Practice Areas
Artificial Intelligence
Among fast-evolving economic segments, artificial intelligence stands alone in terms of technological innovation, market potential, and ethical controversy. As AI changes lives and reinvents industries, legal challenges abound – some of them never previously encountered.
McLane Middleton has been engaged in the practice of artificial intelligence (AI) law since 2012, when forward-thinking clients sought our guidance in capitalizing on the technology’s power and potential. Today, our AI practice group remains at the forefront of the field, partnering with clients to successfully navigate the AI landscape’s vast, and ever-changing, opportunities and risks.
Our interdisciplinary team – featuring attorneys with backgrounds in IP, privacy, information security, public policy, regulation, ethics, and corporate law – offers a seamless, cross-sectoral approach to AI law. Advising a wide array of clients – from startups and investors to innovators deploying AI tools in numerous fields – we guide clients through the strategic, operational, and regulatory challenges posed by artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.
With our guidance, client innovations stay compliant, competitive, and protected. Our services include:
- AI Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management
- Advising on evolving legal frameworks (EU AI Act, U.S. state and federal guidance, global AI norms)
- Conducting AI impact assessments and audits
- Designing and documenting AI governance programs
- AI and Data Ethics
- Developing AI ethical use policies
- Advising on fairness, accountability, transparency, and explainability (FATE) standards
- Supporting responsible innovation initiatives
- Privacy and Data Use Counseling
- Ensuring compliance with GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and emerging data regulations
- Structuring lawful data pipelines for AI training and deployment
- Drafting data sharing and data licensing agreements
- Intellectual Property Strategy
- Protecting AI-generated outputs and proprietary models
- Drafting and negotiating licensing and joint development agreements
- Advising on copyright, trade secrets, and patentability in the AI context
- AI in the Workplace and Labor Law
- Counseling on employee monitoring, automated hiring, and productivity tools
- Managing risks under state and federal labor laws
- Training HR teams on ethical and legal AI use
- AI Transactional Support
- Performing due diligence in AI-related mergers, acquisitions, and investments
- Drafting commercial agreements for AI solutions
- Vetting and negotiating with AI vendors, developers, and cloud providers
- Litigation and Enforcement Readiness
- Defending against claims involving AI bias, discrimination, and harm
- Advising on regulatory investigations and enforcement actions
- Preparing expert testimony and litigation strategy involving AI evidence
