Our Artificial Intelligence Group is led by a core team of lawyers who are primarily focused on AI issues, but also includes lawyers who specialize in privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, litigation, and regulatory compliance. This cross-departmental team works together seamlessly to help clients safely adopt high-value AI applications, mitigate potential legal and reputational risks, respond to regulatory inquiries, and defend AI-related claims.

The AI team is led by Avi Gesser who has been working on AI-legal issues for over 10 years, and in 2022, was named an “AI Visionary” by Relativity, a leading software developer, in its first annual list featuring leaders in AI.

Our thought leadership on AI issues can be found on the Debevoise Data Blog, which has over 80 articles and webcasts on AI governance and compliance – topics we have writing about extensively since early 2020.

We offer proactive, holistic counsel on:

Corporate Governance

Establishing AI Governance Committee and AI Centers of Excellence, including committee charters, roles and responsibilities, risk rating criteria, mitigation options.

Board/Executive Briefings and AI Training, including fiduciary duties, oversight obligations, and regulatory compliance.

Drafting Policies on Generative AI, including the criteria for testing, evaluating and approving new AI tools and use cases.

Risk Assessments, Regulatory, and Compliance

AI Risk Assessments and Model Testing

AI Regulation Tracking

Regulator Engagement

Regulatory Enforcement and Examinations

Intellectual Property and Contractual Risk Assessments and Protections

Mock AI Events, Tabletop Exercises, and AI Incident Response

Preparations

AI-Related Litigation

Corporate and Transactional

M&A AI Due Diligence

AI Licenses and IP Advising

Vendor Diligence and Contractual Term Drafting and Negotiation

We are currently representing over 60 clients in AI-related matters, including several companies in each of the following industries: financial services, insurance, private equity, technology, healthcare, consumer goods, and media.Our Artificial Intelligence Group is led by a core team of lawyers who are primarily focused on AI issues, but also includes lawyers who specialize in privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, litigation, and regulatory compliance. This cross-departmental team works together seamlessly to help clients safely adopt high-value AI applications, mitigate potential legal and reputational risks, respond to regulatory inquiries, and defend AI-related claims.The AI team is led by Avi Gesser who has been working on AI-legal issues for over 10 years, and in 2022, was named an “AI Visionary” by Relativity, a leading software developer, in its first annual list featuring leaders in AI.Our thought leadership on AI issues can be found on the Debevoise Data Blog, which has over 80 articles and webcasts on AI governance and compliance – topics we have writing about extensively since early 2020.We offer proactive, holistic counsel on:Corporate Governance Establishing AI Governance Committee and AI Centers of Excellence, including committee charters, roles and responsibilities, risk rating criteria, mitigation options.Board/Executive Briefings and AI Training, including fiduciary duties, oversight obligations, and regulatory compliance.Drafting Policies on Generative AI, including the criteria for testing, evaluating and approving new AI tools and use cases.Risk Assessments, Regulatory, and ComplianceAI Risk Assessments and Model TestingAI Regulation TrackingRegulator EngagementRegulatory Enforcement and ExaminationsIntellectual Property and Contractual Risk Assessments and ProtectionsMock AI Events, Tabletop Exercises, and AI Incident ResponsePreparationsAI-Related LitigationCorporate and TransactionalM&A AI Due DiligenceAI Licenses and IP AdvisingVendor Diligence and Contractual Term Drafting and Negotiation