Lex Mundi’s latest Thought Leadership report from its Summit synthesizes the annual 1.5 day ‘deep dive’ workshop among General Counsel, experts, and recent government officials, in order to help General Counsel understand the implications and identify practical approaches.
HOUSTON (PRWEB) December 05, 2019
Lex Mundi has published its report, “Big Data and Big Brother: How General Counsel Cope with Artificial Intelligence in an Era of Economic Nationalism.”
Across industries, General Counsel are universally grappling with how AI technologies are reshaping their companies and the business environment, creating uncharted areas of corporate liability exposure and new regulatory challenges.
Lex Mundi’s latest Thought Leadership report from its Summit synthesizes the annual 1.5 day ‘deep dive’ workshop among General Counsel, experts, and recent government officials, in order to help General Counsel understand the implications and identify practical approaches.
The report identifies three areas that already require extra vigilance from General Counsel, namely governance, compliance, and the development of the legal function. “This topic was perfectly suited for Lex Mundi’s annual Summit which has always brought together a global cohort of General Counsel and provided the time to really go in-depth on strategic questions,” said Lex Mundi President, Helena Samaha.
Eric Staal, Vice President of Business Development, noted, “we chose this topic after discussions with our keynote, Olaf Groth, who impressed upon us the way that AI is supercharging global power blocs and the obvious question was: what happens as companies get caught in a powerful regulatory crossfire? Corporate compliance is a good example; most programs were designed for the analog-era but that no longer will do.”
The report explores the emerging landscape by analyzing:
- the power shifts resulting from competing national AI strategies
- the attitudes of US and EU authorities regarding the use of sanctions and trade policies
- the convergence of AI and regulatory activism, i.e. when Big Brother gets Big Data
Also included in the report are expert contributions from member firm lawyers and summit speakers covering aspects of US sanctions enforcement, EU trade and industrial policies, and global antitrust trends. Lex Mundi acknowledges the contributions of its 2019 Summit Partner, LexisNexis.
Click here to access the report.
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