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Firm News 2 results

Firm News | 6 min read | 01.02.24

Crowell & Moring Elects Seven New Partners, Promotes Four to Senior Counsel, and 26 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected seven lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The firm also promoted four lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 26 associates to the position of counsel.

Firm News | 2 min read | 07.17.23

Crowell & Moring Honors Recipients of 24th Annual George Bailey Public Service Awards

Washington, D.C. – July 17, 2023: Crowell & Moring hosted its 24thannual George Bailey Public Service Awards ceremony. Named after the hero of the classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” these awards recognize the firm’s lawyers and staff who have made a substantial impact on the lives of others.

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Client Alerts 25 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.02.24

Gov. Newsom Vetoes AI Bill but Leaves the Door Open to Future CA Regulation

On Sunday, September 29, 2024, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047, a bill to enact the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act. Although the bill passed the California Assembly and Senate, it generated significant controversy and debate within the tech community. The Center for AI Safety, Elon Musk, the L.A. Times editorial board, and San Francisco-based AI startup Anthropic all supported the bill; while Meta, OpenAI, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposed it as hindering innovation.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.22.24

Again, AI Does Not Change The Law: FTC Guidance on Unfair and Deceptive Practices Involving Privacy Policies

A February 13, 2024 Federal Trade Commission blog post titled AI (and other) Companies: Quietly Changing Your Terms of Service Could Be Unfair or Deceptive follows previous posts promoting its larger initiative to oversee the growing use of AI. In this post, the FTC reminds companies developing AI products to be cautious whenever changing their privacy policies and to ensure that the changes are not made in unfair or deceptive ways.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.29.24

Need A Reminder About AI Privacy Compliance? Consider the Risk of FTC Enforcement Actions Against AI Model-As-A-Service Companies

On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission published a blog post titled AI Companies: Uphold Your Privacy and Confidentiality Commitments. In it, the FTC, as part of its larger initiative to oversee the use of AI, reminds companies to abide by the privacy commitments they have made, no matter where they made them, and to disclose all material facts. If they do not, they risk an enforcement action from the FTC. To avoid legal risk, companies must coordinate across departments about their privacy policy and privacy representations as part of developing AI models.

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Press Coverage 7 results

Press Coverage | 10.11.24

California: The AI Transparency Act – What You Need To Know

OneTrust DataGuidance

Press Coverage | 09.04.24

AI Co. Keeps Engine Supplier In Trade Secrets Suit

Law360

Press Coverage | 12.23.22

California: Court Announces Motion For Preliminary Approval Of $725M Settlement With Facebook For Class Action

OneTrust DataGuidance

Publications 20 results

Publication | 10.29.24

Where Can Privacy Plaintiffs Sue When Injury Is Online?

Law360

Publication | 07.09.24

Why High Court Social Media Ruling Will Be Hotly Debated

Law360

Publication | 06.25.24

Another Trial Court Development In The Website-CIPA Case Law: When Will Appellate Courts Enter The Chat?

Westlaw Today

Webinars 5 results

Webinar | 02.22.24, 4:00 PM CET - 5:30 AM CET

Fourth Webinar of “Exploring the U.S. Market Webinar Series”: Regulating the Use of Artificial Intelligence - An Early Exploration of the EU and USA Legislative Initiatives

In the fourth installment of the series, our speakers will cover the legal and regulatory landscape surrounding the use of AI technology. This landscape spans from the AI Act in the EU to the complex legal framework in the US, where the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal and state governments are having their say.

Webinar | 12.12.23, 1:00 PM EST - 2:00 PM EST

Innovation Insights Presents Part III of Our Fall 2023 Generative AI Series: The Evolving AI Legal and Policy Landscape

The November 2022 release of ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by OpenAI’s GPT large language model, propelled generative AI into the public consciousness, with many other tech companies quickly jumping on board to develop their own generative AI-driven tools and services.

Webinar | 07.11.23, 11:00 PM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Law-Tech Connect Workshop—Energy Edition: A Holistic Approach to Securing Energy Infrastructure

Crowell & Moring Counsel Mary-Caitlin Ray, a member of the firm's Aviation Practice Group, will be moderating the live Law-Tech Connect Interactive Workshop "A Holistic Approach to Securing Energy Infrastructre" alongside Associate Jacob Canter, a member of the firm's Litigation and Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Groups, who will be a panelist. The workshop will take place virtually on July 11th at 11 a.m. ET.