“AI washing” occurs when a company either overstates its use of artificial intelligence, or overstates what its AI systems can do. That risk is now taking a more specific and potentially more consequential form: agent washing. Agent washing refers to situations in which companies call an AI tool “agentic” when it is really just conventional automation, or only has limited…

On Wednesday, April 22, 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM (ET), Erez Liebermann will speak at Incident Response Forum D.C. 2026 on a panel titled “Cyber Threat Landscape: Preparation and Remediation.” To register for free, please click here and use the code DEBEVOISE909V. Incident Response Forum D.C. 2026 is positioned as the only conference dedicated exclusively to incident response. The event brings together a…

In a recent post, we argued that AI adoption could actually create more jobs for lawyers, pointing to radiology as a profession where rapid advances in AI have increased demand for human specialists. The restaurant experience offers another useful lens through which to view the future of legal work in an era of widespread AI adoption. Today, in most restaurants, customers…

We are very proud to announce that Debevoise has been shortlisted for the Chambers USA Awards 2026 in the “Artificial Intelligence Firm of the Year” category, one of only six firms recognized in this category. The Chambers USA Awards honor the leading law firms and lawyers across the United States, recognizing excellence in legal practice, innovation and sustained performance at…

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s launch of STAAR 2.0, the latest version of the firm’s client-facing AI advisory platform, has been featured by Legaltech News (Law.com). STAAR 2.0 is built with Legora’s Portal architecture, which converts the knowledge gained from five years of advising over 100 clients on complex AI-related regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters into a practical, searchable workspace. The article highlights…