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Get Smart with AI: Key Federal and State AI Legal Developments Impacting Employment Decisions, Privacy Rights, Vendor Management and IP Practices

April 30, 2025 | Duane Morris LLP | Zoom Event

Duane Morris will present a Zoom Event, Get Smart with AI: Key Federal and State AI Legal Developments Impacting Employment Decisions, Privacy Rights, Vendor Management and IP Practices, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern | 12:00 p.m. Pacific.

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About the Program

Duane Morris has created a program series examining the business implications of executive orders and other policy changes developed by the new presidential administration. Join us in this upcoming program where we will host a cross-practice group discussion on critical AI developments impacting employment decisions, privacy policies, IP protection, vendor management and copyright trends. Our team will cover:

Federal Executive Order Update on AI:

  • President Trump revoked President Biden’s EO 14110 and issued his own EO 14179, called “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”
  • Among other things, EO 14179 promotes AI deregulation and repeals President Biden’s policies on AI equity, workforce protection, and safe and responsible innovation
  • “AI Washing” and the risk of federal prosecution

Employment: 

  • California: Pending AI regulations from California's Civil Rights Council and update on Workday AI case 
  • Colorado: Compliance with Colorado’s 2024 law concerning “Consumer Protections in Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems”
  • Illinois: August 2024 amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act to cover certain employer decisions resulting from the use of AI
  • New York: Governor Hochul recently announced a plan to require employers to disclose whether AI automation played a role in layoffs

Privacy (Employee & Consumer):

  • Update on California Privacy Protection Agency pending regulations 
  • Implementation of the EU AI Act and the road map ahead

Third Party AI Vendor Management:

  • Artificial intelligence impact assessments and due diligence checklists for vendor contracts;
  • Drafting pointers for data use and European privacy considerations
  • Compliance obligations and disclosures

Copyright:

  • Fallout from Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross Intelligence Inc. (rejecting AI company’s “fair use” defense under copyright law)
  • “No fakes” statutory developments
  • Emerging best practices on the use of AI in advertising and marketing

This event is timely and relevant for general counsel, employment counsel, privacy lawyers, heads of litigation/IP and HR leaders. We have assembled a panel of our firm’s leaders on these issues from across the country and across practice groups:

John Benjamin

John Benjamin
Partner and Co-Chair,
Duane Morris Technology, Media and Telecom Industry Group

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Garth Hire

Garth Hire
Partner, Trial
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney,
Office for the Northern District of California

Profile

Brian Johnsrud

Brian Johnsrud
Managing Partner
Silicon Valley
Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration

Profile

Jennifer Lantz

Jennifer Lantz
Partner
Intellectual Property

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Agatha Liu

Agatha H. Liu, Ph.D.
Partner
Intellectual Property

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