Matthew J. Bacal

In the first week of his administration, President Trump reinforced the importance of domestic AI development for economic and geopolitical advancement. 

Generative AI is reshaping the legal industry by enabling faster processing of information and transforming workflows. With its capacity to streamline complex language-focused tasks, AI i...

The Northern District of California recently held that state law contract and tort claims seeking to prevent data scraping are preempted by the Copyright Act. The decision could have sign...

The SEC expanded the scope of the Safeguards Rule, which already required broker-dealers, investment advisers and investment companies to have reasonably designed policies and procedures ...

Davis Polk lawyers discuss the Federal Trade Commission’s recently finalized rule banning non-compete covenants with employees and other workers. While it remains to be seen whether the...

Davis Polk partners Matt Bacal and Pri Shah co-authored “Protecting intellectual property and ownership in NFT business models” in Today’s General Counsel. In the article, Matt and ...

As the use of generative artificial intelligence becomes ubiquitous, it is critical for companies to learn to recognize and avoid common traps associated with AI. The hazards range from u...

On March 13, the European Parliament passed a draft of the Artificial Intelligence Act. The AI Act includes requirements for U.S. businesses using or developing AI systems or general-purp...

Davis Polk partners David Bauer and Matt Bacal, counsel Samantha Lefland and law clerk Ted Talas authored “Artificial intelligence in drug development” in the Legal 500: Life Sciences...

Davis Polk hosts a series of webinars focused on legal considerations for life sciences and healthcare companies. In this installment, senior lawyers discuss considerations and strategies...