1/31/2025 6:13:17 PM EU AI Act unpacked #21: The AI Act starts biting – AI literacy and prohibited practices rules now in effect By Lutz Riede Christoph Werkmeister Theresa Ehlen Mark Egeler Verena Kirchmair Sam Kloosterboer Julia Utzerath +4 more... Show less The first substantive parts of the EU’s AI Act are now binding on businesses in the EU – and beyond. Although most of the new law’s...
1/31/2025 5:32:31 PM Polish proposal on CSAM delays decisions on content scanning By Christoph Werkmeister Elena Brandt Max Grewe Negotiations on the EU’s regulation to combat the dissemination of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online have been stalled in the...
1/30/2025 1:26:17 PM Getty v Stability AI: Class definitions in representative claims under the lens By Dr. Christopher Stothers Emma Probyn Christine Simpson Alexandra Morgan Phoebe Campbell +2 more... Show less The High Court has rejected a proposed representative action brought by Thomas M. Barwick, Inc (Barwick), on behalf of c.50,000...
1/29/2025 5:31:47 PM 2025 Transnational Litigation Trends By Timothy Harkness Amella Viso Taylor Jachman Paloma Palmer +1 more... Show less Below is a link to our anticipated 2025 Trends in Transnational Litigation, which examines several pivotal developments poised to shape...
1/28/2025 8:13:39 PM 10 Key MedTech Themes for 2025 By Vinita Kailasanath Shannon O'Hara Note: this article originally ran in MedCity News The MedTech industry is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. As AI reshapes the...
1/27/2025 7:48:38 PM Life sciences – what to watch in 2025 By Adam Golden Kristen Riemenschneider Madeleine Tavcar We asked more than 200 Freshfields lawyers – across geographies and practice areas: what are the 1-2 issues top of mind for you and your...
1/27/2025 2:50:36 PM EU AI Act unpacked #20: The AI Act and beyond – potential pitfalls for contracting on AI-powered products and services By Lutz Riede Christoph Werkmeister Theresa Ehlen Philipp Roos Christina Moellnitz Anita Bell Julia Utzerath +4 more... Show less The AI Act and beyond – potential pitfalls for contracting on AI-powered products and services [You can find all episodes of our EU AI...
1/24/2025 5:12:38 PM AI Models, Chips, and Data Centers Targeted by Expansive US Export Control Rule By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Noah Lipkowitz Rebecca Berman Young Park +2 more... Show less Key Takeaways BIS has imposed new global export licensing requirements on advanced computing integrated circuits and frontier AI model...
1/24/2025 4:50:01 PM California Attorney General Issues Legal Advisories on AI Compliance with State Laws By Beth George Sean Quinn Madeline Cimino On January 13, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta released two legal advisories addressing how existing state laws apply to...
1/24/2025 9:44:03 AM Final agreement on the European Health Data Space: Cross-border access to EU health data By Christoph Werkmeister Philipp Roos Estella Dannhausen After long debates between the Commission, Parliament and the Council, the Council has adopted the regulation of the European Health Data...
1/21/2025 9:26:03 PM Preparing for Political Risk in 2025: Contempt, Coordination, and Congressional Investigations in 2025 By Andrew Dockham Austin Evers Beth George Jessica Heller Loren Terry +2 more... Show less The second Trump administration begins with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and a conservative Supreme Court majority....
1/21/2025 12:33:28 PM Freshfields Fintech: Our Predictions for 2025 By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop David Sewell Emma Probyn Rikki Haria Daphne van der Houwen Christine Simpson Eva Schneider Daniel Klingenbrunn Nariné Atamian Tristan Lockwood Noah Schmidt +9 more... Show less As we did in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, we have crowdsourced predictions for the year ahead from the Freshfields global fintech team....