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Hogan Lovells

Australia’s Model Clauses provide framework for AI procurement

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On 17 March 2025, the Australian Government published Model Clauses to help government purchasers manage vendor relationships when procuring AI technology based systems and services. The Model Clauses cover issues relevant to...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

The Latest Trends in Moving ERP Systems to the Cloud

According to Forbes, “in 2025, the landscape of enterprise resource planning (ERP) is set for a thrilling transformation,” with a shift toward cloud-native ERP solutions at the top of the list....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Choose your GenAI model providers, models, and use cases wisely

Generative AI (GenAI) vendors, models, and uses cases are not created equal. Model providers must be trusted to handle sensitive data. Models, like tools in a toolbox, may be better suited for some jobs than others. Use cases...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Privacy Health Checkup

Are you using artificial intelligence in your business operations? Do you have AI embedded in the goods and services you offer customers? The regulatory framework applicable to AI continues to develop, including across US...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

IP Protection in Digital Transformation Agreements, A French Perspective: Insights from Mathilde Carle

We are excited to welcome Mathilde Carle as a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Paris office and as a guest contributor to our Tech & Sourcing Spotlight series to discuss intellectual property (IP) protection and other related issues...more

DLA Piper

Navigating the Future of Cloud Transformation

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In a recent webinar forming part of DLA Piper’s ‘Digital Evolution in conversation with’ series, Rami Zayat caught up with Jan Geert Meents, Joanna Sykes-Saavedra and Sophie Levett to discuss the future of cloud...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

The Data Act: Six Months to Go — But What To Do?

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Our clients are at the forefront of many of the developments covered by the report. That said, I couldn’t help thinking that the report overlooked a law that takes effect in less than six months’ time and which will have...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Emphasizing Robust Contracts with Cloud Providers Amid Recent Alleged Breach at Oracle

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Recent reports concerning a potential security incident involving Oracle Cloud services provide a warning for many companies who allow third parties to access or store sensitive company data. A threat actor claims to have...more

IR Global

Diversifying to boost financial resilience

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Q1: How can proactive risk management strategies help businesses navigate regulatory and economic uncertainties? The last few years have offered some, often difficult, lessons to many businesses who found themselves...more

White & Case LLP

Navigating NATO Procurement: Legal and Regulatory Considerations for Companies in Finland & Sweden

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As NATO’s strategic priorities evolve, the accession of Finland and Sweden marks a significant shift in the alliance’s defense landscape. With these Nordic nations integrating into NATO’s security framework, their defense...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Key Considerations Before Negotiating Healthcare AI Vendor Contracts

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in healthcare is revolutionizing the industry, bringing efficiencies to the practice of medicine and benefits to patients. However, the negotiation of third-party AI tools...more

Cooley LLP

Model Contractual Clauses for AI Procurement in the EU: Key Takeaways for AI Companies

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The European Commission (EC) has released an updated version of the Model Contractual Clauses for AI Procurement (MCC-AI), providing further guidance for public-sector buyers navigating AI procurement under the European Union...more

Baker Donelson

Top Five AI Procurement Questions General Counsel for Manufacturers Should Consider

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the future of manufacturing. As manufacturing operations shift back to the U.S. in response to recent tariff policies, general counsels (GCs) in the manufacturing sector face a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

Marking Commercial Technical Data After FlightSafety

There is no law or regulation instructing contractors how to mark commercial technical data delivered to the Department of Defense (DoD). Yet the DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is quite clear that...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Time for a Template Agreement Refresh

Whether form or template agreements are for a company’s own services or are used for the procurement of goods and services, leveraging forms can be a useful tool to maintain consistent terms and conditions. With the...more

Polsinelli

AI for GCs: What You Need to Know in 2025

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During the course of 2024, interest in generative and other types of artificial intelligence, machine learning and predictive applications and services (collectively, AI) accelerated across industries. Some sectors, such as...more

Sands Anderson PC

Who’s Responsible When a Third-Party Vendor Is Compromised?

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Recently, we had the opportunity to advise some clients who worked with a third-party vendor that maintained custody of personal information pertaining to our clients’ respective end users.  The vendor suffered a data breach...more

Maynard Nexsen

Tri-Agency FAQ Provides Updated Guidance Regarding Compliance with the Gag Clause Prohibition

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On January 14, 2024, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Office of Personnel Management (the “Departments”) jointly released the FAQs About Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Implementation Part 69...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Have a SaaS Contract in Place? You May Need an AI Addendum

Virtually every business has signed an agreement with a software as a service (“SaaS”) provider at one time or another. And now, virtually every SaaS provider (it seems, at least) is coming out with an AI-related feature or...more

Fenwick & West LLP

DeepSeek, Model Distillation, and the Future of AI IP Protection

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A flurry of developments in late January 2025 has caused quite a buzz in the AI world. On January 20, DeepSeek released a new open-source AI model called R1 and an accompanying research paper....more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Demysitifying the Canadian Business Transaction Exemption

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The tightening of privacy and data protection compliance obligations in Canada and the United States, has led to increasingly comprehensive “data security and privacy” representations and warranties in purchase agreements, as...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Three Things You Should Know About Service Level Agreements in SaaS/Cloud Contracts

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When a customer purchases software-as-a-service (SaaS)–which is sometimes called a “cloud” service or product–the software is not hosted. It does not reside at the customer’s location or data center. Rather the software is...more

BakerHostetler

Use of AI in Marketing and Digital Media - 2025 Playbook

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Right now, we are all taking stock of the many important issues and challenges we saw crop up for clients last year, trying to predict what they will face in the coming year, and strategizing about how we can help....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Northern District Applies Section 230 to AI-Assisted Content Moderation

In Ryan v. X Corp., a Northern District of California court held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunized X (formerly Twitter) against claims arising from suspension of a user’s account, notwithstanding...more

Venable LLP

Happy New Year: Now, Update Your Service Agreements

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As the new year begins, prudent service providers will review and consider updating their contract forms to ensure they align with the company's strategic goals and comply with any current or upcoming laws and regulations. ...more

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