Mergers & Acquisitions,
Corporate
Jul. 18, 2017
Imagined or real? Privacy issues in artificial intelligence M&A
Big data analytics is generally at the center of these transactions, where privacy and data protection concerns should be at the forefront of the deal process. Yet these issues are often neglected by deal parties and key compliance considerations are not identified until well into the transaction.





Jeewon Serrato
Counsel
BakerHostetler
Phone: 415-659-2620
Email: jserrato@bakerlaw.com
Jeewon Serrato is counsel and head of Global Privacy & Data Protection practice at Shearman & Sterling LLP.

Chelsea Gunter
Associate
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Chelsea Gunter is an associate with Shearman & Sterling LLP.

Amiee Lee
Summer Associate
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Amiee Lee is a summer associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP.

Corporate giants are racing to acquire private artificial intelligence (AI) companies. Since 2012, over 200 private AI companies have been acquired, with over 30 acquisitions taking place in the first quarter of 2017. Big data analytics is generally at the center of these transactions, where privacy and data protection concerns should be at the forefront of the deal process. Yet these issues are often neglected by deal parties and key compliance considerations are not...
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