AI and Digital Law

What EY can do for you

The growing surge in regulatory demands, data-driven risks and legal obligations make it challenging for organizations to keep pace with evolving requirements while managing vulnerabilities from prior transformations. As data volumes increase, AI becomes essential, bringing greater scrutiny around data protection, ethics, cybersecurity and compliance, along with stricter regulatory obligations.

Many organizations are asking themselves whether their digital governance frameworks: 

• Support the compliant and responsible use of AI and emerging technologies, aligned with the regulations 
• Provide a clear view of legal, ethical and operational risks across data usage and digital platforms 
• Manage data privacy and cybersecurity obligations with effective controls and privacy impact assessments 
• Keep pace with evolving regulatory environments, new data sharing mandates and stricter digital platform requirements  
  

Our AI and digital law teams offer practical legal advice to support strategic decisions, helping reduce the gap between business advisors and legal counsel. We provide support services designed to improve efficiency and manage the cost of routine legal activities.

Our AI and digital law teams can help you:

Navigate compliance challenges while reducing data privacy risks

• Help harness the transformative potential of AI
• Provide European Union AI Act and other AI regulatory compliance guidance
• Support the design and development of AI legal and ethical policies
• Manage AI-related risks while helping support responsible use

Improve data protection and cybersecurity through stronger governance and controls

• Assess organization’s data ecosystem to understand data sources, flows and responsibilities
• Provide legal guidance to strengthen security
• Monitor regulatory compliance
• Help improve resilience against unauthorized access, cyber incidents and data loss

Manage operational and workflow impacts through robust review and audits

EY teams provide support and training to address algorithmic bias, protect workers’ rights and strengthen data protection practices.

How EY teams help address AI and digital legal challenges

Integrated digital and legal framework

Our EY AI and digital Law teams focusing on data privacy and employment collaborate to address AI privacy matters affecting employees; our EY AI and digital Law teams working in mergers and acquisitions and data tackle data challenges in transactions; and our data protection and contracting teams support Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA, the EU regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector) and network and information systems directive (NIS, the EU directive on security of network and information systems) compliance. We also support legal teams in improving processes, increasing efficiency and managing routine tasks, such as compliance tracking and data assessments, and freeing capacity for higher-value priorities.

Multidisciplinary approach

Leveraging extensive experience and connections across EY, we help to provide a 360° view of your business issues — bridging business and legal. The result: up-to-date insights, a strong privacy foundation and support for improved resilience against data breaches.

Foster collaboration and help improve products

Regulations facilitate business-to-business (B2B) data sharing, helping organizations to request data from several market players, including suppliers and competitors, which can lead to innovative solutions. Access to stakeholder information allows organizations to refine their offerings, improving customer satisfaction and market competitiveness. 

Control over security risks

Our teams help organizations to have control over their security measures through privacy impact surveys, data risks identification and monitoring of unauthorized access so that organizations have a strong privacy foundation.

Why EY

Powered by people, technology and innovation, we take a multidisciplinary approach across the EY global network. Our lawyers and legal professionals work together with cybersecurity, data and forensics teams to help you manage evolving regulatory requirements, help reduce risks around data privacy, cybersecurity and AI adoption and navigate compliance challenges that arise from digital transformation. This includes staying ahead of new laws, avoiding penalties and maintaining trust with customers and employees.

EY teams provide support and training to address algorithmic bias, protect workers’ rights and strengthen data protection practices.