John Frank Weaver is an attorney whose practice focuses on real estate, data security, and emerging technologies, including drones, autonomous programs and devices, and artificial intelligence.
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John Frank Weaver is an attorney with McLane Middleton. He has a diverse practice that focuses on real estate, data security, and emerging technologies, including drones, autonomous programs and devices, and artificial intelligence.
In his real estate practice, John assists clients to navigate land use regulations and permitting, draft leases, sell and acquire real estate, obtain financing, refinance existing loans, and negotiate title insurance policies.
In the privacy and data security fields, John drafts privacy policies, conducts data security assessments, and helps clients comply with GDPR, PIPEDA, and American privacy and data security regulations.
As an emerging technologies lawyer, John assists clients to employ best practices addressing new technologies and to follow adopted and proposed regulations governing those technologies.
John is the author of Robots Are People Too, released by Praeger Publishing, which explores legal issues implicated by autonomous technology and artificial intelligence, and a contributing writer at Slate magazine, where his articles focus on similar issues. He is also a member of the board of editors and a columnist for The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law. John is also a sought after speaker on topics related to law and emerging technologies, and has been interviewed by The Atlantic, Consumer Reports, and the Boston Business Journal, among other media outlets.
