Technical Consulting Expert
Technical Consulting Expert
Remote | Flexible Hours
AVIA Global Consulting is seeking a Technical Consulting Expert to support our litigation team across a range of technology-related disputes, including patent, trade secret, copyright, antitrust, commercial, and class action litigation.
This is a non-testifying, behind-the-scenes advisory role focused on helping attorneys understand complex technical subject matter, develop case strategy, and prepare for discovery, depositions, and trial.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, accessible explanations for attorneys and non-technical stakeholders
- Assist counsel in developing case theories, identifying technical strengths and weaknesses, and formulating discovery requests
- Prepare technical summaries, memoranda, and briefing materials
- Help develop deposition outlines and technical questions for opposing witnesses and experts
- Evaluate opposing experts' reports and technical claims for accuracy, methodology, and potential vulnerabilities
- Collaborate closely with attorneys, paralegals, and testifying experts throughout the litigation lifecycle
Qualifications
- Prior experience serving as a consulting or testifying expert in technology-based litigation, including patent infringement, trade secret, copyright, antitrust, commercial disputes, or class actions
- Strong expertise in one or more relevant technical domains
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill technical detail for a legal audience
- Experience working within attorney-client privilege and work product protocols
- Detail-oriented, discreet, and comfortable managing sensitive and confidential information
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical field
Preferred Experience
- Previous collaboration with law firms, in-house legal teams, or expert witness consultancies
- Experience supporting large-scale litigation, multidistrict litigation, or class certification analysis
- Familiarity with patent claim construction, prior art analysis, and infringement analysis
- Experience with e-discovery platforms and technical document review tools
Encyclopaedia Brittanica v. Perplexity AI
Area of Expertise
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Matter Type
Copyright / Generative AI
Role
Consulting Expert
Overview
Avia was retained as a consulting expert in litigation involving the use of copyrighted material in the development of machine learning technologies and generative AI systems.
The matter centers on technical questions related to training data, content processing, and the relationship between copyrighted source materials and AI-generated outputs.
Key Technical Issues
- Training data composition
- Large language model development
- Content acquisition and processing
- Copyright and content use
- Generative AI systems
- Machine learning workflows
Representative Matter
Consulting engagement regarding the use of copyrighted material in developing machine learning technologies.
Court
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Case Number
1:24-cv-03285
Related Expertise
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Daily News v. Microsoft & OpenAI
Area of Expertise
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Matter Type
Copyright / Generative AI
Role
Consulting Expert
Overview
Avia was retained as a consulting expert in litigation involving the use of copyrighted material in the development of machine learning technologies and generative AI systems.
The matter centers on technical questions related to training data, content processing, and the relationship between copyrighted source materials and AI-generated outputs.
Key Technical Issues
- Training data composition
- Large language model development
- Content acquisition and processing
- Copyright and content use
- Generative AI systems
- Machine learning workflows
Representative Matter
Consulting engagement regarding the use of copyrighted material in developing machine learning technologies.
Court
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Case Number
1:24-cv-03285
Related Expertise
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
The New York Times v. Microsoft & OpenAI
Area of Expertise
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Matter Type
Copyright / Generative AI
Role
Consulting Expert
Overview
Avia was retained as a consulting expert in connection with litigation involving the use of copyrighted material in the development and training of machine learning technologies.
The matter involves technical questions surrounding how large language models are trained, how content is collected and processed within training datasets, and the relationship between source content and generated outputs.
Key Technical Issues
- Large language model architecture
- AI training datasets
- Content ingestion and processing
- Copyrighted material within training workflows
- Model outputs and content generation
- Generative AI technologies
Representative Matter
Consulting engagement regarding the use of copyrighted material in developing machine learning technologies.
Court
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Case Number
1:23-cv-11195
Related Expertise
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
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