The Leader in Technology, Innovation, and AI Law
Shaping the future of the law and legal education
Influencing state and national policy
by sharing expertise with agencies and testifying before policymakers
Launching dynamic careers
via the practical experience and networking of our Corporate Counsel Externship Program
Scaling tech startups
via legal advice from students in the Startup Legal Garage and the Justice Tech Accelerator Program.
Engaging Bay Area and Silicon Valley
business and technology leaders for student learning and networking, including Tech Law Table Talks
Advancing the legal landscape
via top scholarship and research centers: Center for Innovation (C4i), LexLab and AI Law & Innovation Institute
Leading faculty
are top scholars and teachers in AI and innovation, with experience in national and global tech policy and Big Tech companies
Educating students in tech law
in AI-related courses and a specialized Technology Law and Lawyering Concentration for JD students
Developing AI modules
to support law school teaching and learning
AI Spotlight: What’s New @UC Law SF
UC Law SF’s Startup Legal Garage Partners with 18 Startups Driving Innovation in Health, Energy, and AI
Developing new treatments for chronic diseases. Revolutionizing clean energy. Improving maternal health care. These are just a few of the bold ideas driving the latest group of startups partnering with UC Law San Francisco’s Startup Legal Garage this fall.
Founded in 2009, the award-winning program pairs law students with early-stage companies tackling some of the world’s toughest challenges. Students gain hands-on experience under the guidance of top intellectual property and corporate attorneys, while startups receive free, high-quality legal support to help navigate key stages of growth.
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Publications, Presentations, and Public Engagement
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Should America Protect Grownups From AI?
Zac Henderson discusses how courts may assess a company’s legal duty to protect adults from AI-related risks, explaining that determining what counts as “reasonable” safety measures is highly circumstantial.
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Our Laws Must Catch Up to Data Centers’ Rising Power
Prof. Dave Owen and coauthor Alexandra Klass explain why rapidly expanding data-center electricity demands require modernized regulatory tools to prevent higher consumer costs and increased pollution.
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“Privacy-Preserving” Tools and Worker Surveillance
Professor Seema N. Patel is coauthor of a policy brief that reveals the consequences of so-called “privacy-preserving AI techniques” on workers. The “Privacy” Trap argues that these create new forms of worker surveillance, manipulation, and control.
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Putting the AI in Racial Justice
Nicole Ozer, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy, discusses legal work to defend and advance rights and safety a UC Berkeley Law’s Race & Tech Symposium. “The rights and interests of people are generally the underdog in these fights,” she said.
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Scholarly Articles on the Intersection of AI and the Law
Robin Feldman published “Artificial Intelligence and Cracks in the Foundation of Intellectual Property” in UC Law Journal. Zac Henderson published “AI and Probabilistic Dispute Resolution” in Wisconsin Law Review.
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Emerging Research on AI and the Law at Leading Conferences
Brittany Glidden presented at Northern California Clinical Conference on “Generative AI in Legal Clinics: Training Tomorrow’s Lawyers with Emerging Technology”. Zac Henderson presented at The Commonwealth Club on AI.
AI Law & Innovation Institute
Led by Prof. Robin Feldman, the AI Law & Innovation Institute is helping to formulate national and state policies on AI.
The institute’s mission is to help courts, lawmakers, and administrative agencies adapt to AI. Recent activities include extensive faculty publishing, media appearances on emerging issues, and Robin’s Rules of Order for AI, a series of reflections by Feldman that provides principles for how to think about developments in AI.
Feldman also recorded an interview about “How I Used AI in Writing a Book about AI” and was featured on the Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein podcast episode, “On the Evolution and Regulation of AI.”
For almost a decade, Feldman and UC Law SF’s Center for Innovation (C4i) have provided guidance and technical advice on AI to institutions, including:
- The United Nations
- Congressional committees and state agencies
- The Army Cyber Institute (threatcasting)
- GAO (report to Congress on the future of AI
- The Federal Trade Commission
- The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- The National Academies
LexLab
LexLab’s mission is to prepare students to be technology lawyers who provide outstanding counsel to clients navigating rapid technological evolution, contribute thoughtfully to global technology regulation efforts, and lead the legal profession through the ethical and forward-thinking adoption of new technologies.
LexLab’s work includes three primary components:
- The Law and Technology Concentration for UC Law SF students
- The Legal Tech Accelerator, a go-to-market accelerator for legal tech startups
- Events that bring in leading innovators from the Bay Area, Silicon Valley and around the globe to share expertise and conduct hackathons
The LexLab leadership team includes Tal Niv, Director of Applied Innovation, and Drew Amerson, LexLab Director.
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Support Innovative Legal Education and Research
The UC Law Science and Technology Journal is a multidisciplinary journal created to enrich the discourse at the nexus of science, technology, and the law. The student-run journal focuses on the exciting legal issues surrounding startups, intellectual property, data privacy, biotechnology, clean technology, and health policy, while exploring the implications of technological advances on traditional legal fields, such as contracts, antitrust, and tax.
Faculty in AI and Innovation
Robin Feldman
Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law, Albert Abramson ’54 Distinguished Professor of Law Chair, and Director of the Center for Innovation
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Paul Belonick
Professor of Practice and Faculty Assistant Director, Center for Innovation
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Zac Henderson
Visiting Assistant Professor and Shashi and Dipanjan “DJ” Deb Faculty Scholar
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Nicole A. Ozer
Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Democracy
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Surrounded by opportunity
Our San Francisco location provides students and faculty with unique access to tech companies, venture capital firms, policymakers, and cutting-edge legal developments, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of the evolving legal landscape.
