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On October 10, 2026, Partner Matthew F. Ferraro spoke at the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) 52nd Annual Seminar in Carlsbad, California on a panel entitled, “Evidence in the Age of AI: Digital Evidence, Deepfakes and Manipulated Evidence.” Mr. Ferraro joined panelists Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Judge Alison Mackenzie of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and David Kalat, a digital forensics expert at BRG to discuss how state and federal courts are dealing with the specter of AI-generated evidence. They discussed how jurors and jurists should weigh evidence, use existing rules, and consider expert testimony to determine the admissibility and credibility of evidence. Mr. Ferraro speaks and writes regularly on the legal, litigation, and business risks of AI-generated media, or deepfakes. He also recently testified before the U.S. Senate on the threats deepfakes pose to Americans, particularly U.S. seniors, and he regularly counsels clients on both combatting the dangers of deepfakes and pursuing lawful and ethical uses of AI-generated media.

On October 2, 2026, Partner Matthew F. Ferraro co-presented a webinar sponsored by the American Bar Association on “Seeing Isn’t Believing: A Lawyer’s Guide to Cybercrime and Deepfakes in 2026.”

On October 1, 2026, Partner Matthew F. Ferraro moderated the panel “AI Governance Fundamentals: From Zero to One” at the Practicing Law Institute’s (PLI) AI Governance 2026 conference in New York, NY. Mr. Ferraro joined panelists Van Lindberg of Process Mechanics, Matt Samuels of Anthropic, and Audrey Ser of Morgan Stanley to discuss the foundational architecture of AI governance, including the policies, structures, and roles that most organizations need, and practical guidance on how to implement them.  The panel discussed the path to successful AI governance, AI risk classification and tiering methodologies, acceptable use policies, the role of frameworks, and the assessment of human oversight requirements. PLI members may view the panel discussion through the PLI’s website. Mr. Ferraro is a leading authority on AI law and policy and speaks and writes regularly on emerging trends in AI liability, new AI-related laws, regulatory guidance, and best practices for AI deployments.