The proliferation of powerful new digital and AI-powered technologies present significant business opportunities, but also significant legal and business risks as governments race to regulate their use. Our Digital Technology Group provides comprehensive counsel at the nexus of technology and the law, helping clients understand and capture swift-moving opportunities, avoid legal pitfalls and defend their most important innovations.
Events
John Carlin to Speak at CogX Leadership Summit
Cybersecurity & Data Protection Co-Chair John Carlin will participate in a panel, “Actionable Intelligence - How Advancing AI will Combat Cyber Crime,” as part of the CogX Leadership Summit.
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Paul, Weiss Recognized in Global Data Review’s GDR 100 Rankings
Global Data Review recognized Paul, Weiss in its GDR 100 rankings, which captures the capabilities, track record and market reputation of the world’s leading law firms in the field of data privacy and security.
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“Waking Up With AI” – The Challenges of AI-Generated Evidence
This week, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss how courts are grappling with the evidentiary issues raised by AI-generated or manipulated content, such as deepfakes, and how the federal judiciary is considering new rules to address them.
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“Waking Up With AI” – Developments in AI Agents
Join Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel as they delve into the latest advancements in AI policy, regulation, and agentic technology. On this week’s episode they discuss how AI agents are transforming industries and the critical compliance and governance issues that come with these innovations.
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“Waking Up With AI” – The Evolution of AI Reasoning
In this episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore the transformation of LLM capabilities over the past few years. Are these models merely engaging in word prediction, or can they actually “reason”?
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“Waking Up With AI” – New AI Developments: Transforming Text into a Podcast
This week, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore a new tool that can generate podcasts from text input. Can they spot the signs of artificiality, and how does this tool challenge our assumptions about media and communication?
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“Waking Up With AI” – NIST Mystery Science Theater
Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel introduce you to NIST—the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an office of the Department of Commerce—and its role in shaping the present and future of artificial intelligence in the United States.
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“Waking Up With AI” – Revisiting California’s AI Regulatory Efforts
In this episode of Waking Up With AI, Katherine and Anna update you on the latest status of two AI bills from the California legislature—SB 1047, which was sent back without signature, and AB 2839, which is the subject of a preliminary injunction in Federal court.
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“Waking Up With AI” - Scaling AI: Where We Are Today
As frontier models continuously get larger and more capable, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss the challenges and breakthroughs in AI architecture, energy consumption and data requirements that are shaping the future of technology.
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“Waking Up With AI” - AI: Transformative or Hype?
Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore whether AI is truly transformative or just part of a technology hype cycle. They point to transformative use cases that have already been seen and identify recent advancements in the field.
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“Waking Up With AI” - Jailbreaking: Safety Issues for AI
Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel provide a primer on jailbreaking in the generative AI context, a subject that's top of mind for security researchers and malicious actors alike.
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“Waking Up With AI” - California’s Drive Towards AI Regulation
Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel walk you through key provisions of the AI-related bills that recently made their way out of the California legislature and onto Governor Newsom’s desk.
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“Waking Up With AI” - AI and the Board of Directors
In this episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel look at some of the governance, regulatory and technological questions that boards of directors may want to consider amid a rapidly evolving AI landscape.
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“Waking Up With AI” - Navigating AI Mitigation
Join Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel as they delve into the latest developments, from algorithmic bias to risk mitigation, and explore how these issues impact both the technical and legal landscapes of artificial intelligence.
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“Waking Up With AI” - U.S. Developments and the Colorado AI Law
This week on “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel look at recent U.S. regulatory developments in AI, namely a significant piece of legislation coming out of Colorado.
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“Waking Up With AI” - Mamba and AI Architectures
In this week’s episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel delve into different types of AI architectures, from Transformer models to “Mamba” — a type of architecture that’s making significant headway in 2024.
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“Waking Up With AI” - AI Interpretability
In this week’s episode, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel unravel interpretability, an evolving field of AI safety research, while exploring its potential significance for regulators as well as its relation to concepts like explainability and transparency.
Awards & Recognition
Paul, Weiss Wins Law360 “Technology Group of the Year” Recognition
Paul, Weiss won Law360 “2023 Technology Group of the Year” recognition for its achievements in the technology industry.
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Katherine Forrest to Discuss AI-Powered Technologies in CNBC AI Event
Digital Technology Group Chair Katherine Forrest will be interviewed on the topic of “AI & the Law: Big Data, Big Changes,” as part of a CNBC event, CNBC Evolve: AI Opportunity.
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Anna Gressel to Discuss Generative AI at UIA Congress
Litigation counsel Anna Gressel will participate in a panel, “Should and Can Artificial Intelligence be Regulated,” at the 68th Congress of the Union International de Avocats (UIA), a global organization for the legal profession promoting professional development and the rule of law.
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Katherine Forrest Profiled in Financial Times Special Report on North America’s Most Innovative Lawyers and Firms
The Financial Times featured Digital Technologies Group Co-Chair Katherine Forrest as one of North America’s top legal practitioners who lead in their fields.
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John Carlin to Co-Chair ACI Conference on Cybersecurity Law & Compliance
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Co-Head John Carlin will co-chair the American Conference Institute’s Cybersecurity Law and Compliance Conference.
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Two Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America Awards
Paul, Weiss is shortlisted in two categories for the Financial Times’ Innovative Lawyers Awards North America 2023.
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Katherine Forrest to Discuss AI and the Rule of Law at Korea’s International Judicial Conference
At the invitation of the Korean Supreme Court, Digital Technologies Group Co-Chair Katherine Forrest will speak on AI and the rule of law at the 2023 International Judicial Conference, Korea’s largest annual judicial conference.
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Jonathan Ashtor Named to Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40”
Corporate partner Jonathan Ashtor was recognized by Bloomberg Law in its 2023 “They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40” series as one of the most stellar lawyers under 40 in the U.S. in the Emerging Technology Transactions & Intellectual Property category.
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Awards & Recognition
Four Paul, Weiss Practices Named Law360 “Practice Groups of the Year”
Paul, Weiss won four “2023 Practice Group of the Year” recognitions for its achievements in the Bankruptcy, Private Equity, Sports & Betting, and Technology categories.
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Coinbase Wins Motion to Compel Arbitration, Staying Putative Class Action Over Stablecoin GYEN
Paul, Weiss achieved a victory for publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase Global, Inc., when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Coinbase’s motion to compel arbitration and stay a putative class action concerning the stablecoin GYEN.
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Jury Finds That First Amendment Protection Does Not Bar Creator’s Trademark Infringement Liability for the Sale of MetaBirkins NFTs
A jury determined that a series of NFT images labeled “MetaBirkins” infringed Hermès’ “Birkin” trademark.
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