Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics

AI creates legal and business questions at every stage, from data selection and system design to procurement, deployment, monitoring, incident response and defense. Our lawyers work with in-house data scientists and technologists to connect legal advice to how AI systems operate in practice. They also work with our policy professionals to craft government affairs strategies and help shape the surrounding regulatory environment.

We advise AI developers and providers, businesses adopting AI, investors, and organizations affected by automated decisions. DLA Piper teams across the world coordinate advice across jurisdictions while accounting for sector-specific requirements.

Our clients range from FDA breakthrough-designated device-makers to leading national security developers to some of the largest financial and consumer companies implementing AI into legacy systems. We counsel clients on all legal topics that AI touches, including not simply regulatory compliance and litigation defense but also procuring and contracting for AI-enabled systems and services, intellectual property strategies, data management and cybersecurity, privacy laws, national security, algorithmic pricing, antitrust, securities, liability for operators and users of AI systems, and issues of ethics and transparency.

We collaborate with clients across the AI ecosystem – developers of AI technologies, investors, and established businesses implementing AI solutions – to understand the legal risks and develop the right compliance and government affairs strategy for your success.

AI governance, compliance, and training
Build or strengthen AI governance through policies, inventories, risk classification, impact assessments, board and workforce training, vendor oversight, incident response plans, and global compliance programs. We advise on laws and frameworks including the EU AI Act, state-specific AI laws, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, and ISO/IEC 42001.

Responsible AI testing and legal red teaming
Test AI systems under the direction of counsel to identify potential bias, accuracy, consumer protection, privacy, safety and other legal risks before launch and during use. Our lawyers and data scientists assess generative AI tools, chatbots, automated decision systems, employment technologies, and healthcare AI.

AI contracts, data, and intellectual property
Structure and negotiate agreements for AI development, procurement, licensing and deployment. We address training data and model rights, outputs, confidentiality, cybersecurity, privacy, open-source software, warranties, indemnities, and allocation of regulatory risk.

AI transactions and investment
Advise AI companies and investors on formation, financing, M&A, and strategic partnerships, with diligence that addresses model dependencies, data rights, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and sector regulation.

AI litigation, investigations, and incident response
Defend companies in generative AI, algorithmic discrimination, product liability, copyright, and other intellectual property, privacy, antitrust, and class action matters. We also respond to regulator inquiries, internal investigations, and AI incidents.

AI-enabled legal solutions
Use attorney-designed technology to review large volumes of documents and data, surface potential compliance issues, and produce structured information for legal analysis. PiperAI workflows and DomainIQ can be tailored to the needs and scope of an engagement.

AI policy and government affairs
Track and interpret AI regulation across jurisdictions and help organizations engage with policymakers, regulators, and industry bodies on workable rules.