Zach Harned
415-875-2243
zharned@fenwick.com
Associate
Intellectual Property
Zach
Harned
Zach
Harned
Associate
Intellectual Property
Zach represents technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), and digital health companies in a variety of complex transactions. He advises on a breadth of intellectual property, data privacy and security, regulatory and commercial matters, including the emerging AI regulatory landscape. He also counsels clients on IP and open source aspects of venture financings, mergers and asset acquisitions. Zach is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and has received the AIGP and CIPP/US certifications.
Prior to his career in the law, Zach worked as a mental health professional serving combat Veterans with PTSD at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. During law school, Zach founded the Stanford Artificial Intelligence & Law Society (SAILS) and externed with the FDA’s Center for Digital Health.
- Amazon
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Dawnlight
- Define Ventures
- DocuSign
- Evidation Health
- Gearbox
- GGV Capital
- Intuit
- Menlo Ventures
- Meta
- Notable Health
- OpenAI
- Radical Ventures
- Sierra AI
- Woebot
- Writer Inc.
- Amazon
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Dawnlight
- Define Ventures
- DocuSign
- Evidation Health
- Gearbox
- GGV Capital
- Intuit
- Menlo Ventures
- Meta
- Notable Health
- OpenAI
- Radical Ventures
- Sierra AI
- Woebot
- Writer Inc.
- Legal Issues in AI: Intellectual Property and Generative AI Litigation, Stanford Biomedical Informatics Research Colloquium (2024).
- HIPAA, Medical AI and Privacy, Stanford AIMI Center (2023).
- Creativity and Technology: The FTC's Warning shot When Creating and Marketing Digital Products Using Artificial Intelligence, The Licensing Journal (2023).
- Risks and Mitigations Regarding Bias in Medical AI, The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law (2023).
- Taking Off with AI: Lessons from Aviation for Healthcare, Proceedings of EAAMO, ACM (2023).
- Autonomous AI Systems in the Face of Liability, Regulations and Costs, Nature Digital Medicine (2023).
- AI Bill of Rights, The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law (2023).
- Liability Considerations for Superhuman (and Inscrutable) Performance of AI Models, PLI Chronicle (2023).
- AI-Generated Artwork and Copyright Law, Online Platforms and Popular Technologies: Legal and Regulatory Responses to Technology Innovations and Uses (2022).
- Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Medical AI/ML, Guest Lecture Stanford BIODS220 (AI in Healthcare) (2022).
- Digital Health Technology-Specific Risks for Medical Malpractice Liability, Nature (npj Digital Medicine) (2022).
- Lessons from the Axon AI Ethics Board Resignation, Fenwick IP Bulletin (2022).
- Artificial Intelligence: Deepfakes in the Entertainment Industry, WIPO Magazine (2022).
- FDA, AI/ML, and Medical Devices, Stanford AIMI Center (2022).
- Commercialization and Licensing of Medical AI (panelist), Stanford AI + Healthcare Conference (2021).
- Legal Considerations for AI in Healthcare (panelist), Stanford AIMI Center (2021).
- Stretching Human Laws to Apply to Machines: The Dangers of a 'Colorblind' Computer, Florida State Law Review (2020).
- Machine Vision, Medical AI, and Malpractice, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology Digest (2019).
- Legal Issues in AI: Intellectual Property and Generative AI Litigation, Stanford Biomedical Informatics Research Colloquium (2024).
- HIPAA, Medical AI and Privacy, Stanford AIMI Center (2023).
- Creativity and Technology: The FTC's Warning shot When Creating and Marketing Digital Products Using Artificial Intelligence, The Licensing Journal (2023).
- Risks and Mitigations Regarding Bias in Medical AI, The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law (2023).
- Taking Off with AI: Lessons from Aviation for Healthcare, Proceedings of EAAMO, ACM (2023).
- Autonomous AI Systems in the Face of Liability, Regulations and Costs, Nature Digital Medicine (2023).
- AI Bill of Rights, The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law (2023).
- Liability Considerations for Superhuman (and Inscrutable) Performance of AI Models, PLI Chronicle (2023).
- AI-Generated Artwork and Copyright Law, Online Platforms and Popular Technologies: Legal and Regulatory Responses to Technology Innovations and Uses (2022).
- Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Medical AI/ML, Guest Lecture Stanford BIODS220 (AI in Healthcare) (2022).
- Digital Health Technology-Specific Risks for Medical Malpractice Liability, Nature (npj Digital Medicine) (2022).
- Lessons from the Axon AI Ethics Board Resignation, Fenwick IP Bulletin (2022).
- Artificial Intelligence: Deepfakes in the Entertainment Industry, WIPO Magazine (2022).
- FDA, AI/ML, and Medical Devices, Stanford AIMI Center (2022).
- Commercialization and Licensing of Medical AI (panelist), Stanford AI + Healthcare Conference (2021).
- Legal Considerations for AI in Healthcare (panelist), Stanford AIMI Center (2021).
- Stretching Human Laws to Apply to Machines: The Dangers of a 'Colorblind' Computer, Florida State Law Review (2020).
- Machine Vision, Medical AI, and Malpractice, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology Digest (2019).
- Founder of the Fenwick & West AI Legal Office Hours Program with Stanford’s Center of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging (AIMI).
- Associate Fellow, Stanford's AIMI.
- Founder of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence & Law Society (SAILS).
- ABA Artificial Intelligence & Robotics National Committee Member.
- Founder of the Fenwick & West AI Legal Office Hours Program with Stanford’s Center of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging (AIMI).
- Associate Fellow, Stanford's AIMI.
- Founder of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence & Law Society (SAILS).
- ABA Artificial Intelligence & Robotics National Committee Member.