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Marcus has established one of the country’s leading practices devoted to drafting and negotiating Enterprise Software related licenses, implementation and SaaS agreements, as well as litigating failed software implementations in courts and before arbitration panels across the country. He is one of the foremost attorneys in the country representing government entities, distributors and manufacturers in recovering damages arising out of failed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software implementations.

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Early on July 1, the U.S. Senate voted to halt an effort to impose a 10-year moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence. The vote, 99-1, removed the AI provision from President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” that had evolved from a full moratorium on state AI regulation for the next decade, to its most recent iteration that required states to adopt the ban in order to receive federal broadband funding over the next five years.

Yesterday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas attempted to revise the AI ban to address current regulations. According to media reporting, efforts toward banning state AI regulation broke down amidst concerns that the language was overly broad and could adversely impact existing laws concerning privacy, consumer protection, and child safety.Continue Reading US States Can (And Will) Continue To Regulate Artificial Intelligence … for Now

As the Jan. 1, 2020 operational date for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) approaches, the balance between consumer rights and company responsibility continues to be vigorously debated. As this blog predicted when we discussed the first set of amendments to the CCPA, negotiations and amendments to the CCPA continue. We review the most recent Feb. 22, 2019 consumer friendly amendment now—Senate Bill 561 (“SB 561”).
Continue Reading California: Shore to Please Consumer Privacy Rights Advocates