20Minds Cover Design AI and M&A
Liability

We are witnessing an accumulation of liability for companies engaged in all types of digital activities within the EU.

Tim Wybitul
Latham & Watkins
AI Governance

Sound AI governance is a key differentiator in an AI-driven world.

Christoph Werkmeister
Freshfields
Insurance

Every M&A transaction includes elements of risk and uncertainty ... Warranties are key mechanisms for allocating those risks.

Sandra Lee
BMS Group
VC

VC investors evaluating AI companies must refine their due diligence process to assess AI-specific risks.

Felix Blobel
Noerr
Israel

When seeking customers, Israeli founders almost immediately look abroad, primarily to the U.S.

Masha Yudashkin
Barnea Jaffa Lande
China

Most AI players in China have, so far, sought venture or growth capital rather than an M&A exit or listing.

Raymond Chan, Jeffrey Ding and Gil Zhang
Fangda Partners
UAE

The UAE Strategy for AI ... aims to position the country as a global leader in AI by 2031.

Chris Lester, Ksenia Koroleva
Latham & Watkins
Brazil

Brazil's AI investment landscape is growing, with many startups seeking venture and growth capital.

Paulo Brancher
Mattos Filho
Germany

With 508 AI startups and an average funding amount of US$14.8 million, Germany is of significant interest for domestic and international investors.

Torsten Kraul
Noerr
UK

Flexible regulation and common-law predictability make the UK a magnet for global AI investment.

Gareth Kristensen, Michael J. Preston
Cleary Gottlieb
Dispute Resolution

Generative AI reached the courtroom fast — a trickle of copyright claims became a flood.

Toby Bond
Bird & Bird
Dispute Resolution

The future of generative AI may hinge on a single question: is training on copyrighted data fair use?

David Munkittrick, Perry Kumagai
Proskauer
Regulatory Approval

'Mandatory' filings aren't always mandatory — and misreading that can stall or sink a deal.

Stephen Heifetz
Wilson Sonsini
AI Economy

AI's productivity payoff is still underwhelming — it's too resource-intensive for broad experimentation.

Carl Benedikt Frey
University of Oxford

Selected articles

Liability

AI Liability Risks

Tim Wybitul

Latham & Watkins

AI Liability Risks

AI Governance

AI and Regulatory Readiness in M&A

Christoph Werkmeister

Freshfields

AI and Regulatory Readiness in M&A

Insurance

Insuring against AI-related risks in deal-making

Sandra Lee

BMS Group

Insuring against AI-related risks in deal-making

VC

Venture Capital

Felix Blobel

Noerr

Venture Capital and AI startups

China

In the Markets: China

Raymond Chan, Jeffrey Ding and Gil Zhang

Fangda Partners

In the Markets: China

UAE

In the Markets: United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Chris Lester, Ksenia Koroleva

Latham & Watkins

In the Markets: United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Brazil

In the Markets: Brazil

Paulo Brancher

Mattos Filho

In the Markets: Brazil

Germany

In the Markets: Germany

Torsten Kraul

Noerr

In the Markets: Germany

UK

In the Markets: United Kingdom

Gareth Kristensen, Michael J. Preston

Cleary Gottlieb

In the Markets: United Kingdom

Dispute Resolution

Litigation Risks in the UK & the EU

Toby Bond

Bird & Bird

Litigation Risks in the UK & the EU

Dispute Resolution

AI and Fair Use on Trial

David Munkittrick, Perry Kumagai

Proskauer

Infographic: AI Litigation Fair Use Factors

Regulatory Approval

Investment Screening: When “Mandatory” Filings Might Not Be Mandatory

Stephen Heifetz

Wilson Sonsini

Investment Screening: When “Mandatory” Filings Might Not Be Mandatory

AI Economy

The State of the AI Economy

Carl Benedikt Frey

University of Oxford

The AI supply chain

Israel

Startups and AI Regulation: An Israeli Perspective

Masha Yudashkin

Barnea Jaffa Lande

Startups and AI Regulation: An Israeli Perspective

authors & editorial committee

Contributing Authors
Carl Benedikt Frey
Associate Professor of AI & Work, University of Oxford
Chris Lester
Partner & Co-Chair of the Middle East Corporate Department, Latham & Watkins
Christoph Werkmeister
Partner & Global Co-Head of Data and Technology Practice, Freshfields
David Munkittrick
Partner, Proskauer
Felix Blobel
Partner, Noerr
Gareth Kristensen
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb
Gil Zhang
Partner, Fangda Partners
Jeffrey Ding
Partner, Fangda Partners
Ksenia Koroleva
Associate, Latham & Watkins
Masha Yudashkin
Associate, Barnea Jaffa Lande
Michael J. Preston
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb
Paulo Brancher
Partner, Mattos Filho
Perry Kumagai
Associate, Proskauer
Raymond Chan
Partner, Fangda Partners
Robert McLeod
Principal, McLeod Consult
Sandra Lee
Asia CEO, BMS Group
Stephen Heifetz
Partner, Wilson Sonsini
Tim Wybitul
Partner & Chair of the Data Privacy Committee, Latham & Watkins
Toby Bond
Partner, Bird & Bird
Torsten Kraul
Partner & Co-Head of Digital Business Practice Group, Noerr
Editorial Committee
Adam Au
Alexander Dettmer
Alexandra Rotter
Anna Rocke
Anselm Rodenhausen
Başak Köklü
Carsten Kraus
Eva Leuenberger
Heiko Roth
Ief Daems
Julia Magrani
Konrad Zdanowiecki
Kully Thandi
Laura Aznar Belda
Martyn Cuff
Natalie Gutteridge
Peter Ruttmann
Rohan Light
Rok Lasan
Rugeradh Tungsupakul
Sameer Karimbhai
Susann Wolfgram
Sven von Alemann

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