Chris Achatz

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize industries, governments worldwide are racing to establish regulatory frameworks that ensure its responsible use. These new laws aim to address risks like algorithmic discrimination, data privacy concerns, and transparency in decision-making. In a recent webinar hosted by KO Law’s Chase Millea, Chris Achatz,…

KO Law client Guild recently announced that it has joined as an Official Education, Skilling, & Career Mobility Provider of Team USA and LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games to connect athletes to the resources and services that will best position them for a successful transition after their competitive athletic careers.…

During the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers across the country continued to pass state consumer privacy laws, creating an increasing patchwork of rules that will apply to the processing of personal information in the United States. Below is an overview of certain U.S. consumer state privacy laws that have been passed…

KO client Big Compass, a multi-technology consulting company specializing in data agility, recently joined Argano, a global leader in digital transformation and business consulting, focused on integrating, automating, and optimizing client operations. According to the press release, “Big Compass’ expertise in integrating data for process automation and analytics is a…

Image: Authors Created Images Using DALL-E and Midjourney The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT, GitHub Co-Pilot, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Artbreeder, and DALL-E are becoming increasingly popular for developing new products, services, and software, and for creating other content. While the potential benefits of using this technology…

Are you preparing for financing or M&A due diligence now or planning to in the future? If a third party started due diligence on your company today, would you be putting your best foot forward? When you prepare for a major transaction, financing, or exit, an investor or an acquirer…

At the start of this year and continuing throughout 2023, several new general data privacy laws in four states (VA, CO, CT, and UT) and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law started to go into effect, marking a significant shift in the data privacy landscape in the United…

With the imminent rollout of several new state and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law taking effect in 2023, KO’s data privacy and security team launched a four-part educational video series to help businesses prepare to operate under the evolving patchwork of privacy laws. In the first three…