A&O Shearman is the leading law firm globally on AI. The breadth and depth of our AI advisory expertise, combined with insights generated from building and deploying AI systems ourselves, makes us unique. Our data and AI advisory practices span all major jurisdictions globally, with leading experts across IP, privacy, compliance, contracting, M&A, cybersecurity and disputes. We have pioneered risk management frameworks for AI, and we are currently advising more than 80 of the largest global businesses on the safe deployment of generative AI. We advise many of the leading AI developers and content owners on strategies and compliance steps for data monetization, including the nuances of the different approaches to model development, including fine-tuning and RAG. Our firsthand experience of fine-tuning models and deploying RAG across our business gives us insights that other firms do not have.

Advai is an independent AI assurance company, helping organisations unlock the potential of artificial intelligence with confidence. Our platform delivers fast, scalable and context-aware testing across multiple AI systems - measuring performance, security, robustness and bias in real-world conditions.
We combine deep technical testing with expert human judgment, giving decision-makers objective, clear insights they can trust. From procurement to post-deployment monitoring, Advai reduces AI model selection from months to weeks, enabling faster, safer adoption at enterprise scale.
Headquartered in the UK with global reach, Advai works with leading organisations in finance, defence, insurance and the public sector. By aligning with international standards and regulatory frameworks, we help enterprises deploy AI securely and responsibly - turning risk into competitive advantage.

Test. Trust. Deploy AI.

Freshfields is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of anticipating change, setting new standards and shaping the future of law. Freshfields advises on the top mandates in AI governance, AI regulatory compliance, technology collaboration and AI acquisitions. The firm’s AI practice leverages the expertise of leading regulatory, data privacy, antitrust, cyber, M&A, investigations, IP, litigation and employment law specialists, whose collective knowledge helps navigate the risks associated with AI and capitalise on opportunities. The cross-practice AI team includes experts in Silicon Valley and tech hubs across the UK and Europe. Freshfields actively engages with high-profile figures from the academic, policy making, regulatory and business worlds regarding AI innovation, its impact on society, business adoption and the role of regulation.

Creativity, technology and innovation are at the heart of everything we do at Lewis Silkin – we help turn ideas into reality. No matter what stage you are in the development, procurement or deployment of AI, we offer tech-savvy, tailored legal solutions to AI-related challenges. Whether start-up or multinational, we’ll support you with everything from governance frameworks, risk assessments and mitigation measures, intellectual property ownership and infringement issues, privacy issues surrounding data sources and use of output data, negotiating commercial terms to the wider ethical and societal issues. With a team of more than 700 working across eight offices, we are known for our unique culture; our market-leading practice areas and for providing solutions to complex, often multijurisdictional, business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch.

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. 

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

White & Case is a global law firm with long-established offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, cross-border integration and depth of local, US, and English-qualified lawyers help our clients operate with confidence in any one market or across many.

Our global team of specialized lawyers represents businesses across the AI tech stack including those investing in, developing or adopting:

• Applications and other tech leveraging foundational AI technology
• Foundational AI technology (including foundation models, such as large language models and large data sets)
• Critical AI infrastructure powering such foundational AI technology and the applications and other technologies leveraging them