Artificial Intelligence

Dubbed “lawyers to the innovators” by the Financial Times, Cooley is the trusted partner for companies developing cutting-edge technologies. We have counseled tech’s fastest-moving innovators for decades, tackling first-of-their-kind issues – copyright, bias, agentic AI, model governance – and delivering agile, actionable advice that matches the speed of our clients’ business.

We thrive on solving new problems. As counsel to thousands of disruptive companies, we bring deep experience and a business-oriented approach to tackle complex legal questions and confront risks. From foundational model development to platform deployment and commercialization, Cooley develops sophisticated strategies that unite critical insights for AI developers across intellectual property, data privacy, regulatory compliance and technology transactions.

Fluent in complex large language models (LLMs), machine learning and other AI technologies, Cooley is the counsel behind the code. Just as LLMs are tuned with exposure, our insights are refined by experience navigating the legal, regulatory and commercial complexities of AI development, use and implementation.

Cooley is at the forefront of high-stakes AI litigation and regulatory enforcement. We represent clients in precedent-setting cases involving copyright and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims, allegations of model misuse and data scraping, as well as questions of authorship, fair use and derivative works. Our litigators are shaping the first wave of case law addressing AI-generated content, model training and algorithmic accountability.

On the regulatory front, we counsel clients through complex US state and federal and global investigations into data use, model transparency, competition and consumer protection. We also engage actively in policy discourse, publishing insights, advising coalitions and helping shape the rules that will govern AI’s future.

We advise thousands of companies across industries that are deploying AI to enhance their business services, strategies and operations, and we regularly support clients in litigation and regulatory inquiries arising from these complex and evolving issues. Our clients have the advantage of market-tested commercial advice that anticipates – not just responds to – regulatory shifts and emerging risks related to disclosure obligations, alleged unfair and deceptive trade practices such as “AI washing,” data privacy and protection, product liability, and more.