework, which requires the use of approved platforms, transparency with clients, verification of AI-assisted outputs, and mandatory training. This framework is grounded in principles of responsible innovation, professional accountability, and human-centric decision-making.
As an early adopter of generative AI, we employ centralized governance to oversee AI deployment across the firm’s global platform and to ensure alignment with confidentiality obligations, data-governance requirements, and professional standards. AI supports legal research, drafting, contract review, due diligence, and discovery through vetted platforms including Vincent, Legora, Westlaw Precision AI, Relativity Analytics, CoCounsel, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Firmwide adoption is supported through role-specific training with AltaClaro and Hotshot Legal, and the firm’s broader engagement includes the K&L Gates Endowment for Ethics and Computational Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University and sponsorship of the AI Access to Justice Summit. The firm was recognized as a 2025 BTI Consulting “Innovation Icon” for integrating AI into its global client-service strategy.
As AI technologies continue to evolve, laws and strategies will be implemented by governments around the world to address ethical and legal considerations. This series page is designed to keep you informed. Here, you will find the latest alerts, webinars, and other tools to help you stay abreast of these developments. No matter where you are across the globe, our team of lawyers and policy professionals can help. Visit this page regularly for new and updated information or SUBSCRIBE to our email list to receive the latest updates.
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