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ATLANTA/HOUSTON/PHILADELPHIA/SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 23, 2026 – Chamberlain Hrdlicka is proud to announce the creation of a chief innovation officer role and the appointment of Aly Dossa, shareholder and chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group, to serve in that position. Dossa will also continue as Chair of the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Group. The new role as CIO builds upon the firm's existing work counseling clients on AI-related legal, compliance, governance, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and business issues, creating a centralized platform to address the increasingly complex needs of organizations adopting and deploying AI technologies. Together, these strategic additions reflect Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s continued evolution to meet the rapidly changing legal and business needs of its clients.
"The creation of a chief innovation officer role reflects our commitment to continuous innovation alongside our clients as technology continues to reshape the legal landscape," said Larry Carbo, managing shareholder of Chamberlain Hrdlicka. "Our clients are operating in an environment where artificial intelligence raises new questions every day, questions that require experienced, practical legal counsel. By formalizing this role and bolstering our dedicated AI practice, we are making a direct investment in our ability to deliver the sophisticated, forward-looking guidance our clients need to protect and advance their interests. Aly’s engineering background along with his extensive experience in technology, intellectual property and data security practices make him the perfect person for this role."
As chair of the firm's Artificial Intelligence Practice Group, Dossa collaborates with attorneys across the firm's full range of practice areas to provide integrated counsel on matters at the intersection of technology, privacy, data governance and intellectual property. The group is designed to function as an integrated resource across the firm and includes attorneys who routinely engage directly with engineering teams and data scientists on the development of new artificial intelligence systems.
The AI Practice Group has worked with clients well before AI entered the mainstream, advising on the development, deployment, and governance of machine learning and other emerging technologies. The group serves clients at the intersection of technology, privacy, data governance and intellectual property, with an overlay of the ethical and professional-responsibility obligations that apply in regulated industries. Its lawyers counsel clients on regulatory compliance, data governance and cross-border data flows, intellectual property strategy and protection, contract structuring, model and vendor risk management, and the professional-conduct and ethics questions that arise as AI is integrated into client operations.
"Everything about this role is centered on our clients," said Dossa. "AI sits at the intersection of technology, privacy, data governance and intellectual property, with model and vendor risk threaded through all of it and, depending on the industry, an overlay of ethical and professional-responsibility obligations. Clients need counsel who understand how all of those pieces work together, not in isolation. We have been advising clients on these issues for more than a decade and that experience is what this practice is built on. I am energized by the opportunity to grow the practice alongside our clients, help them capture the opportunities emerging technology presents, and protect them from the risks that come with it, all within the exceptional collaborative environment that defines Chamberlain Hrdlicka."
As chair of the firm’s IP & Technology Practice, Dossa leads the firm's Intellectual Property and Data Security & Privacy groups, bringing nearly 25 years of experience at the intersection of technology, intellectual property, and privacy law. His technology practice began in August 2001 and has tracked the arc of the industry ever since. In the fall of 2014, he began working with early-stage artificial intelligence and machine learning startups, advising founders on the legal questions raised by what were then niche use cases, and has continued advising clients through every stage of the curve to the widespread, day-to-day use of AI that defines the market today. His privacy practice took shape in the summer of 2017, as cross-border data flows and breach exposure became board-level concerns, and now sits squarely alongside his technology and IP work. Dossa is known for a technically grounded approach, engaging directly with engineering teams, data scientists, and product organizations on the underlying systems before translating that work into legal strategy, and he counsels clients at every stage of growth on protecting and leveraging their innovations across a broad range of industries. On the privacy side, Dossa helps businesses build and maintain compliance programs equipped to handle everything from information governance and cross-border data transfers to algorithmic accountability, breach response, and regulatory obligations. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
About Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Chamberlain Hrdlicka is a diversified business firm with offices in Atlanta; Houston; Philadelphia; and San Antonio, Texas, representing public and private companies, family-owned businesses and individuals across the nation. The firm offers counsel in appellate law, bankruptcy, commercial and probate litigation, construction law, corporate, employee benefits, energy and maritime law, ERISA, estate planning and administration, intellectual property, international and immigration law, labor and employment, privacy and data security, real estate, securities and finance, tax controversy and tax planning.