Judge Scott Schlegel from Louisiana was a speaker at the 2023 Oklahoma Access to Justice Summit. Last year, I noted his conviction that both courts and law firms should embrace text message reminders to reduce failure-to-appear issues. Lawyers want to make certain their clients, especially potential new clients, do not miss their scheduled appointments
AI Governance, Bid Protests, Software Attestation
This week’s episode covers an OMB memo directing agencies to advance AI governance and innovation, a bid protest involving compliance with the Trade Agreements Act, and an updated Secure Software Development Attestation Form that must be used by certain software producers and suppliers of products containing software, and is
Author: Louis Lehot
With the first quarter of 2024 behind us, analysts are now taking a look at the dealmaking landscape so far this year. CB Insights has released their State of Venture Q1’24 report, showing a “mixed bag” for VC dealmaking to start the year.Their data shows dealmaking dropping to a 7-year low in Q1. It
AI remains a critical focus of both the federal government and industry, with multiple efforts in recent weeks to address governance of the development and use of AI in the United States. On February 26, 2024, a U.S. Department of State-commissioned report, titled “Defense in Depth: An Action Plan to Increase the Safety and Security
On March 28, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-10, Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence (Memo), updating and implementing OMB’s November 2023 proposed memorandum of the same name. The Memo directs agencies “to advance AI governance and innovation while managing risks from the use of
Authors: Louis Lehot and Natasha Allen
Natasha Allen and Louis Lehot of Foley & Lardner LLP discuss key steps organizations can take when looking to adopt artificial intelligence tools, including ways to address regulatory compliance, data governance and intellectual property concerns.Artificial Intelligence (AI) will revolutionize business operations, offering unprecedented opportunities for efficiency, innovation, and competitiveness. It
This is the thirty-fourth in a series of Covington blogs on implementation of Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” issued by President Biden on May 12, 2021 (the “Cyber EO”). The first blog summarized the Cyber EO’s key provisions and timelines, and the subsequent blogs describes described the actions taken by various government agencies
Friends,In last month’s newsletter, we drilled down into venture capital financing trends in the equity markets. Due to several contributing factors, venture capital investors reduced their investments and became more strategic about where they allocated their capital.This month, we reflect on the venture debt market and recent trends we are seeing. In 2023, the aggregate
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.
Multistate
Authors: Louis Lehot, Andre Thiollier
After two very difficult years in the tech sector, everyone is hoping for a comeback. We are looking at a more positive economic climate, the prospect of interest rates dropping, and there is much less talk of a recession. There is a renewed optimism that we could be entering