Strategic AI compliance and ongoing legal advisory
We work with AI compliance and are able to assist you in every step of the way: from providing AI training or evaluation of legal risks before the deployment of a new AI tool to advise and support throughout the AI system development and model training process.
AI regulation cannot be considered in isolation – the grasp of, among other areas, data protection, cybersecurity and copyright law are essential in order to be able to correctly estimate the risks and provide comprehensive legal support. We have experience in all those fields and are ready to support your legal needs in the area of AI.
Our Services in the Field of Artificial Intelligence
Review and development of internal documentse
Whether you decide to deploy AI in your operations or not, it is important to ensure that everyone within your organization is clear about the state of use of AI and applicable rules. With the ubiquitous use of various generative AI chatbots freely accessible online, the line between personal and professional use often blurs, especially when there are no clear rules at the workplace. On the other hand, if AI is deployed at the workplace, it is paramount to ensure that clear rules as to its use exist. We are able to support you throughout the process from providing support in assessing and advising on the risks of a certain AI tool to drafting AI use policy tailored to your needs.
Regardless of your approach to AI use, internal company documents and contracts should be reviewed to ensure the risks are adequately mitigated.
If you still do not have AI use policy or it has not been reviewed after the deployment of new tools, reach out to us and we will be happy to assist.
AI use for HR
If you consider or already use AI for administrative tasks or include AI use in your hiring practices, it is important to adequately evaluate legal and ethical risks and take appropriate measures to ensure compliance. In such operations not only personal data, confidential information and, potentially, even trade secrets, may be disclosed in order to make use of AI tools, but many such AI systems may qualify as high-risk under the EU AI Act. In order to navigate the legal requirements and mitigate legal and ethical risks, it is important to continuously monitor the use of such systems, check results, follow regulatory developments and, of course, train the employees as well as adequately adapt your data protection policy, AI use policy, adequately inform data subjects and potentially review your contractual obligations.
With the combination of AI, data protection and employment law expertise, we are able to support your HR department in every step of the way in respect to AI deployment.
AI for code generation
While code generation offers efficiency and is often asked for by software developers, nonetheless, its use carries a number of risks. From intellectual property ownership and open‑source compliance to data protection, confidentiality and liability issues. Organizations using AI‑generated code have to navigate a complex, evolving and often characterised by legal uncertainty regulatory landscape.
We advise companies on the lawful, secure, and compliant use of AI for code generation, ensuring alignment with EU regulations. We are able to assist and support you along the way: from consultation on the legal risks and their mitigation to drafting AI code-generation internal policies to contract review and drafting.
AI development and training
While there is still a degree of uncertainty around aspects of AI regulation, especially in terms of model training, with emerging AI regulation across the globe, there are a number of points to consider. Providers of AI systems and general-purpose AI models that target the EU market are subject to EU AI Act obligations.
Also, the entire process of developing and training AI systems and models need to be carefully considered in order to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements of EU law. This relates in particular to the origin and use of training data and corpora, the legal structuring of model training, as well as the subsequent phases of AI system and model development.
Be it corpora for model training or development and training of an AI system or model, we are able to support you in the legal assessment, implementation, and ongoing review of legal requirements – from compliance with the EU AI Act to licensing and copyright issues, aspects of text and data mining, and data protection advice. We are able to offer comprehensive support- from the initial idea to a market-ready product and beyond, throughout the entire product lifecycle.
AI Literacy
With the increased AI use both for personal use but also for business needs, it is important to ensure that those using AI are keeping up with the technological developments in their AI literacy. Without understanding how AI functions as well as the opportunities, risks and legal and ethical implications of the use of AI, mistakes are more likely to happen.
Moreover, the AI Act requires providers and deployers of AI systems to take measures to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy of their staff and other persons dealing with the operation and use of AI systems on their behalf. AI training not only support your compliance efforts but is also a risk mitigation measure.
We are flexible in our AI training offering and are able to tailor the training to your particular needs: from individual on-site training in a workshop format to online seminar or training material on a training platform – we will be able to suit your needs and offer practice-oriented training. We would be pleased to discuss your needs in respect to AI training
Legal Representation in Specific Proceedings
We do not only advise on the implementation of regulatory requirements but also support companies in concrete legal situations. This includes in particular:
- preparing for and accompanying inquiries or inspections by supervisory authorities
- supporting audit and documentation requirements
- legal assessment of regulatory risks prior to market launches
- drafting and negotiating contracts related to AI systems
- reviewing and adapting liability and regulatory clauses
We represent your interests vis-à-vis contractual partners and authorities and assist you in identifying regulatory risks at an early stage and addressing them in a legally secure manner.
Legal Support for AI Projects by Rickert.Law
RICKERT.LAW supports companies from the strategic classification of regulatory requirements through concrete implementation to ongoing legal support during operational deployment. In doing so, we combine technical understanding with regulatory expertise and many years of experience in digital law.
We would be pleased to discuss with you which regulatory requirements are relevant for your specific AI project and how these can be implemented in a legally compliant manner.
For an initial legal assessment of your project, we are available to you at any time.
GDPR stands for: General Data Protection Regulation and refers to the basic data protection regulation which has been directly applicable in all EU member states since 25.05.2018. We would like to briefly highlight the essential aspects of the new regulations for you and present our consulting approach.