Ai & Related Fields

The AI & Related Fields legal environment now encompasses an intricate web of domestic and international policies. The European Union’s AI Act establishes categories of “high-risk” AI, while the United States relies on agency guidance from the FTC, SEC, Department of Commerce, and NIST. Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America are also introducing localized AI compliance regimes.

Our lawyers interpret and operationalize these frameworks for clients developing or using AI technologies. We provide:

• - Regulatory gap assessments and compliance audits

- Mapping of obligations across multiple jurisdictions

- Development of AI transparency and accountability standards

- Counsel on export controls for high-performance computing and AI models

- Risk assessments for cross-border AI transactions

By integrating global insight with technical expertise, our team helps clients maintain regulatory compliance while sustaining innovation.

Our AI & Related Fields practice assists clients in protecting the intellectual property generated or utilized by AI. We address the overlapping challenges of copyrights, patents, and trade secrets in algorithmic environments.

We advise on:

• - Patent protection for AI-driven inventions and neural network architectures

- Licensing structures for training datasets and pre-trained models

- Copyright issues for AI-generated content

- Trade secret management for proprietary algorithms

- Litigation and arbitration related to data and model misuse

Equally critical is the governance of data feeding AI systems. Our lawyers guide clients in building ethical data acquisition, storage, and sharing processes that comply with privacy and cybersecurity laws such as GDPR, CCPA, and sector-specific frameworks. We design privacy-by-design protocols, anonymization policies, and data-sharing agreements that align with global standards.

We help companies build sustainable governance frameworks that ensure ethical and legal compliance throughout the AI lifecycle. This includes:

• - Formation of internal AI oversight committees

- Establishment of auditing and bias testing mechanisms

- Integration of responsible AI principles into corporate policies

- Development of risk registers and mitigation frameworks

- Executive and board-level accountability documentation

Our team designs monitoring programs that evaluate model accuracy, fairness, and reliability. We provide periodic legal reviews of AI deployment and draft impact assessment reports required under evolving laws. These efforts position clients as proactive leaders in AI compliance, minimizing enforcement risk and public controversy.

Our lawyers negotiate and draft agreements that allocate ownership, responsibility, and risk in AI-related transactions. We assist with:

• - Joint development agreements between research entities and corporations

- Licensing of machine learning tools, APIs, and training datasets

- Venture capital and private equity investments in AI companies

- M&A involving AI assets, intellectual property, and data rights

- Cross-border technology transfer and export compliance

Every AI & Related Fields transaction carries potential exposure to liability or regulatory intervention. We help clients perform due diligence on data provenance, model explainability, and third-party vendor compliance. Our approach ensures that innovation aligns with sound commercial and regulatory judgment.

Our AI & Related Fields team represents clients in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations. We manage disputes related to:

• - Algorithmic discrimination and bias claims

- Data protection violations and unauthorized use

- Breach of contract in AI supply and development agreements

- Antitrust issues in AI data-sharing ecosystems

- Government enforcement actions concerning automated decision-making

Beyond defense, SJKP LLP contributes to shaping the global policy debate. We engage with regulators, standards bodies, and international organizations to promote frameworks that balance innovation with accountability. Our lawyers regularly participate in AI ethics panels, academic collaborations, and legal think tanks, ensuring that our clients’ perspectives influence emerging law and policy.