Manatt Launches AI Consulting and Testing Service Offering

Manatt announced the launch of its new AI Consulting and Testing (AICT) service offering, a multidisciplinary initiative that enhances Manatt’s existing legal and consulting experience with new testing capabilities to help organizations safely and responsibly build, deploy and oversee AI systems.

This new service offering includes AI testing, regulatory‑aligned governance, model validation and outcome-based testing, including bias testing, procurement support and ongoing monitoring—giving clients a defensible, end‑to‑end approach to responsible AI. For example, in the health care space, the new testing capabilities will support Manatt Health’s robust legal and consulting practice advancing the use of , digital health and wellness.

“Organizations are under growing pressure to innovate with AI, but they want to innovate with confidence,” said , partner and leader of Manatt’s Privacy and Data Security team. “AICT brings together the legal, consulting and technical capabilities clients need to navigate the dynamic risk environment around AI from product and program design to post-production deployments and monitoring.”

AICT supports clients that are developing or deploying AI tools across highly regulated and fast‑moving sectors—including health care, financial services, consumer products, entertainment and employer AI use cases—offering services across four pillars of responsible AI: Strategy & Governance; Testing & Evaluation; Procurement & Vendor Oversight; and Ongoing Monitoring & Compliance.  

“Responsible AI is not realized through policy alone; it must be supported by technical evidence of how systems perform in practice,” said , PhD, a director on Manatt’s Privacy and Data Security team. “AICT integrates rigorous testing with governance and legal analysis so organizations can operationalize responsible AI in a way that holds up over time and under regulatory scrutiny.”

The launch of AICT follows the recent arrival of , a leading voice on AI governance, privacy and consumer protection, who joined the Firm as a National Advisor. Brill has been at the forefront of shaping today's responsible privacy, data stewardship and consumer protection standards, most recently as Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Vice President for Global Privacy, Safety and Regulatory Affairs at Microsoft and as a former Commissioner of the FTC. Together, these developments reflect Manatt’s continued commitment to advancing its long-standing legal, regulatory, technical and advisory capabilities that help clients operationalize responsible AI at scale.

To learn more, contact Brandon Reilly or Sam Tyner-Monroe, PhD, or visit Manatt’s  webpage.