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Partner Neil Barofsky Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee on Historic Credit Suisse Investigation

Last month, Partner Neil Barofsky testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee to present findings from the ongoing investigation into Credit Suisse's historical ties to Nazi-era clients. His testimony, which included a 75-page written statement, revealed previously unreported relationships between the bank and Nazi-era entities....READ MORE

Websites and Wiretap Laws: Emerging Trends in Privacy Class Action Litigation Risks

As an onslaught of recent class actions allege, companies may be liable for eavesdropping and wiretapping based on the use of common analytics software on their platforms....READ MORE

Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: A Year In Review

Artificial intelligence raises various novel legal questions about data privacy, bias in outputs, cybersecurity, and ethics, among other topics. In 2023, however, intellectual property concerns associated with artificial intelligence took center stage. In the last year, at least twelve lawsuits have been brought against generative AI companies raising copyright infringement and related claims....READ MORE

Ninth Circuit Limits Jurisdiction Over Web-Based Platforms

In a recent decision, Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., 2023 WL 8225346 (9th Cir. Nov. 28, 2023), the Ninth Circuit held that a Canadian-based company, Shopify, which provides a web-based payment processing platform to merchants nationwide, could not be subjected to personal jurisdiction in California because it did not expressly direct its actions to the state....READ MORE

US Copyright Office Issues Report on Copyrightability of Works Incorporating AI-Generated Material

On January 29, 2025, the US Copyright Office issued a long-awaited report on the copyrightability of works consisting of or incorporating material generated by artificial intelligence (AI) systems.[1]The report is broadly consistent with copyright registration guidance the Office provided in 2023,[2]but recognizes that AI is increasingly being used in the creation of works in a wide variety of ways that require nuanced and fact-specific analysis to determine the scope of copyright protection.[3]...READ MORE