AI-washing – when AI hype becomes a litigation risk
Future of Digitalization
Technology is reshaping sectors, organizations, and society. The explosive development of AI and other technologies including quantum computing, robotics and blockchain, is driving a new industrial revolution, presenting previously unimaginable opportunities for product development, business optimization and growth. At Hogan Lovells, we help clients navigate the digital future with confidence.
We guide clients through the complex legal challenges their digital transformation projects bring, enabling innovation to flourish and transformative ideas to succeed.
Achieving a successful digital transformation brings novel legal challenges and opportunities. Our globally integrated teams spanning Corporate & Finance, Intellectual Property, Regulatory and Disputes work at the forefront of change, giving clients the insights and strategic guidance they need to take advantage of opportunities and realize their transformation goals.
Legal services to accelerate digital transformation
We help clients evaluate and embrace opportunities in the digitalization space, including M&A transactions, IT transformation projects, product launches and deployments of emerging technology.
Whether it’s advising social media platforms on the use of data, or gaming companies on protecting IP in their video games, or medical device manufacturers on the development of new products, or a consortium of banks developing a multicurrency payments system using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Our work ranges from advising on investments into emerging tech start-ups, to defending consumer class actions, and from responding to cybersecurity attacks, to the financing and expansion of data center capacity.
Each client is unique and so are their needs. We provide legal expertise and deep sector knowledge combined with pragmatic and commercial advice aligned to each client’s strategic objectives.
We support clients at every stage of their journey as they invest in, adopt or develop new technology. This includes:
- Developing and adopting new technologies
- Joint ventures, collaborations and outsourcing arrangements
- Building governance programmes to meet current and emerging regulations
- Product launches and expansion into new markets
- Protecting IP and data assets
- Investments and M&A transactions
- Raising capital and financing structures
- Cybersecurity and incident response
- Investigations and regulatory enforcement
- Dispute resolution
- Lobbying to help clients shape policy and regulation
We are dedicated to partnering with our clients through the evolving landscape, offering strategic advice that ensures compliance, protects innovation, and prepares businesses for the future.
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Advising Oxford Ionics on its $1.075 billion sale to IonQ to bring together IonQ’s quantum compute, application, and networking stack with Oxford Ionics’ groundbreaking ion-trap technology manufactured on standard semiconductor chips.
Advising a global bank on the establishment of a firmwide AI governance framework, policies, and contractual documentation, as well as representing the bank in negotiations with vendors offering AI tools.
Advising on the largest technology transformation project in Hong Kong through the introduction of a single digital pension fund portal.
Acting as primary outside counsel to the health arm of a global tech giant, advising on privacy and security matters related to electronic health records, AI/machine learning based health care analytics, and health technology products.
Defending photo-sharing and AI computer vision company in FTC investigation regarding alleged deceptive trade practices regarding AI face recognition technologies and against putative class actions regarding AI face recognition and the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Structuring and negotiating cross-border tech transactions, including M&A, venture investments, and licensing deals involving innovative or IP-rich assets.
Advising on complex, first-in-kind matters in FinTech, blockchain and digital assets, including leading the development of emerging regulatory frameworks.
Assisting a technology-oriented college to structure an innovative collaboration with a for-profit company to offer online education programs.
Accompanying all launch preparations for a new gaming metaverse platform across the EU, U.S., and UK, including online safety, content moderation, protection of minors, and more.
Advising a medical device client on its European patent strategy relating to the launch of its adrenaline autoinjector product, including proceedings in the EPO and UK courts relating to a competitor’s patent.
Advising one of the world’s leading sportswear brands on a range of data protection issues faced by the group globally, including advising on numerous data-related contracts with partners and suppliers with a focus on GDPR compliance.
Advising established and emerging mobility players on regulatory and contractual matters in the field of autonomous driving, including infrastructure, cooperative arrangements with manufacturers, and multi-jurisdictional compliance.
Representing SES on national security and telecoms regulatory matters in its US$3.1 billion acquisition of Intelsat, a landmark transaction in the history of the satellite sector that united the two largest global geostationary satellite operators to create a leader in multi-orbit connectivity.
Advancing healthcare innovation in the U.S. with the AI Healthcare Coalition.
