Sapna Desai

Senior Associate

Sapna has been based in Dubai since May 2022 and is a Senior Associate in the International Corporate Team.

Having previously worked in London as a private practice corporate and commercial solicitor, Sapna has experience in advising a broad range of clients across a range of sectors (including IT, financial services, fintech, retail, real estate, sustainable energy, health & fitness) from startups through to SMEs and large organisations. Sapna has also worked as an in-house lawyer for two IT services companies, gaining invaluable first-hand experience of working within the technology industry. Sapna's areas of specialism include: Multi-jurisdictional commercial contracts & terms of business (including website and app terms of use) Data protection compliance (including GDPR and advising on international transfers) SaaS (subscription) & software licensing agreements Corporate transactions & governance matters (e.g. M&A & corporate restructuring, equity investment/fundraising, shareholders agreements, convertible loans, corporate ancillaries etc.) E-commerce (both B2C and B2B) Start-ups (including in relation to navigating the legal framework for start-ups) Intellectual property matters (e.g. trade mark applications, IP assignments)

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11 November 2024 | Author: Sapna Desai

AI in the UAE: Navigating regulation and opportunities

Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a step-change in the state of the art of computing. AI, at its core, is a machine-based system which enables computers and machines to simulate human-like intelligence through various elements of autonomy. The comparison to human intelligence derives from the fact that AI algorithms replicate the decision-making processes of the human brain, in the sense that they can learn from accessible data, produce outputs such as classifications, predictions, decisions and content all of which will become increasingly more accurate over time.

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