Defending Employer and Vendor Workplace Surveillance Liability in the AI Era

Alex W. Karasik, Partner | Duane Morris LLP

Alex W. Karasik is a core member of Duane Morris LLP’s Class Action Defense Team and a member of multiple of the firm’s artificial intelligence committees. He defends businesses in employment law and privacy matters ranging from bet-the-company class actions to high-stakes single-plaintiff lawsuits and administrative charges, representing clients across a broad range of industries, consumer products, and staffing—from Fortune 500 multinationals to local Chicagoland businesses. His legal analysis is regularly featured in publications including Forbes, Law360, and Corporate Counsel, and he is an emerging thought leader on artificial intelligence and its impact on employment law.

• Education & Credentials

Alex received Master of Communication Management and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Southern California. He earned his J.D. from Notre Dame, where he served two terms as President of the Sports, Communication & Entertainment Law Forum, served as symposium editor for the Journal of Legislation, and studied abroad in London.

• Recognition & Leadership

Alex was recognized in the peer-nominated Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” from 2022 through 2024, and in Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” from 2024 through 2026, an honor awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys in Illinois.

• Professional Involvement

Alex enjoys giving presentations on employment law developments and writing legal publications and is an emerging thought leader in artificial intelligence and its impact on employment law. His legal analysis has been featured in Forbes, International Employment Lawyer, Law360, Corporate Counsel, Westlaw Today, SHRM, HR.com, the Cook County Record, the Northern California Record, and TechTarget.

• Experience

Alex defends companies in lawsuits involving claims of  discrimination, harassment, wage and hour violations, and privacy class actions, and has experience in all phases of litigation, including federal court trial experience. Prior to joining Duane Morris, he was an associate for seven years at an international law firm.

Andrew P. Stevens, Partner | G2

Andrew P. Stevens serves as the primary legal partner to Human Resources and People Operations, advising investigations, restructurings, executive separations, and cross-border employment. He also is an Assistant General Counsel and Senior Director, Risk & Litigation at G2, where he oversees litigation, employment matters, enterprise risk, platform integrity, and AI governance. His path to in-house leadership runs through the courtroom—he began as a trial lawyer handling complex civil litigation before moving into enterprise risk and AI governance, giving him a litigator’s perspective on the employment and technology issues companies now face.

• Education & Credentials

Andrew earned his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Saint Louis University.

• Recognition & Leadership

Andrew serves as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and is a recognized thought leader on artificial intelligence and the law, presenting at a Loyola University Chicago School of Law symposium and authoring widely on AI regulation, including the EU AI Act. At G2, he leads the company’s risk and litigation function and oversees its AI governance.

• Professional Involvement

Andrew is an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and has spoken and written on topics including employment law, compliance, artificial  intelligence, and legal ethics.

• Experience

Before joining G2, Andrew was a trial lawyer at Corboy & Demetrio, one of the nation’s leading plaintiff-side litigation firms, where he handled catastrophic injury, aviation, environmental, and complex civil litigation matters. He also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable James N. O’Hara of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

SESSION 1 – Building the Compliance Architecture: Notice, Consent, and Safe Harbor | 1:00pm – 1:45pm

This session covers what must exist before surveillance tools go live: multistate prior-notice packages under NY § 52-c, CT § 31-48d, and Colorado SB 24-205 safe-harbor steps before the June 30, 2026 deadline; and NYC Local Law 144 bias audits.

BREAK | 1:45pm – 1:55pm

SESSION 2 – Defending the Class Action: Case Developments and Daubert Strategy | 1:55pm – 2:40pm

This session turns to litigation defense: the impact of Mobley v. Workday and In Re Otter.AI Privacy Litigation on employers and vendors and rebutting pretext claims under McDonnell Douglas and Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing.