On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order on “Ensuring A National Policy Framework For Artificial Intelligence” (the “Order”). The Order represents the Administration’s latest and most pointed attempt to stop and reverse the wave of state AI legislation that has emerged over the preceding year, which the Order asserts “creates a patchwork of 50 different regulatory regimes.” The Order raises the political stakes regarding state AI laws and creates uncertainty in the form of anticipated litigation, but does not instantly remove current or impending state AI law obligations for companies developing or deploying AI.Continue Reading Pre-emption by Executive Order: Trump Order Moves to Block State AI Laws
New California Requirements on AI, Risk Assessments, and Cybersecurity (Webinar, September 30)
CPPA Adopts Expanded Regulations
Please join us for our next virtual session to discuss the newly adopted CCPA regulations—on September 30 from 12 to 1pm Pacific. In this session, our interdisciplinary team will discuss what the new regulations cover and what companies can do now to comply.
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CLE will be offered.
California’s CLE Compliance Deadline Is Approaching – We can help!
Join our AI and Cyber CLE Series
If your last name starts with A-G, you are probably well aware that your (recently extended) MCLE compliance deadline is on March 30, 2025. In addition to the general credit requirement, the state of California requires all attorneys to complete:
- At least four hours of legal ethics
- At least two hours on competence issues
- At least two hours on the elimination of bias in the legal profession and society. Of the two hours, at least one hour must focus on implicit bias and the promotion of bias‑reducing strategies.
- At least one hour on technology
- At least one hour on civility
Continue Reading California’s CLE Compliance Deadline Is Approaching – We can help!
End of Year Employment Law Updates! Tune in to our review / previews in California, Illinois, Canada and Mexico
2024 was a ‘super year’ for elections. Half of the world’s population – some 4.7 billion people – went to the polls in 72 countries. Political shifts often lead to significant changes in employment laws. We’re here to help you prepare for the changes ahead and to stay ahead of the curve on employment law developments
Growing Globally? Tune into our Field Guide to Going Global webinar June 27
When companies expand to new countries, they need to prioritize different legal and tax topics depending on whether they are just accepting orders from abroad (B2B or B2C), engaging with distributors, hiring contractors, or setting up formal presences. In this webinar, Baker McKenzie partners provide practical guidance on how to make decisions on going or
California AI CLE Series
Special thanks to co-presenters Teresa Michaud and Bradford Newman.
California’s CLE Compliance Deadline Is Approaching…
We can help!
If your last name starts with H-M, you are probably well aware that your CLE compliance deadline is right around the corner – February 1, 2024. In addition to the general credit requirement, the state of California requires all attorneys to complete:
- At least four hours of legal ethics
- At least one hour on competence issues
- At least two hours on the elimination of bias in the legal profession and society. Of the two hours, at least one hour must focus on implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies.
Our lawyers will offer three virtual sessions, focused on key considerations for AI development and utilization, to help you meet your CLE requirements. These sessions will also offer CLE credit in the states of Illinois, Texas, and New York. Participants requesting CLE for other states will receive uniform CLE certificates.
Please register and let us know which individual session(s) you plan to attend. We look forward to your participation!
Promoting Unity: Overcoming the Risks of Bias and Prejudice in the Workplace
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm Pacific
1 hour Elimination of Bias credit (pending approval)Continue Reading California AI CLE Series
Looking ahead to 2024: California privacy law action items for employers
On January 1, 2024, businesses must post updated Privacy Policies under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which requires annual updates of disclosures and fully applies in the job applicant and employment context since January 1, 2023.
With respect to job applicants and employees, businesses subject to the CCPA are required to:
- Issue detailed privacy notices with prescribed disclosures, terminology, and organization;
- Respond to data subject requests from employees and job candidates for copies of information about them, correction, and deletion;
- Offer opt-out rights regarding disclosures of information to service providers, vendors, or others, except to the extent they implement qualified agreements that contain particularly prescribed clauses; and
- Offer opt-out rights regarding the use of sensitive information except to the extent they have determined they use sensitive personal information only within the scope of statutory exceptions.
If employers sell, share for cross-context behavioral advertising, or use or disclose sensitive personal information outside of limited purposes, numerous additional compliance obligations apply. For more: see also our related previous post: Employers Must Prepare Now for New California Employee Privacy Rights.
Key recommendations to heed now
Continue Reading Looking ahead to 2024: California privacy law action items for employers
Handling CCPA Data Subject Requests | Your Invite to Our Virtual Privacy Series
It is an unprecedented time for California companies’ privacy law obligations. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) took effect on January 1, 2023 with a twelve-month look-back that also applies to the personal data of employees and business contacts. The California Privacy Protection Agency recently finalized regulations and has kicked off a new phase of rulemaking including on
Ho Ho Ho: CLE & California Employment Law Updates @ Our Dec 13 Webinar
Does your holiday wish list include CLE credit and a quick tutorial on what to expect in California labor and employment law next year?
Excellent!
Join us for our virtual California 2023-2024 Employment Law Update on Wednesday, December 13 @ 1PM PT.
2023 has been a year of dramatic change for California employers, but have
Join Us in New York! Generative AI: Harnessing the Power & Mitigating the Risk
Special thanks to our Baker McKenzie speakers Pamela Church, Teisha Johnson, Cyrus Vance, Elizabeth Roper, Laura Estrada Vasquez, Joshua Wolkoff and Industry Experts, Alexandra Lopez, Privacy Counsel, Calix, Una Kang, VP and Associate General Counsel, Wolters Kluwer, and Pamela Weinstock, Managing Counsel, Intellectual Property, Tiffany & Co.