SAN FRANCISCO, September 28, 2026 – Corvane Ryle LLP today announced the launch of its Agentic AI Advisory Group, a cross-practice team that advises companies on the development, deployment and governance of AI agents, which are software systems that can plan and carry out tasks on behalf of a user with limited human supervision. The group will work with clients that are building agents, buying them from vendors or letting them act for customers.

The group brings together lawyers in technology transactions, privacy and cyber, consumer protection, antitrust, financial regulation and litigation. It will advise on contracts for agent platforms, liability for what agents do, authorization and payments, the EU AI Act, consumer disclosures and the handling of personal data. It will also help clients prepare for disputes and regulatory inquiries when an agent makes a mistake.

The group is led by Daniel Achterberg, a partner in San Francisco and Global Chair of the firm's Artificial Intelligence Practice. Its other leaders are Kenji Watanabe-Price, a counsel in San Francisco who advises on AI licensing and platform agreements; Sophie Laurent-Brecht, a counsel in Brussels who advises on the EU AI Act; and Grace Whitcombe, a partner in Chicago who advises on consumer protection issues in automated commerce. Tomás Ellery-Vance, a partner in Washington, D.C., leads the group's work on data security.

"Agents change who is acting in a transaction, and that raises questions about contracts, responsibility and trust," said Daniel Achterberg. "Clients do not want a lecture on theory. They want practical ways to deploy agents with confidence, and that is what this group is built to provide."

The group's launch follows the firm's publication of guidance on agentic commerce and the EU AI Act, and its advice to clients in technology, retail, financial services and health care.

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