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Goodwin's Kaitlin Betacourt talks to @politico on the current state of #AI Governance, and where we are headed:
“Starting this fall, there’s been an avalanche of AI governance inquiries, requests, questions,” Betancourt told @samjsutton . “CEOs were — and continue to be — beating the drum about adopting AI,” she added.
But that “leaves the safety department and general counsels in a bit of a lurch because they don't want to be an obstructionist, but they still want to do their job.”
Read the full article: politico.com/newsletters/dec…
Plus, Brendan goes deep on why major AI super PACs have gone dark in the final weeks of the midterms.
politico.com/newsletters/dec…
Use of AI by board members and senior leadership presents unique challenges that companies need to address now.
Developing a board-specific AI use policy is essential for protecting your most sensitive business materials.
#AIGovernance #AIPolicy
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No one changes the world alone
Introducing Ampersand - the first model built for us. Ampersand is a collaborator trained to help people achieve their individual and collective goals. In multi-month simulations, users collaborating with Ampersand accomplished more than with Fable and other frontier models
Available to everyone through our API
While the government is making it easier for defense tech startups to secure federal funding and cross the “valley of death,” it's also becoming a direct equity investor in some cases — a shift with far-reaching implications for the investment landscape.
In episode two of the “Forces of Law” podcast, Goodwin partner Liza Craig explains what's new, what pitfalls remain, and why this shift is bigger than any single administration.
🎧 Listen to the full episode:
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#Podcast #DefenseTech
For #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, we asked Goodwin partner Curtis McCluskey what keeps him up at night as a cybersecurity lawyer.
With more than a decade of experience, Curtis advises clients on privacy and cybersecurity matters, including navigating European cybersecurity regulations, developing global cybersecurity strategies and responding to complex security incidents.
Learn more about our Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity practice: bit.ly/4e7bzRO
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Connect with the innovators shaping the future of chemistry. Goodwin is sponsoring ACS Fall 2026 in Chicago, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and industry leaders transforming scientific discoveries into real-world impact.
Goodwin team members will participate in various events including:
• Monday, August 24 | 2 pm CT: Jonathan Ng and Yoko J. Bian, PhD will participate in the interdisciplinary panel “Wearable Sensors: Chemistry-Powered Technologies for Better Health, Fitness, and Security” in Room W190a at McCormick Place.
• Tuesday, August 25 | 12:30 pm CT: Gabriel Ferrante will participate in the debate “Should Patent Law Recognize Non-Human Inventors?” at the Expo Theatre. Goodwin does not endorse either position presented in the debate.
• Wednesday, August 26 | 12–2 pm CT: Goodwin partners Eric Romeo and Olivia D. Uitto, Ph.D, J.D. will join Northwestern University’s Karl Scheidt and Lindsay Stolzenburg for the Start-Up Community program panel and networking reception, “Intellectual Property: The Most Valuable ‘Protecting Group’ for Your Chemical Business,” in Room W190a at McCormick Place.
Save your seat today: bit.ly/4jtXuOr
#ACSFall2026 #IntellectualProperty #Startups #Technology #Innovation #Chemistry #Science
As the Senate continues to consider the CLARITY Act, there are a number of reasons why this statutory implementation would better support and facilitate strong, secure and safe growth of crypto projects better than only relying on SEC, CFTC and agency guidance for strong growth of crypto projects.
In our recent webinar, Defining the Future of Digital Assets: The CLARITY Act and Key Industry Developments, Goodwin's Karen Ubell discusses the framework's potential benefits, including greater certainty for secondary market trading, a key differentiation from SEC guidance that will be important, if CLARITY passes, to ensuring the liquidity and transferability necessary for crypto networks to grow and thrive.
Watch the full discussion here: bit.ly/4499fEy
Karen also provided additional analysis of the differences between the legislative proposal and agency guidance in her Law360 article: bit.ly/4wTE5NE
#DigitalAssets #Blockchain
How much of a 510(k) can AI safely touch? We are hosting a closed-door MedTech regulatory breakfast with Matrix One at our Redwood City office on Thursday, August 20.
Conversation will focus on AI for regulatory affairs, a practical playbook for MedTech teams: where AI genuinely helps in device submissions and where it does not, the legal and compliance questions it raises, and keeping the design history file audit-ready. At the table will be Steven Tjoe of our Life Sciences Regulatory & Compliance group and Farhan Shahab of Moximed.
Coffee and breakfast will begin at 8:00 AM. Free to attend, spaces limited.
Register: bit.ly/4wMQ6EH
#LifeSciences #Healthcare #Biotech
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Congratulations to Draig Therapeutics on the closing of an oversubscribed $65 million Series B financing.
Draig Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative, best-in-class neuropsychiatric therapies.
The Goodwin Life Sciences team, led by Kenny Walker-Durrant, Kingsley Taft, Hattie Muncey, and Claudia Baldelli, was pleased to advise.
For more on the deal: bit.ly/4w7sRFA
#LifeSciences
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The future of bio is powered by faster data
Introducing the Medra AI Experimentalist: an agent that turns goals into experimental designs, learns from every result, and develops the next assay
Excited to collaborate with @DARPA and @NVIDIAHealth on the future of science
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Some of the most important breakthroughs in AI and frontier technology never make it beyond the lab.
Federal research funding is declining. Corporate funding often comes with IP concessions. And traditional venture capital typically enters the picture long after the most critical research has been done. Too often, groundbreaking ideas are left without the resources needed to reach the next stage.
That's why we're excited to launch darkmatter lab in partnership with @UCBerkeley , with support from @googlecloud , @GundersonLaw , and @goodwinlaw.
Built for researchers before a company exists, darkmatter lab provides at least $1 million in resources per project, including research funding, compute credits, legal support, and operational expertise.
We're starting with AI and blockchain, supporting work in areas like AI infrastructure, agentic systems, cybersecurity, cryptography, compute optimization, and decentralized technologies.
This is the cornerstone of Hivemind's upcoming venture fund and a new approach to helping transformative research make the leap from academia into the real world.
Learn more: hivemind.capital/content/hiv…
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What makes an AI company defensible?
We're unpacking it live at Defensible AI during #BOSTechWeek with @HSBC, @goodwinlaw, and @Techstars.
Featuring @rudina11, David Sabow, @ADawesar75992, @jonathanjeffrey, and more!
May 27th, 9am | Glasswing Office
RSVP: partiful.com/e/DIrd1qZz5zkJY…
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We're headed to Boston Tech Week! ⭐
If you're building, investing, or just curious about what's next in enterprise AI, this one's worth blocking off your calendar for.
We're teaming up with @GlasswingVC, @goodwinlaw, and @HSBC for conversation on what actually makes AI products stick inside the enterprise.
🛡️ Defensible AI: Building Trust and Resilience in the Enterprise
📆 May 27 at 9:00–11:30am ET
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Join us at @Techweek_!
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Listen to the latest Activist Investing Today #podcast with @rorol, where @goodwinlaw partner Leonard Wood discusses #activism trends in REITs and biotech and evolving settlement dynamics. thedeal.com/podcasts/activis…
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Congratulations to our friends at @HightouchData for raising the standard on AI-generated creative at scale with their launch of Ad Studio.
every marketer I talk to is banging their heads against a wall right now
"how do I get AI ads to not be... so bad?"
we just launched Ad Studio @HightouchData
✅ we know your brand
✅ we know your existing creative
✅ we know what works in your ads
ps: you can edit without re-prompting