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Troutman Pepper Locke

Is Your AI Tool Quietly Destroying Your Trade Secrets?

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere now: in your contracts, your research workflows, your customer service queue. And if your company is using it without thinking carefully about trade secret exposure, you may be quietly...more

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International Arbitration at an Inflection Point

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International arbitration remains a popular mechanism for resolving cross‑border disputes because of its enforceability, neutrality, and flexibility. At the same time, AI, third‑party funding, and evolving expectations around...more

A&O Shearman

Protecting legal privilege when using AI

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The opportunities arising from adopting AI tools across businesses are abundantly clear. AI tools are transforming how teams operate, enabling faster research, drafting, and document analysis at scale. With the right policies...more

Goodwin

Proceed With Caution: AI Platforms and Privilege

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Publicly available artificial intelligence (AI) tools are widely available and uptake in their use has grown exponentially in recent years. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

What is the role of Gen AI In Litigation? AI, Legal Advice and Privilege

Executive Summary - The rapid adoption of generative AI tools across business functions has raised difficult questions for in house legal teams, particularly around the extent to which privilege can apply to interactions...more

Stark & Stark

[Hybrid Event] RIA Compliance and Legal Strategies Conference - May 14th, Hamilton Township, NJ

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Registered investment advisers will gain a valuable insight on pertinent legal and compliance topics, including: - Successfully navigating your next SEC examination - Implementing AI tools in a compliant manner -...more

Alston & Bird

Your AI Scribe May Be Taking Notes (and Plaintiffs Are Too)

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On April 7, 2026, several plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”) filed a putative class action complaint in the Northern District of California against Sutter Health, Memorial Health Services Inc. and Memorial Care Medical Foundation (the...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Trade Secret Damages in Texas: How Courts Calculate What You Can Recover

If someone has stolen or misappropriated your trade secrets, you have more than a legal claim – you have a right to recover what that theft cost you. Under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA), Texas businesses can...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Think Before You Prompt: AI Use May Waive Your Attorney-Client Privilege

In our practice, we are seeing increasing numbers of clients using consumer artificial intelligence (AI) tools – including ChatGPT, Claude, and similar platforms – to find answers to legal, regulatory, and business questions....more

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Protecting Privilege and Confidentiality When Using AI Tools

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Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly being used by businesses, often without the knowledge or direction of their counsel. A recent federal court decision, United States v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17,...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege Inside of Your Organization

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Attorney-client privilege in commercial real estate litigation or any legal context protects confidential communications between a client and their attorney. This is critical for protecting legal strategies, but how easily...more

Hogan Lovells

AI, privilege and the courts: cautious optimism and imperfect boundaries

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On 22 April 2026, the City of London Law Society hosted a panel on legal professional privilege in the age of AI. Sir Colin Birss, Chancellor of the High Court, gave the keynote speech. Colin Passmore KC, Christina Blacklaws,...more

FBT Gibbons LLP

Click, Copy, Counsel? The Perils of Blindly Trusting CoCounsel

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Over the past few years, attorneys have been incorporating AI into day-to-day business operations in an effort to improve efficiency and provide enhanced client services....more

A&O Shearman

UPC: Take proactive steps to protect your confidential information and trade secrets

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On March 18, 2026, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (the UPC) dismissed an appeal over the protection of information. The UPC Court of Appeal confirmed its previous approach: there is no implicit limitation...more

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Federal Court Draws the Line on AI in the Courtroom: Disclose Your Tools or Face the Consequences

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A federal magistrate judge in Colorado partly granted a motion to tighten a protective order to address artificial intelligence in an ongoing case. The court directed the pro se plaintiff to disclose the name of any AI...more

Bennett Jones LLP

US v Heppner’s Lessons for Canada: AI Use, Confidentiality and IP Exposure - Part 4 of the AI Insights and Fast Reads Series

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This AI Insights Quick Read series examines a growing risk for innovation-driven businesses: how routine generative AI use can weaken confidentiality, compromise legal review, and erode the value of intellectual property....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Red Flags Everywhere! – Ten Risks for Directors – Week 8

Each week for the next 10 weeks, we will publish an installment of our Red Flags Everywhere! series, highlighting key risk areas that public companies and their board of directors should keep top of mind....more

Bennett Jones LLP

AI Generated "Slop" and Overreliance on Summaries: How IP Value Gets Diluted - Part 3 of the AI Insights and Fast Reads Series

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This AI Insights Quick Read series examines a growing risk for innovation-driven businesses: how routine generative AI use can weaken confidentiality, compromise legal review, and erode the value of intellectual property....more

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Shadow AI: The Unmanaged Use That Creates Real IP Disclosure Risk - Part 2 of the AI Insights and Fast Reads Series

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This AI Insights Quick Read series examines a growing risk for innovation-driven businesses: how routine generative AI use can weaken confidentiality, compromise legal review, and erode the value of intellectual property....more

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US v Heppner: The End of "Just a Prompt" and Emerging IP Risk - Part 1 of the AI Insights and Fast Reads Series

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This AI Insights Quick Read series examines a growing risk for innovation-driven businesses: how routine generative AI use can weaken confidentiality, compromise legal review, and erode the value of intellectual property....more

A&O Shearman

Texas Business Court Retains Jurisdiction Over Employee-Raiding Suit, Finding Intellectual Property Nexus Despite Absence Of...

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Alamo Title Company sued WFG National Title Company in a Bexar County district court, alleging that WFG orchestrated a “mass raid” of its employees and customers. Alamo Title Company v. WFG National Title Company of Texas,...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Protecting Trade Secrets in an Evolving Threat Landscape

Currently, we are in an era where intangible assets (trade secrets) often exceed the value of the physical assets of a company. Trade secrets have become power houses behind corporate success. Trade secrets are not required...more

K&L Gates LLP

Can Local Governments in Western Australia Use AI to Assess Tenders and Expressions of Interest?

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A local government (LG) in Western Australia will frequently procure goods and services by way of an expression of interest (EOI) or a request for tender (RFT). An EOI or RFT may also form part of an LG's processes to...more

Friling Law

OFAC and BIS Violations: Is the Reporting Person a Whistleblower, Witness, or Confidential Source? Legal Risks, Strategy, and FAQs

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Companies engaged in international trade, banking, logistics, manufacturing, software, technology transfers, and cross-border finance face increasing scrutiny under U.S. sanctions and export-control laws. Enforcement actions...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

From Algorithms to Awards: Artificial Intelligence in the Arbitration Toolkit

Lawyers’ reliance on generative AI tools (GenAI) for substantive legal work has been at the forefront of legal news in the last few years — often for the wrong reasons. Used properly, however, GenAI can make substantive legal...more

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