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9 August 2019

Shearman & Sterling Leads And Founds The Inaugural Edition Of AI, Machine Learning & Big Data Edition

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A&O Shearman was formed in 2024 via the merger of two historic firms, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. With nearly 4,000 lawyers globally, we are equally fluent in English law, U.S. law and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets. This combination creates a new kind of law firm, one built to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients on their most complex, multijurisdictional matters – everywhere in the world. A firm that advises at the forefront of the forces changing the current of global business and that is unrivalled in its global strength. Our clients benefit from the collective experience of teams who work with many of the world’s most influential companies and institutions, and have a history of precedent-setting innovations. Together our lawyers advise more than a third of NYSE-listed businesses, a fifth of the NASDAQ and a notable proportion of the London Stock Exchange, the Euronext, Euronext Paris and the Tokyo and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.
Shearman & Sterling attorneys acted as the founding lead editors and contributors to key chapters in the latest Global Legal Insights edition entitled, AI, Machine Learning & Big Data, a book published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London.
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Shearman & Sterling attorneys acted as the founding lead editors and contributors to key chapters in the latest Global Legal Insights edition entitled, AI, Machine Learning & Big Data, a book published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. The publication covers the important considerations, legal issues and market practices in 31 global jurisdictions around artificial intelligence with respect to how it intersects with the laws of each country.

Serving as a framework for understanding AI from a legal perspective, the guide is intended to contribute to the ongoing discussions around the world as it relates to the role of AI in civil society and the manner in which the law will rise to the new challenges presented by the technology.

"Given the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence within the financial services landscape, various legal challenges have also been on the rise," said Vivek Dhayagude, Chief Technology Officer at SkyBridge Capital. "This publication offers key insights into the multi-dimensional implications of the technology and the legal framework in which it operates, helping to open up the dialogue for those directly confronted with these challenges."

Partners Matt Berkowitz (Menlo Park-Litigation) and Joshua Thompson (New York-Finance) were the founding lead editors and contributing authors of the introductory chapter, "A Framework for Understanding Artificial Intelligence." 

Partners Alan Bickerstaff (Austin-Emerging Growth), Mallory Brennan (New York-Litigation) and Emma Maconick (Menlo Park-Intellectual Property Transactions) authored the "Considerations in Venture Capital and M&A Transactions in the AI mobility Industry" chapter.

Partners Nathan Greene (New York-Investment Funds), David Higbee (Washington, D.C.-Antitrust) and associate Brett Schlossberg (Menlo Park-Intellectual Property Transactions) authored the U.S. chapter.

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