AI and the Legal Industry: Ethical Issues, Privacy/Security Considerations, Best Practices for Using AI
Navigating Duties of Competency, Confidentiality, Supervision, and More
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide counsel on navigating the challenges when using AI in the practice of law. The panel will address ethical issues and privacy and security considerations. The panel will also offer best practices for ensuring compliance with ethical obligations and protecting confidential information.
Outline
- Ethical challenges
- Duty of competence
- Duty of confidentiality
- Duty of supervision
- Privacy and security considerations
- Best practices for ethical compliance and protection of confidential information
Benefits
The panel will review these and other critical issues:
- What hurdles confront counsel in ensuring confidentiality of client information when using AI?
- What steps should counsel take to comply with the ethical obligations?
- What procedures should be in place to ensure supervision when using AI?
Faculty
Professor Maura R. Grossman, JD, PhD
Research Professor
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo
Professor Grossman, J.D., Ph.D., is a Research Professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the... | Read More
Professor Grossman, J.D., Ph.D., is a Research Professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, and an affiliate faculty member at the Vector Institute of Artificial Intelligence, all in Ontario, Canada. She also is Principal at Maura Grossman Law, an eDiscovery law and consulting firm in Buffalo, New York. Professor Grossman is most well known for her scholarly work on technology-assisted review (“TAR”), which has been widely cited in the case law, both in the U.S. and abroad. She is also known for her appointments as a special master and/or as an expert in multiple, high-profile federal and state court cases. In addition to her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, Professor Grossman also holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology from the Derner Institute of Adelphi University.
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Eran Kahana
Counsel
Maslon LLP and Stanford Law School
Mr. Kahana is an AI, cybersecurity, and intellectual property lawyer as well as a Fellow at Stanford Law School, a... | Read More
Mr. Kahana is an AI, cybersecurity, and intellectual property lawyer as well as a Fellow at Stanford Law School, a member of the Advisory Board of Stanford Law School’s Stanford Artificial Intelligence & Law Society, an adjunct professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School, and a member of the Scientific Council of the Israeli Association for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence. In his practice, Mr. Kahana counsels clients on a wide variety of matters related to AI, cybersecurity, privacy, technology law, trademarks, patents, and copyright issues. He also serves in a variety of cybersecurity thought leadership roles and works closely with the FBI, Department of Justice, Secret Service, and colleagues from the private and academic sectors to set, promote, and sustain cybersecurity best practices. At Stanford Law School, Mr. Kahana writes and lectures on the intersect between law and AI and is a frequent speaker at Stanford's annual Digital Economy Best Practices Conference.
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Christopher Suarez
Partner
Steptoe
As an intellectual property litigator, Mr. Suarez focuses his practice on patent, copyright, and trade secret trials... | Read More
As an intellectual property litigator, Mr. Suarez focuses his practice on patent, copyright, and trade secret trials and appeals before every level of the U.S. court system, including federal district courts, U.S. courts of appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and other administrative tribunals. Aside from litigation, Mr. Suarez provides counseling at the intersection of IP and emerging technology. He has written and spoken extensively on topics at the intersection of the Internet of Things and AI, and helps his clients navigate the challenges and opportunities with those technologies. To that end, Mr. Suarez assists clients with developing their IP policies and procedures—including their efforts to balance patent, trade secret, and copyright protections in the context of AI and IoT technology.
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