Our AI practice focuses on two key client concerns – the use of AI in support of the practice of law and the rapid and widespread use of AI in our clients’ work and operations. The foundations for BakerHostetler’s AI advice are our client experience, our deep industry and policy involvement and our scholarship. This experience allows our team to address the realities of AI use and related technological approaches while understanding that our clients may still be catching up to this new reality in practice.
While much of AI legal practice is still in its infancy, BakerHostetler has already developed a track record assisting clients with a variety of AI and related issues, including contract negotiation, IP protections, data privacy and mapping, algorithm development and explanation (transparency), and audit and disparate impact concerns.
Our services include:
- Agreement and deal advice: We provide clients with benchmarked considerations relating to AI during deal and contracting negotiations. We also draft and negotiate technology agreements and advise on existing agreements.
- Algorithm transparency: We assist clients with responding to inquiries regarding their construction and use of AI and related processes, which includes third-party and regulatory requests.
- Expert, officer and employee training: We support clients with foundational knowledge regarding AI and related processes, including data assembly, AI and algorithm operation, audit practices, potential for disparate impact, and related contractual and regulatory obligations.
- Information use: We advise clients on the information feeding into AI and related processes, addressing concerns that the value associated with AI may rely heavily on the underlying data.
- Special projects: Multinational clients demand additional knowledge and varied experience. Our multidisciplinary teams combine significant multinational experience to address cross-discipline AI projects that involve data privacy, data protection and security, eDiscovery, litigation readiness, and information governance issues.
- Strategy development: We work with clients to determine how they can use AI and related processes within their organizations, including the potential impact to existing contractual requirements, business operations, data collection and use, and third-party intersection.