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Negotiated tens of billions of dollars’ worth of financing for the purchase of compute
Negotiated over $17 billion in PPAs with a total capacity of 12 GW in over 8 countries
Advised on 40+ data center transactions in over 15 countries
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What are the latest laws and regulations in my state governing the use of GenAI?
What should our portfolio companies be doing to get acquisition-ready?
My AI company is investing heavily in compute capacity over the next few years. What should we look out for?
I need to build a data center, but I know there’s a lot to navigate in local and state government well before I can break ground. Can you help?
I just received a demand letter about using datasets for model training. What should I do?
The defined term “AI Incident” is showing up in a draft license agreement – what does this mean for me, and what’s market-standard?
We’re focused on deploying agentic AI to give our customers a seamless experience. What are the risks?
We need to in-license datasets to train our models – what should I look out for?
We’re piloting some GenAI tools at our startup – how do we choose, and how do we go about writing an AI policy?
Can I use AI to generate fictional characters to tell our company’s story?
Is it legal to use AI to screen resumes or to make hiring and promotion decisions?
What do I need to tell visitors to my website about our AI chatbot?
This space is rapidly shifting, with developments expected following the recent AI Executive Order indicating future challenges to state AI laws. In the meantime, our AI Law Center can help you stay on top of the latest AI laws coming online in the U.S., in Europe, and around the world. Join other AI developers and integrators and subscribe for regular updates. Have questions on how these laws might apply to your business? Reach out to our Cyber, Privacy, and Data Innovation team to learn more.
What are the latest laws and regulations in my state governing the use of GenAI?
AI diligence in mergers & acquisitions has changed dramatically even in the past several months, as parties get more sophisticated in understanding and managing risk. We can help advise on the latest – defined terms, disclosure obligations, reps & warranties – from what we’ve seen on both buy- and sell-side. Reach out to our Mergers & Acquisitions team to find out more.
What should our portfolio companies be doing to get acquisition-ready?
We’ve helped AI developers and adopters acquire compute capacity, whether by building, purchasing, or licensing use of data centers – all with their own considerations. Our depth of experience helping clients finance, build and power AI infrastructure means we are working on solutions at the cutting edge, whether your immediate needs are accessing capital, securing data, developing durable AI policies, or hyperscaling operations in a sustainable way. Reach out to learn more.
My AI company is investing heavily in compute capacity over the next few years. What should we look out for?
There’s been rapid adoption of “AI Incident” and other defined terms (e.g., “AI Agent”) by increasingly savvy parties looking to capture and mitigate the risk of AI tech causing harm to data and systems, including consequential harms. Because we regularly negotiate these terms for clients to tailor them to their businesses and cabin risk, we can see just how rapidly they’re evolving over time. Reach out to our Tech Transactions team to discuss the latest. If you suspect you may have experienced an “AI Incident,” a swift and coordinated investigation and response is needed to safeguard your systems, protect your stakeholders and customers, comply with applicable laws, and preserve your contractual rights – including for insurance and indemnification purposes. A cross-practice team fluent in AI tech and AI laws can help you navigate. And if needed, experienced AI litigators should be ready to step in.
The defined term “AI Incident” is showing up in a draft license agreement – what does this mean for me, and what’s market-standard?
Talk to our experienced copyright litigators to develop a defense strategy. We are defending leading AI developers in many ongoing class actions alleging claims relating to the use of content and data to train machine learning models. These cases are shaping up to be among the most important AI litigations in the nation, as they are expected to set generational precedent regarding copyright and technology development. Reach out to learn more.
I just received a demand letter about using datasets for model training. What should I do?
Our public policy group helps clients navigate the legislative process and the executive branch in all 50 states. We live and breathe the states – we know firsthand the states that will be most hospitable to data centers as well as those that will present the most challenges. And when necessary, our team can help change the law to lower costs and/or create a more favorable environment. We have helped clients clear the path for high-profile data center projects and pushed for legislation that has paved the way for infrastructure development at the state and federal level. Reach out to our Data Centers team to learn more.
I need to build a data center, but I know there’s a lot to navigate in local and state government well before I can break ground. Can you help?
We built a GenAI Policy Builder for Startups. Try the tool at Orrick Tech Studio, where you’ll find additional resources, like hearing from some of our Orrick team members and other CEOs on how to use AI wisely and get M&A ready. Reach out to learn more.
We’re piloting some GenAI tools at our startup – how do we choose, and how do we go about writing an AI policy?
We can help you vet data brokers and negotiate agreements. We can advise on industry benchmarks, regulatory considerations, and privacy and data security risk mitigation measures – specific to your business and sector. Reach out to our Cyber, Privacy, and Data Innovation team to learn more.
We need to in-license datasets to train our models – what should I look out for?
You’re on the cutting edge, and many of the early risks are beginning to play out in the news – and in court. When agentic AI makes errors, it can disrupt internal operations but also risk harm to customers’ data, systems, or business, leading to litigation and reputational risk. Reach out to us to hear more: our AI product counsel team can advise alongside our AI litigators to help you mitigate risk.
We’re focused on deploying agentic AI to give our customers a seamless experience. What are the risks?
The law on what information to disclose to your website visitors, how prominently it needs to be displayed and how the disclosure appears in the flow is constantly evolving in the caselaw, thanks to an active plaintiffs’ bar. We can share the latest in your jurisdiction and work with your web team to mitigate risk. Reach out to our Cyber, Privacy, and Data Innovation team to learn more.
What do I need to tell visitors to my website about our AI chatbot?
This issue is being litigated right now – and we are directly involved. We can help advise on how to use AI to best support your talent strategy while mitigating risk. Reach out to our Employment team to learn more.
Is it legal to use AI to screen resumes or to make hiring and promotion decisions?
Using GenAI for advertising and marketing can implicate copyright, Lanham Act, and state-level consumer protection laws, which can create varying levels of litigation and regulatory risk depending on methodology, content and distribution channels. We can help advise on how to harness these tools while mitigating risk. Reach out to learn more.
Can I use AI to generate fictional characters to tell our company’s story?
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Negotiated tens of billions of dollars’ worth of financing for the purchase of compute
Negotiated over $17 billion in PPAs with a total capacity of 12 GW in over 8 countries
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