Technology

Colorado AI Act enforcement suspended amid X.AI lawsuit and DOJ intervention

Marc B. Collier, Helen Christakos, Ethan Glenn, Remi Gambino, Shushan Gabrielyan — Mon, 18 May 2026 14:47:00 Z

Colorado's landmark AI act is officially on ice, and the legal fight behind that development is shaping the national conversation on AI regulation.

Dubai: Outsourcing framework for public services

Kerri Gevers — Wed, 13 May 2026 09:31:00 Z

Dubai Law No. 5/2026 on the Regulation of the Outsourcing of Government Services creates an outsourcing framework for public services that will be familiar to those operating in the financial services sector. Here we explore how the new law compares to financial services sector outsourcing regimes, which elements are novel or enhance existing public procurement requirements, and what service providers to Dubai government entities should prepare themselves for.

European Commission updates competition rules for technology transfer agreements

Alexandra Rogers, Mai Muto, David Fila — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:30:56 Z

The revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and accompanying guidelines will enter into force on 1 May 2026.

Rethinking governance for agentic AI

Susana Medeiros, Steven B. Roosa, Wenda Tang — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:51:00 Z

Many approaches to agentic AI governance rely on reactive oversight, applying controls after systems are deployed rather than embedding them into system design.

AI in litigation series: Complaint accuses OpenAI of practicing law without a license

Marc B. Collier, Ethan Glenn, Susan Linda Ross — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:26:00 Z

In this post, we cover a new federal lawsuit filed against OpenAI on March 4, 2026 that raises a novel dispute.

AI’s impact on modern data center procurement and construction

Sameer A. Ghaznavi — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:15:00 Z

In this episode of Uptime Now, we examine how AI-driven procurement and supply-chain coordination are helping data center developers.

AI in litigation series: Dark patterns and artificial intelligence

Helen Christakos, Marc B. Collier, Ethan Glenn, Kayla Ahmed — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:21:00 Z

As companies increasingly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their daily operations, novel litigation based on those integrations will follow.

AI governance in healthcare: Key issues for health system boards

Susan Feigin Harris, Jeff Wurzburg, Kathleen Rubinstein — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:44:00 Z

Artificial intelligence has quickly moved from pilot programs to essential roles in US hospitals, transforming care delivery and management.

AI copyright: Six key rulings

Stephanie Schmidt, Marc B. Collier, Logan Woodward, Ethan Glenn — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:15:00 Z

Artificial intelligence continues to expand its capabilities and challenge existing legal principles, with copyright law at the forefront.

New York and AI: Notes for developers, deployers and lawyers

Susan Linda Ross — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:36:00 Z

On December 22, 2025, the City Bar of New York’s Ethics Committee issued Formal Opinion 2025-6: “Ethical Issues Affecting Use of Al to Record, Transcribe, and Summarize Conversations with Clients.”

Privilege challenges in the era of generative AI

Ellen Blanchard, Marc B. Collier, Susana Medeiros, Ethan Glenn, Susan Linda Ross — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:33:00 Z

Generative AI is quickly becoming part of everyday legal work, but recent court decisions show it can also create real risks for attorney client privilege.

A new year brings new AI obligations

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:14:00 Z

Courts are beginning to define how companies should consider retaining outputs generated by GenAI tools.

The RAISE Act: Advancing AI Safety and Education in New York

Marc B. Collier, Ethan Glenn, Isabela Pena-Gonzalez, Charlotte Swart — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:52:00 Z

Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act.

AI-generated case law: Errors that carry consequences

Thomas J. Hall, Judith A. Archer — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:41:00 Z

Courts are increasingly sanctioning lawyers who submit briefs containing AI generated “hallucinations,” such as fabricated cases or misquoted legal authorities, emphasizing that attorneys remain fully responsible for verifying accuracy.

Preparing for The Texas Responsible AI Governance Act

Marc B. Collier, Ethan Glenn, Isabela Pena-Gonzalez, Charlotte Swart — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:05:00 Z

Texas enacted new legislation that staked out an early position in AI regulation.

Video gaming: Navigating cybersecurity legal and technological challenges

Jasper Geerdes, Jurriaan Jansen — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:07:17 Z

The video gaming industry is an alluring target for cyber criminals. In response, regulators in various jurisdictions have sought to bring video gaming into scope of critical infrastructure legislation or have adopted sector-specific rules.

Tech M&A outlook part 3 - China: Investment and regulatory trends

Sean Murphy — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:23:38 Z

Following our European and US tech sector M&A updates, outlook and overview of key regulatory trends, we turn our attention to China, and look at what we’re seeing in the market during 2025, and where we expect the opportunities to be as we head into 2026.

Tech M&A outlook Part 2 - US: Investment and regulatory trends

Sean Murphy — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:02:01 Z

Following our European tech sector M&A update, outlook and overview of key regulatory trends, in the next video we discuss the United States (US) tech M&A market, and share what we’re seeing, highlighting trends since the new US Administration at the beginning of the year.

Tech M&A outlook Part 1 - Europe: Investment and regulatory trends

Sean Murphy — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:24:57 Z

There were high hopes heading into 2025 that we would see a rebound in M&A around the world, however geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty meant the market was more subdued than many had been hoping for.

California’s Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act

Chuck Hollis, Susan Linda Ross, Herwin Jorsling — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:56:00 Z

California has enacted the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (Cal. SB 53).

Bartz v. Anthropic: Settlement reached after landmark summary judgment and class certification

Stephanie Schmidt — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:31:00 Z

In Bartz v. Anthropic, 3:24-cv-05417, filed in August 2024 by authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson, the plaintiffs alleged that Anthropic relied on pirated e-books—downloaded from “shadow libraries” such as LibGen—to train its Claude large language models.

Technology contracts in the ADGM: New requirements under the Cyber Risk Management Framework

Shabnam Karim, Kerri Gevers — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:27:56 Z

Regulated financial services sector firms in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have six months to comply with the new Cyber Risk Management Framework announced by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) on 29 July 2025.

Cyber risk management in the ADGM: an analysis of the new regulatory framework

Shabnam Karim, Kerri Gevers, Simon Lamb — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:09:48 Z

On 29 July 2025, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced the implementation of a new Cyber Risk Management Framework that will apply to financial sector firms under its supervision.

UK: Latest trends in technology disputes

Jonathan Ball, Verity Quartermain — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:41:47 Z

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP’s Cyber and Technology team recently hosted a roundtable dinner in London, bringing together technology lawyers and a diverse group of clients from leading financial institutions and tech-driven businesses.

White House unveils AI Action Plan in artificial intelligence

Chuck Hollis, Emmanuelle Yeremou-Ngah, Susan Linda Ross, Stephanie Schmidt — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:59:00 Z

On July 23, 2025, the White House released a sweeping new policy framework titled “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the “Plan”), describing the federal government’s approach to artificial intelligence (“AI”).

California’s anti-employment discrimination regulations now include AI, expand retention requirements

Jesika Silva Blanco, Susan Linda Ross, Susana Medeiros — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:16:00 Z

The California Civil Rights Council, which is part of the Civil Rights Department, published revised regulations to protect against employment discrimination as a result of an employer’s use of artificial intelligence.

Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act

Susan Linda Ross, Chuck Hollis, Amelia X. Zhang — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:38:26 Z

The Texas Governor signed the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (HB 149), which will go into effect on January 1, 2026.

Workday AI lawsuit receives the greenlight to proceed as a collective action

Jesika Silva Blanco — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:01:00 Z

Workday Inc. (Workday) must face a nationwide collective action that could implicate “hundreds of millions of people” who were rejected for employment through Workday.

Liability and indemnification in outsourcing, technology and transitional services agreements

James Russell, Kerri Gevers, Rohan Isaacs, Kelsey Oosthuizen, Nick Jens — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:53:00 Z

How can you ensure risk allocation appropriately meets your needs as a business? What liability caps should be subject to exceptions? Do the indemnities reallocate risk in the way you intend?

Artificial intelligence and liability: Key takeaways from recent EU legislative initiatives

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:19:00 Z

The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Regulation, commonly referred to as the AI Act, is expected to come into force during the summer of 2024 (the AI Act).

New requirements for federal contractors using AI-powered technology provides sound advice for all employers

Chuck Hollis, Josh Owings — Fri, 24 May 2024 13:53:57 Z

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly informs employment decisions, recent guidance for federal contractors suggests employers of all types should consider their current practices.

Generative AI: How it works, content ownership, and copyrights

John Poulos — Fri, 24 May 2024 11:33:39 Z

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has captured everyone’s attention as the next wave of technological advancement promising us to move into a golden era of productivity and creativity. In a matter of minutes, with a well thought out prompt, anyone can create stunning images, videos, songs and text.

The robots are coming … is insurance ready for AI?

Thu, 09 May 2024 11:20:28 Z

The insurance industry is founded on predicting, as accurately as possible, whether or not a risk will materialize in a fast-moving competitive environment. Such predictions are intensively focused on data.

TMT M&A trends: Road to recovery as sector looks to exploit technology deal drivers

Sean Murphy, Dan Harman, Sophie O'Connor, Kristopher Miks, Ai Tong — Wed, 01 May 2024 10:31:00 Z

After a lacklustre finish to 2022 when compared to the vintage year for M&A that was 2021, dealmakers expected 2023 to see the market continue to cool in most sectors, in response to the economic headwinds of rising inflation (with its corresponding impact on financing costs), declining market valuations, tightening regulatory scrutiny and increasing geopolitical tensions. Hopes remained high, however, for deal activity in the perennially active TMT sector, which was expected to capitalise on the ever-increasing digitalisation and connectivity requirements of businesses and consumers alike.

FCA sets out plans to make Big Tech a priority and provides update on its approach to AI

Simon Lovegrove, Hannah Meakin — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:30:00 Z

On 22 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a speech by its chief executive, Nikhil Rathi, entitled ‘Navigating the UK’s Digital Regulation Landscape: Where are we headed?’.

Gaming and law: What businesses need to know

Shiv Daddar, Rosie Nance — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:43:00 Z

Gaming raises a multitude of legal issues for businesses. In this series of publications, Gaming and law: What businesses need to know, we cover a number of the most topical issues.

Gaming M&A trends and predictions

Nils Rahlf — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:49:00 Z

Amidst a challenging macroeconomic climate, M&A activity in the gaming sector has returned to pre-COVID levels.

Europe takes the early lead: Lawmakers pass landmark AI legislation

Marcus Evans, Chuck Hollis — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:59:00 Z

On March 13, the EU Parliament voted to adopt the EU’s AI Act. The AI Act is the EU’s first comprehensive legislation setting rules regulating artificial intelligence on an EU-wide basis.

Gaming and law what businesses need to know

Rosie Nance — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:49:51 Z

Gaming raises a multitude of legal issues for businesses. In this series of publications, Gaming and law: What businesses need to know, we cover a number of the most topical issues.

2023 Technology, privacy and cybersecurity summit | 1 November 2023

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:41:00 Z

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada invites you to our annual technology, privacy and cybersecurity virtual summit. Navigating the evolving world of technology is not easy for companies today.

Gaming and law: What businesses need to know

Justin Davidson — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:41:00 Z

Gaming raises a multitude of legal issues for businesses. In this series of publications, Gaming and law: What businesses need to know, we cover a number of the most topical issues.

Legal Geek 2023: Combining people, use cases, and technology for meaningful change

Bernhard Fiedler — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:08:00 Z

The legal industry is no stranger to the winds of change blowing through its traditional practices. Last week, at the renowned Legal Geek conference, it was evident that the industry is standing at a pivotal stage.

Legal Geek 2023 preview: GenAI's impact on the legal industry

Bernhard Fiedler — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:08:00 Z

As I prepare to attend this year's Legal Geek conference, I find myself eagerly anticipating the discussions surrounding GenAI, a topic that has significantly evolved since last year's event.

Navigating the metaverse

James Russell — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:08:00 Z

In the space of a very short time, businesses are focusing on what the metaverse means for them. In addition to commercialising the opportunities available to them, such as new channels to market and enhanced customer engagement, businesses will need to understand and address the associated risks.

Spotlight on gaming: Key takeaways from Gamescom and Devcom

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:08:00 Z

The gaming industry has always been an early adopter of artificial intelligence (AI) and we are already seeing how it enhances virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) gaming experiences.

The new DIFC Digital Economy Court: How are the latest technologies supporting parties?

Aarti Thadani — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:14:00 Z

The New DIFC Digital Economy Court is reflective of the changing legal landscape in which parties are now contracting, engaging and doing business, in the UAE, regionally and globally.

Platform Africa 2023: Our take-aways

Mark Maurice, Oliver Stacey — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:14:00 Z

Norton Rose Fulbright recently attended the Platform Africa 2023 conference in Marrakesh.

Deal-maker or deal-breaker: The legal ins and outs of using AI in M&A

Imran Ahmad, Roxanne Caron — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:14:00 Z

Deals involving AI bring about specific and unique issues for consideration during the due diligence process.

NFTs, cryptocurrency, digital assets: What are they under English law?

Adam Sanitt — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:35:00 Z

Digital assets, what are they really? You can’t physically hold them, they’re not legal rights, but they are personal property. So how should they be treated under English law?

AI, machine learning and big data laws and regulations 2023

Sean Christy, Chuck Hollis — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 08:35:00 Z

The usage and adoption of artificial intelligence (which refer to broadly herein to also include the application of AI to analytics of large data sets and in the context of machine learning (which includes the subsets of ML operations and deep learning)) has increased significantly over the past few years.