AI Governance Is the New Career White Space in Law: Bobby Malhotra on the Rise of the Tech-and-Data Lawyer

AI Governance Is the New Career White Space in Law: Bobby Malhotra on the Rise of the Tech-and-Data Lawyer

From Careers and the Business of Law by David Cowen

June 9, 2026 · 33 min

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David Cowen interviews Bobby Malhotra about the emergence of AI governance as a critical area in the legal profession.

Hosted by David Cowen | Careers and the Business of Law David Cowen sits down with Bobby Malhotra, litigation partner and chair of Winston's eDiscovery and Information Governance practice, member of the firm's AI strategy group, and founding member of Legal Data Intelligence. Bobby sits at the intersection of eDiscovery, digital forensics, cross-border data, privacy, cybersecurity, information governance, and AI governance, bringing a rare combination of legal judgment, technical fluency, and hands-on curiosity. This conversation covers why AI governance has arrived, why information governance is making a comeback, and why the next generation of legal professionals will need to become tech-and-data lawyers. WHY THIS MATTERS? AI governance is no longer a future issue. It is already here. Companies are dealing with employee use of public AI tools, data exposure, privacy risk, cybersecurity concerns, regulatory pressure, AI policies, privilege questions, AI transcription, and AI-related incidents. For lawyers and legal professionals, this is one of the clearest career white spaces in the market. KEY TAKEAWAYS AI governance has arrived. It is already one of the hottest and busiest…

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