In 2025, BakerHostetler’s privacy attorneys advised hundreds of clients on complex privacy and data protection compliance challenges. As the year closes, our annual privacy review examines some key developments that will define companies’ compliance strategies in 2026. These range from changes in U.S. state consumer privacy laws and regulations, ongoing privacy litigation and enforcement actions,
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Lights, Camera, Disclosures, Consent: New York’s New AI Laws Take Center Stage
Brands and agencies, take note: Whether or not your commercials are subject to SAG-AFTRA, with these new New York bills, additional disclosures and consents are now required when using synthetic performers and digital replicas in ads.
A Double Feature
On December 11, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul performed a double feature when she signed into…
Chad Rutkowski Moderates Panel at PLI’s Artificial Intelligence Law 2026
Partner Chad Rutkowski will moderate a panel titled “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: Navigating an Uncertain Environment” during the Practising Law Institute’s Artificial Intelligence Law 2026 program, which will be held Jan. 22-23, 2026, in New York, New York. The session focuses on essential strategies for advising clients, including:
- Copyright issues in AI systems and AI
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James Sherer Participates in Panel on AI in Attorney-Client Relationships During NJSBA Symposium
Partner James Sherer’s comments on the growing use of AI in the legal profession were noted in a Nov. 21, 2025, article for Law360 titled “NJ Experts Warn of Evolving AI Pitfalls at Bar Symposium.” Sherer took part in a panel discussion on navigating the changes that AI has brought to attorney-client relationships during the…
The Data Stream – Episode 4 with Katherine Lowry
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…
FDA Seeks Guidance from the Digital Health Advisory Committee on AI: Considerations for Innovators of Digital Mental Health Medical Devices and Wellness Products
Key Takeaways:
- On Nov. 6, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHAC) convened to discuss the promise and evolving challenges of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)-Enabled Digital Mental Health Medical Devices.
- The FDA acknowledged the challenges of applying traditional premarket and postmarket processes for static medical devices to rapidly evolving AI-enabled medical
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Katherine Lowry, Susan Kayser Join Panel at Luxury Law Summit New York 2025
Chief Information Officer Katherine Lowry and Partner Susan Kayser took part in a panel titled “AI Solutions and Tools: Tech and Fashion as Natural Partners” at the Luxury Law Summit New York, Nov. 12, 2025. The session examines all the ways that AI is used in the fashion industry, including in the areas of customer…
AI Leads the Charge at ANA
From Nov. 3 through Nov. 5, the Windy City welcomed the ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference. While the conference focused on all things advertising and marketing, one concept seemed to dominate nearly every single panel – AI. Nearly every presentation had some mention of the ways those two letters have changed the game over…
Insights from FTC Commissioner Holyoak at Recent ANA Conference
We recently had the great good fortune to host a live AD Nauseam podcast at the 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law conference with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and National Advertising Division (NAD) Director Phyllis Marcus. We talked with them about FTC and NAD priorities for national advertisers and wanted to share…
Weekly Blockchain Blog – November 3, 2025
In this issue:
- US Payments and Digital Asset Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives
- US Digital Asset Firms Launch New Offerings for Tokenized Securities
- Digital Assets and Banking Sector Reply to GENIUS Act Request for Comments
- Canada Imposes $176M Penalty on Crypto Exchange for Anti-Money Laundering Violations
US Payments and Digital Asset Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives
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