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Bar Admissions

Minnesota
U.S. District Court
  • Minnesota

Languages

Spanish
Hebrew

Leadership & Community

  • Stanford School of Law: Fellow 2009-present; Artificial Intelligence & Law Society Advisory Board 2020
  • InfraGard: Minnesota Chapter, Board of Directors 2014-2019; National Members Alliance, Governance Committee 2021-present
  • The Israeli Association for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence: Scientific Council Member
  • University of Minnesota Law School: Adjunct Professor, AI in Law, 2024
  • Minnesota State Bar Association: The Unauthorized Practice of Law and Artificial Intelligence Working Group, Member; Internet Law Committee, past Chair
  • MN Cyber: Advisory Board 2018-present
  • Minnesota Connected and Automated Vehicle Innovation Alliance Connectivity and Data Committee: Vice Chair 2020
  • Minnesota Connected and Automated Vehicles Cyber Security and Data Privacy Subcommittee of the Governor's Advisory Council on Connected and Automated Vehicles: Member 2018
  • Cyber Security Summit: Advisory Board 2014-2021
  • FBI Citizen's Academy: Graduate 2015
  • American Bar Association
  • Hennepin County Bar Association

Overview

Eran Kahana is an experienced attorney concentrating his practice on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property law.

Eran is a fellow at Stanford Law School, a member of the advisory board of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Law Society, an adjunct professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School, a member of the Scientific Council of the Israeli Association for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence, and a co-author of The Law of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Machines, a publication of the American Bar Association. Eran is a graduate of the FBI's Citizen Academy and works closely with the FBI, Department of Justice, Secret Service, and colleagues from the private and academic sectors to promote, educate, and sustain cybersecurity best practices. To that end, he serves as general counsel of InfraGard (Minnesota Chapter) and as a member of the Governance Committee of the InfraGard National Members Alliance, organizations affiliated with the FBI.

Eran has been interviewed on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, and technology law for Bloomberg Law, BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), KABC Radio, WCCO Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, Star Tribune, TheStreet.com, Stanford University Radio, KZSU FM, Twin Cities Business magazine, and Quartz.

Experience

  • Frequently counsel on cybersecurity best practices, including review and drafting of information security policies, incident response plans, cybersecurity breach response, tabletop exercises, and conducting cybersecurity insurance assessments.
  • Advise on privacy law compliance and best practices – U.S., European Union (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR)
  • Negotiate and draft trademark, patent, copyright, and trade secret license agreements, domestically and internationally.
  • Counsel on compliance with laws affecting development and use of Artificial Intelligence.
  • Advise on trademark and copyright prosecution and enforcement.
  • Arbitrate infringing domain names through the Internet Uniform Domain Resolution Procedures (UDRP).
  • Advise and assist in negotiating technology service agreements such as SaaS and PaaS.

Honors

North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2016 (North Star Lawyer is a designation that recognizes members who provide 50 hours or more of pro bono legal services in a calendar year.)

"Inventing Our Future" Award – Named inventor on a patent application in the mobile technology space

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