Emily Maxim Lamm is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Her practice has a dual focus on artificial intelligence (AI) matters and employment litigation, counseling, and investigations. Emily has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Labor and Employment Law – Management.
Leveraging her deep knowledge of rapidly evolving AI-related laws, regulations, and frameworks, Emily helps companies develop a strategic and practical approach to crafting and implementing AI policies, programs, and legal risk mitigation strategies. Emily has worked directly with a leading cloud service provider to develop an international compliance plan for cutting-edge AI and machine-learning tools, including large language models. She has also advised AI developers and deployers across industries regarding compliance with the CCPA/CPRA, the EU AI Act, New York City’s Local Law 144, the Illinois AI Video Interview Act, and other federal, state, and international AI, employment, and data protection laws. Emily is a thought leader in this space, regularly speaking and writing on AI issues in employment. She also serves on the Advisory Council of the Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (VAILL).
With Emily’s expertise in counseling on employment law matters, she has advised several technology-driven companies on how to craft robust employee privacy policies, notices, and consents that address the deployment and use of automated decision-making technology in the workplace, including with respect to employee monitoring tools, wearable technology, and generative AI-powered applications. Emily also has extensive experience assisting clients in drafting employee handbooks and policies, conducting compliance audits and workplace investigations, navigating state and federal agency investigations, and advising clients on a variety of employment-related issues, including pay equity and DEI initiatives
Emily is a member of the Associates Committee and co-chairs both the LGBTQ+ Subcommittee and Women’s Subcommittee in the Washington, D.C. office, is an associate trustee for the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and is a co-chair of the Associates Committee of the D.C. Chapter of the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law. Emily has been selected as a Leadership Council for Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder for 2024. Emily was also selected as a member of Law360’s 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Editorial Advisory Board and maintains an active pro bono practice focused on LGBTQ+ issues.
Emily graduated Order of the Coif from Vanderbilt Law School in 2019, where she served as the managing editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. During law school, she was awarded the Lightfoot, Franklin & White Award for Best Appellate Brief, received the Scholastic Excellence Award in Employment Discrimination Law, and won the LGBT Bar Association’s Michael Greenberg Writing Competition. In 2016, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree, summa cum laude, in Biology from Denison University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in her junior year. Emily was awarded the Denison University President’s Medal and the James T. Glerum Jr. Presidential Top Student Athlete Award as a member of the Cross Country and Track and Field teams.
Emily is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the American Bar Association (ABA) where she is an appointed member of the Young Lawyers’ Advisory Panel (YLAP) of the Privacy and Information Security Committee (PRIS) and serves as a Special Counsel on the ABA Antitrust PRIS Panel Program on Cloud Technologies. Emily holds a certificate on Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making from Wharton.
Selected Speaking Engagements and Publications on AI and Emerging Technology:
- Presenter, White Tiger CLE, AI Legal Update 2024: The New Executive Order and the EU AI Act What You Need to Know (Mar. 27, 2024).
- Panelist, Celesq, AI in the Workplace: Navigating the Evolving Legal Landscape and Mitigating Potential Risks (Mar. 11, 2024).
- Panelist, Rossdale CLE, Generative AI and the Law (Feb. 14, 2024).
- Presenter, LexisNexis Practical Guidance Video, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace (Jan. 29, 2024).
- Panelist, ABA Live Webinar, From Order to Action: The OMB’s Guidance on AI Regulation (Jan. 25, 2024).
- Panelist, Strafford Webinar, Mitigating Risk of Employee AI Use in the Workplace: Key Considerations for Policy Development; Pitfalls to Avoid (Jan. 10, 2024) (Joseph O’Keefe, Bradford Newman).
- ABA, Artificial Intelligence in Construction: Potential Capabilities and Risks (Dec. 29, 2023) (co-authored with Pasha Ameli).
- Daily Journal, A Green Light for EU AI Act (Dec. 19, 2023) (co-authored with Robert Spano and Hayley Smith).
- “Practical Insights for Employers Using AI,” Law360 (Dec. 14, 2023) (co-authored with Vivek Mohan).
- Presenter, White Tiger CLE, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Employment Law: What You Need to Know Now (October 31, 2023).
- Panelist, General Counsel Conference East, AI in Employment: Navigating the Rapidly Evolving Legislative and Regulatory Landscape (Oct. 3, 2023) (co-presented with Vivek Mohan).
- Panelist, ABA Forum on Construction Law, Generative AI: Impact on Construction Law (Sept. 28, 2023).
- Panelist, Practicing Law Institute (PLI), Navigating AI and Privacy Issues in the California Employment Landscape (Sept. 25, 2023) (co-presented with Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter and Jon Adams) .
- Panelist, Media Law Resource Center, Evolving AI Compliance Considerations for Media Employers (Sept. 27, 2023) (co-presented with Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter).
- “Gauging The Scope Of NYC’s New AI Employment Law,” Law360 (Aug. 31, 2023) (co-authored with Harris Mufson and Justin DiGennaro).
- “AI in Employment: Privacy Regulation Is Here,” PLI Chronicle (Aug. 24, 2023) (co-authored with Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter).
- Panelist, Strafford Webinar, Using AI in Employment Decisions: Federal Enforcement Guidelines and State/Local Legislation (August 16, 2023).
- Panelist, Gibson Dunn Webcast, New York City’s AI Employment Law – Key Legal Risks and Considerations (June 9, 2023).
- “An Employer’s Overview Of AI Legislation In 5 Jurisdictions,” Law360 (May 30, 2023) (co-authored with Jason Schwartz and Naima Farrell).
- Panelist, Continuing Education of the Bar, Top Takeaways on AI and Privacy in Employment (May 24, 2023) (co-presented with Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter).
- Co-presenter at CLE class titled “AI and Algorithmic Decisioning: Legal Risks and Compliance” (May 16, 2023) with Eric Vandevelde, Frances Waldmann, and Prachi Mistry.
- Moderator and Panelist, AI in Employment: Legal Risks and Considerations for HR and Employers in New York, New York City SHRM Biennial Conference (April 28, 2022).
- “10 Ways NYC AI Discrimination Rules May Affect Employers,” Law360 (April 19, 2023) (co-authored with Danielle Moss and Harris Mufson).
- “What Employers Should Know About Proposed Calif. AI Regs,” Law360 (April 12, 2023) (co-authored with Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter and Danielle Moss).
- “Artificial Intelligence: Legal, Industry, and Regulatory Highlights,” ABA (April 4, 2023) (co-authored with Trisha Grant, Mary Eleanor Rasenberger, and Franklin Graves).
- “10 Evolving AI Compliance Considerations For Employers,” Law360 (March 1, 2023) (co-authored with Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter).
- “Medley Of State AI Laws Pose Employer Compliance Hurdles,” Law360 (March 30, 2022) (co-authored with Danielle Moss and Harris Mufson).
- Instructor, LawPracticeCLE, Artificial Intelligence in Employment: Key Legal Considerations and Risks (December 16, 2022).
- Instructor, LawPracticeCLE, Employment in the Metaverse: Legal Considerations of a Virtual Reality Workplace (November 22, 2022).
- Panelist, Continuing Education of the Bar, Artificial Intelligence and Employment: Legal Risks and Considerations (October 11, 2022) (co-presented with Megan Cooney).
- Panelist, Strafford Webinar, Employment Law in the Metaverse: Harassment, Discrimination, Accommodations, Jurisdiction, Privacy, Cyber Security, Digital Outsourcing (September 29, 2022).
- Co-presenter at CLE class titled “Legal Risks: AI and Automated Systems” (April 21, 2022) with H. Mark Lyon and Danielle Moss.
- Panelist, Strafford Webinar, Use of AI In Employment Decisions: Legal Concerns in Hiring, Performance Management, and Termination (December 15, 2021).