BakerHostetler has been shortlisted for the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America Awards in the category of Innovation in AI Strategy for the firm’s work in “Business of Law: Use of Generative AI.” The recognition – for our fourth consecutive year and fifth overall – affirms our commitment to innovation and the strategic adoption of
Guest Post: California’s SB 53, AI, and D&O
Sarah Abrams
In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at California’s recently enacted SB 53, state AI-related legislation concerning “large frontier developers,” and considers the legislation’s liability implications. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article.
How Paralegals Can Lead Technology Improvements in Law Firms
Why paralegals are key to law firm efficiency
Your role goes well beyond administrative support. You perform substantive legal work under attorney supervision: conducting legal research, drafting pleadings and discovery documents, managing complex case files, coordinating eDiscovery, and tracking critical deadlines. Much of this is billable, which means every inefficiency impacts both productivity
Navigating Contractual Considerations in the AI Data Center Construction Boom
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming U.S. data center construction, creating new opportunities and challenges across the construction, energy, and technology sectors. Demand for digital infrastructure is surging, requiring massive amounts of energy, larger facilities, and driving record-breaking competition amid resource constraints.[1]
How It Works: A Demo of Eve Legal’s Call Intake for Law Firms
Today, we’re taking a special look at Eve’s new call intake features, which help law firms to field and categorize calls from new and existing clients. Joining me to walk through the product is Eve CEO and Founder Jay Madheswaran. Eve is a leading Legal AI platform for Plaintiff Law Firms. Eve is designed to
Emerging Legal Challenges: Artificial Intelligence and Product Liability
The bar is rising for the developers of generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and other companies that utilize generative AI in public-facing applications. As AI becomes more integrated into everyday products and services—and as litigation involving these uses evolves—avoiding legal liability and maintaining regulatory compliance will be something of a moving target but one that the industry will need to follow closely.
Local Government Law Institute 2025
It’s that time of year for all of my local government lawyer readers and friends to register for this year’s Local Government Law Institute hosted by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). This year’s conference will be held on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 8:55 to 3:45 pm. at the UBS Center in
Lawyer Sanctioned for Poorly-Checked Use of AI in Generating Papers
On October 1, 2025, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Ader v. Ader, 2025 NY Slip Op. 51563(U), sanctioning a lawyer for poorly-checked use of AI in generating papers, explaining:
This case adds yet another unfortunate chapter to the story of artificial intelligence misuse in the
Patent Practitioners are Unsettled Regarding Seemingly-Settled Section 101 Jurisprudence
Patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 should be a straightforward threshold question: any “new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter” is eligible for protection. Yet over time, this once-clear principle has become anything but.
Although the statute itself has remained unchanged for two centuries, its interpretation has evolved dramatically through judicial decisions. And it is this common law precedent that has shaped the approach to the determination of patent subject matter eligibility.
What’s next for AI guardrails?
AI regulation is accelerating, and the rules are getting real. Our latest client alert breaks down the most consequential developments shaping how AI is built, deployed, and governed across key markets. We highlight where lawmakers and regulators are converging, where they are diverging, and what that means for product design, contracting, governance, and risk. From