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Privilege and Work Product in the Age of AI
Depending on which court you ask, your latest prompt to an artificial intelligence (“AI”) chatbot is either a protected private thought or a voluntary disclosure to someone other than your lawyer. In a legal landscape struggling to keep pace with technology, two ‘first-of-their-kind’ rulings—United States v.

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The uneven evolution of federal and state cannabis laws continues to frustrate cannabis business operations, including, but not limited to, how intellectual property is created, valued, and deployed. While trademark rights remain closely tethered to lawful commercial use in interstate commerce,[1] patent rights operate under a different legal framework—one that has historically permitted…

Partner JR Lanis and Bryan Wasser led a team that included Associates Richard Reis and Alexander Davis as they represented media, entertainment, technology and onchain treasury company GameSquare in its acquisition of TubeBuddy, an AI-enabled software and workflow platform for creators and brands who want to focus on optimizing YouTube channel performance and audience growth,…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly announced a request for public comment concerning new antitrust guidelines for collaborations among competitors. The previous guidelines, the 2000 Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors (the 2000 Collaboration Guidelines) were withdrawn in 2024, leaving no clear guidance in their place.

Competitor collaborations and…

The Data Stream podcast dives deep into the fast-moving currents of data, technology, and the law. Presented by BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group and hosted by Partners David Sherman and Nichole Sterling, this series explores how companies navigate the complex life cycle of data—from privacy and cybersecurity to advertising, AI and…

When it’s time to finally sell your company or if you’re exploring a potential acquisition target, one of the first documents you will encounter is the confidentiality agreement or non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”).  You say to yourself, I’ve seen hundreds of NDA’s (perhaps more) in my day-to-day business, so “I’m fine signing just another NDA!”  However,…