Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have experienced unprecedented growth in recent years and are revolutionizing industries worldwide. As these technologies continue to advance, our firm remains at the forefront of the legal landscape, offering comprehensive and cutting-edge counsel to help clients address the complex legal, regulatory, and ethical issues arising from the development and deployment of AI.
We recognize the transformative potential of AI and have established a highly skilled, cross-disciplinary team of lawyers to support our AI initiative. In support of this effort, we formed a firmwide AI Solutions Group to guide our internal and client facing AI strategy. Our lawyers bring experience spanning diverse practices, a passion for technology, and a deep understanding of the impact of AI on businesses and the law. We are equipped to advise and support clients developing AI applications; procuring and integrating AI technologies into their operations, products, and services; and making capital investments to acquire AI technologies.
Our Capabilities
We advise on the development, procurement, and use of a wide range of AI technologies, including large language models and other generative AI tools. Our experience extends to natural language processing, recommendation systems, predictive analytics, computer vision technologies (including facial recognition), speech recognition, virtual assistants and chatbots, fintech, automation and robotics, healthcare and medical applications, and Internet of Things networks. We counsel clients across financial services, life sciences and healthcare, education, energy and infrastructure, technology, media and telecommunications, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, retail, and government. With extensive experience in both national and cross border matters, we manage routine and complex engagements covering a broad spectrum of technologies.
Where We Provide Counsel
Mitigating risk and leveraging the benefits of rapidly evolving AI technologies requires agility, flexibility, and a wide range of specialized skills. Our global team includes lawyers from diverse practice areas, including:
Intellectual Property
Data Protection, Privacy, and Security
Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions
Emerging Growth and Venture Capital
Technology Transactions and Sourcing
Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety
Commercial Disputes
Insurance Recovery and Counseling
Ethics and ESG
Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation
Policy and Government Regulation
Our Dedication to Legal Innovation and Client Service Excellence
As an early adopter of generative AI, our firm employs centralized governance to oversee AI deployment across its global platform, ensuring alignment with confidentiality obligations, data governance requirements, and professional standards. Our Generative AI Policy and AI Forward℠ framework mandate the use of approved platforms, transparency with clients, verification of AI assisted outputs, and mandatory training—guided by principles of responsible innovation and human centric excellence.
We leverage AI through automation and workflow management to enhance quality and value while maintaining a people first philosophy. 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 by role specific training with AltaClaro and Hotshot Legal, emphasizing AI literacy, prompt engineering, and supervisory oversight.
We have also been at the forefront of efforts to promote the ethical development of AI, including establishing the K&L Gates Endowment for Ethics and Computational Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University. This landmark US$10 million endowment supports the study of ethical issues related to artificial intelligence and has enabled the creation of faculty chairs, doctoral fellowships, a biennial Ethics and AI conference, and undergraduate scholarships. Our leadership further extends through sponsorship of the AI Access to Justice Summit, reinforcing our commitment to responsible innovation.
By combining multidisciplinary experience, global reach, disciplined AI governance, and proactive engagement with emerging technologies, our firm is dedicated to advising clients as they navigate the legal complexities surrounding AI while embracing the significant opportunities it presents. Our approach has been recognized externally, including being named a 2025 BTI Consulting Innovation Icon for integrating AI into our global client service strategy.
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