Skip to main content

Greenberg Traurig’s Ian C. Ballon to Speak on Generative AI and IP at IP-Con 2023: The Coming Vortex

SILICON VALLEY, Calif. – Sept. 29, 2023 - Ian C. Ballon, co-chair of the Global Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, is set to present at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s IP-Con 2023: The Coming Vortex in Redwood Shores, Calif., on Sept. 29.

Presented by the McCarthy Institute at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, the conference will discuss the convergence of artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and regulation.

Ballon will speak on a panel titled “An In-House Look at AI Development within a Growing Regulatory Landscape.” Ballon will speak about how companies are balancing intellectual property and other proprietary rights in using generative AI and training algorithms for ML and AI.

Ballon is an IP and Internet litigator who represents clients in copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, privacy, security, software, database, and Internet- and mobile-related disputes. He also represents clients in the defense of class action suits involving data privacy, cybersecurity breaches, adtech and behavioral advertising, TCPA, and other Internet-related matters. In addition to his practice, Ballon is the author of the five-volume legal treatise, E-Commerce and Internet Law: Treatise With Forms 2d Edition (West 2008 & 2022 Cum. Supp., www.ianballon.net) and the earlier first edition, which has been cited in state and federal court opinions.

About Greenberg Traurig’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice: With more than 260 intellectual property attorneys and patent agents in the United States, Asia, and Europe, Greenberg Traurig provides a broad range of patent, trademark and copyright protection and strategic counseling. Greenberg Traurig was named a “National Tier 1” Law Firm for IP Litigation, Patent Law and Litigation, Copyright Law, Technology Law, and Information Technology Law by U.S. News and Best Lawyers, 2023 “Best Law Firms." In addition, Greenberg Traurig was named a “Law Firm of the Year” for Trademark Law in the 2020 and 2022 editions of “Best Law Firms." The BTI Consulting Group named Greenberg Traurig’s IP Litigation Practice a ‘Litigation Standout’ in the “BTI Litigation Outlook 2023: Litigation Spending in the Uncertain Economy and Beyond.”

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.