2023 TechGC AI Conference

| October.06.2023

The Palace Hotel

Navigating the AI Frontier: Law at the Crossroads of Innovation

With artificial intelligence changing not only the legal landscape, but the global market, Orrick is proud to be sponsoring TechGC's first ever AI Conference. Several Orrick partners are participating in this curated event for general counsels from leading technology companies and investment funds.They wil delve into issues to help companies avoid the pitfalls of AI while maximizing its value.

Annette Hurst will lead "Alleviating AI Adversity: How GCs can Overcome AI Legal Complications", a mainstage panel with the Automattic/Wordpress.com's GC and GitHub's CLO. Laura Lariu will lead "Corporate Governance & AI", a small group discussion with the EVP and GC of Fannie Mae. Shannon Yavorsky will join the Head of Legal at Modern Treasury for another small group discussion, "Drafting Your AI Policy".

Contacts

Annette Hurst パートナー, 知的財産, Trademark, Copyright & Media

サンフランシスコ

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D:+1 415 773 4585
E: ahurst@orrick.com

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Technology & Innovation Sector
知的財産
Trademark, Copyright & Media
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Annette Hurst パートナー

サンフランシスコ

Annette is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried copyright, trade secret, trademark, patent and business tort claims. As a risk analyst and problem solver with deep proficiency in the software industry, Annette is a go-to counselor and speaker regarding the legal issues surrounding access and use of datasets in the development of machine learning algorithms. She was named “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer for her work as co-lead counsel on the Mattel/MGA case. Chambers USA ranks her in Band 1 for Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, with clients reporting that she is “smart, creative and terrific at oral argument” and “a very well-known authority in copyright law, a great advocate and a great trial lawyer.” Chambers reports: “Clients agree that Annette Hurst is ‘a very powerful and experienced trial lawyer for copyright cases, and a good team leader who is reliable before judges,” and “Peers consider Annette Hurst a ‘remarkably intuitive’ lawyer who ‘brings unique perspectives to soft IP cases.” Since 2018, The Legal 500 has recognized Annette as a “Leading Lawyer” in copyright law, and she was named “Female Litigator of the Year West” by Benchmark Litigation in 2013. Annette has been repeatedly named one of the top 75 IP litigators in California by The Daily Journal.

Annette’s community and professional activities include past service on the Northern District of California Patent Local Rules Committee, President of the Lafayette Elementary School PTA, and past membership on the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Legal Services Program and Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco for which she was chair of the Finance and Investments Committee. She also is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco and the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Northern California Chapter, as well as a past president of the Barristers Club.

Laura Lariu パートナー, Technology Companies Group

Santa Monica

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D:+1 310 633 2847
E: llariu@orrick.com

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Technology Companies Group

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Laura Lariu パートナー

Santa Monica

She is primarily focused on space & defense transactions, venture capital financings and providing external general counsel guidance. Before joining Orrick, Laura led companies through transformational growth as general counsel and practiced ECVC law.

Laura was an early employee of rocket manufacturer Relativity Space and guided the company's legal strategy through the company's (and world's) first launch of a predominantly 3D-printed full-scale rocket. Throughout that period, Laura helped negotiate $1.3 billion in private funding. She helped secure millions of square feet of physical infrastructure, including a former Boeing C-17 factory and facilities at NASA's Stennis Space Center. She also negotiated customer contracts of over $1 billion with major global satellite operators, and laid the foundation for complying within a national security framework and developing an innovative IP portfolio.

Prior to Relativity Space, Laura was general counsel at Virgin Hyperloop. Before that, Laura was as a corporate attorney with Gunderson Dettmer in New York and worked on innovative deals (venture financings, M&A, IPO) throughout the city's tech boom of 2011-2016. She also applied her fluency in 5 languages to work on a wide array of international deals.

Laura is a founding member of the L Suite, formerly TechGC, a platform of over 2,000 in-house legal leaders at leading tech companies and venture capital funds. She previously served on its Executive Board and Steering Committee and co-led the Los Angeles chapter. She is also on the Steering Committee of Space Beach Law Lab, the leading platform for legal leaders and policymakers to shape the future of the space industry.

Shannon Yavorsky パートナー, Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation, Technology Transactions

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D:+1 415 773 5731
E: syavorsky@orrick.com

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Technology & Innovation Sector
Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
Technology Transactions
Global Compliance & Regulatory
政府による調査および強制措置
Responsible Business
Strategic Advisory and Government Enforcement

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Shannon Yavorsky パートナー

サンフランシスコ; ロンドン

She advises public and private companies across several sectors, including life sciences and health technology, financial services, private equity, insurance, social media and technology on a range of EU and U.S. federal and state privacy laws. Shannon’s strategic counseling advice includes, but is not limited to:

Advertising and payment card processing self-regulatory frameworks
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM)
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
EU AI Act
EU e-Privacy Directive (EPD)
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (GLBA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework (AIRMF)
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
U.S. state breach notification laws
U.S. state privacy laws in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia and other states

Shannon also helps clients undertake comprehensive privacy, cybersecurity and AI risk assessments, evaluates privacy, security and AI risks in corporate transactions and drafts and negotiates data-related contracts. She advises clients on cross-border data transfers, data breaches and developing global privacy and AI compliance programs.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)