J.S. Held announced the expansion of its integrated capabilities to support clients addressing the legal, technical, and financial complexities of artificial intelligence (AI)-related disputes. This expansion comes as the firm's Q1 AI Disputes Monitor projects a 50 per cent rise in AI-related case filings, underscoring the growing need for specialised expertise in this fast-evolving and complex area of litigation. 

AI disputes centre on the development, deployment, or impact of artificial intelligence and differ fundamentally from traditional litigation. These matters involve systems that are simultaneously technical artefacts, economic assets, and evidentiary tools, each dimension influencing the others. Unlike conventional matters, where questions can be addressed in isolation, AI disputes require a unified multidisciplinary approach. J.S. Held connects technical insight, financial analysis, and litigation experience to provide comprehensive support across all phases of dispute resolution.

J.S. Held offers integrated expertise to address the unique challenges of AI-related litigation. This approach is essential due to the complex, interdependent nature of AI systems. These matters often require:

Technical clarity to explain how AI systems behave, including digital forensics, model versioning, and data provenance.

Financial calculus to quantify economic damages, assess market impact, and evaluate intellectual property value.

Courtroom credibility to present findings in a manner that withstands legal scrutiny across jurisdictions.

"AI disputes uniquely require integrated expertise because AI systems exist at the intersection of three inseparable domains," said JP Brennan, Senior Managing Director at J.S. Held. "Our work focuses on helping clients understand and explain how these systems operate in real-world contexts. We apply structured forensic methods—such as system log reconstruction, prompt replay, and model version analysis—to support investigations and testimony."

J.S. Held experts are known for a "teaching, not telling" approach to expert testimony. Rather than simply offering an opinion, they break down complex information into clear, logical explanations that judges and juries can easily follow. "AI-related disputes increasingly require a combination of financial expertise, technical understanding, and legal analysis that is clearly communicated and able to withstand courtroom scrutiny," said James E. Malackowski, CPA, CLP, Chief Intellectual Property Officer at J.S. Held and Senior Managing Director at Ocean Tomo. "We provide economic damages assessments, intellectual property valuation, and market impact analysis that help judges and juries evaluate questions of fair use, licensing, and commercial harm."