NEW YORK, NY (MAY 9, 2024) — Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced its Artificial Intelligence Practice to advise clients on pressing legal questions emerging with the rapid evolution and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).
“Our lawyers have been advising clients on AI-related legal issues for years, but the rapid development, adoption and commercialization of generative AI has expanded the need for advice from clients across all industries, and our practice has grown with it,” said Sullivan & Cromwell Co-Chairs Robert J. Giuffra Jr. and Scott Miller. “Building on our technology and corporate transactional expertise, formalizing our AI practice enables us to better support clients looking for counsel in this area.”
S&C’s globally integrated Artificial Intelligence practice comprises trusted legal advisors with deep knowledge of AI and the complex legal, policy and ethical considerations raised by it. The team offers counsel on wide-ranging issues related to the adoption, deployment and commercialization of AI and has advised a wide range of clients on AI matters, including OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT and Dall-E, in its multi-billion dollar partnership with Microsoft, and Character.ai, a conversation AI platform backed by Andreessen Horowitz, in its compute partnership with Google Cloud.
“AI presents tremendous opportunities for companies, but also significant uncertainty around how to responsibly integrate this powerful technology,” said AI Practice Co-Head Nader Mousavi. “Our integrated global approach and the cross-practice collaboration that we bring to every matter, coupled with our deep understanding of the various technology, legal, policy and ethical considerations, allows S&C to provide clients with practical advice for navigating this high-stakes environment. S&C has unrivalled experience advising on ‘first-of-kind’ and ‘bet-the-company’ deals across all industries, and AI is no exception.”
S&C’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Co-Heads are:
- Nader Mousavi (Palo Alto and New York); Co-Head of S&C’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group, Nader was named a “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer and “Attorney of the Year” by The Recorder’s California Legal Awards for his work advising OpenAI in its multi-billion dollar partnership with Microsoft.
- Mehdi Ansari (New York); Co-Head of S&C’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group, Mehdi is a lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School, where he teaches a course on intellectual property transactions, including artificial intelligence.
This group is also integral to S&C’s AI Task Force, which ensures that the firm is at the cutting edge of utilizing AI tools that strengthen delivery of legal services, such as AIDA (AI Discovery Assistant). Launched in collaboration with LAER AI, AIDA assists with the time-consuming, costly process of first-level document review. To date, AIDA has been trained on dozens of past cases and assists on several live S&C matters, dramatically speeding up the discovery process and freeing up attorneys to do more high-end work.
The practice draws experience from the firm’s award-winning Cybersecurity, Financial Services, Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation, Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions, Labor & Employment, National Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Privacy, Products Liability & Mass Torts, Project Development & Finance and Technology, Media & Telecommunications practices.
Further information about S&C’s Artificial Intelligence Group’s experience may be found here.
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