Abrams Fensterman Welcomes AI Legal Engineer Paul Wooten
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Abrams Fensterman, LLP is proud to announce that Paul Wooten has joined the firm as Partner, where he will lead the firm’s Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity Practice from its White Plains office.
A nationally recognized attorney at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, investigations, and complex litigation, Mr. Wooten brings a rare combination of legal, technical, and government experience that few practitioners in the country can match.
From AI Engineer to Trusted Legal Advisor
A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Wooten has advised global organizations on complex regulatory, compliance, and technology matters throughout his career. Before joining Abrams Fensterman, he served as a Legal Engineer at Norm Ai, where he designed artificial intelligence systems capable of translating complex legal and regulatory requirements into efficient, accurate, and effective compliance workflows for enterprise clients.
Unlike many attorneys advising on AI-related issues, Mr. Wooten has personally built the systems he now helps clients evaluate, govern, and deploy.
Prior to his work in artificial intelligence, Mr. Wooten served as White Collar Investigations Counsel at a leading international law firm, managing sophisticated cross-border investigations and high-stakes litigation matters. Earlier in his career, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted complex financial crimes and healthcare fraud matters, and worked within the FBI’s Office of the General Counsel supporting cybersecurity and cyber-fraud investigations.
Helping Organizations Navigate AI Risk
Mr. Wooten’s practice focuses on helping organizations evaluate, implement, govern, and audit artificial intelligence systems while managing cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and litigation risks.
He advises businesses across numerous sectors, including healthcare, financial services, government, technology, transportation, manufacturing, education, professional services, and other regulated industries where AI adoption is accelerating and regulatory scrutiny continues to expand.
As organizations increasingly deploy AI-powered systems to make decisions, generate content, analyze data, and automate workflows, Mr. Wooten helps clients understand whether those systems comply with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations, and internal governance requirements.
His work includes:
• AI governance and compliance programs
• Enterprise AI audits and risk assessments
• Vendor and technology diligence
• AI regulatory compliance
• Cybersecurity incident preparedness and response
• Internal investigations involving technology and data
• AI-related litigation and regulatory defense
• AI procurement, implementation, and contract review
• Corporate AI governance policies and board-level oversight
• Industry-specific compliance assessments
The addition of Mr. Wooten further expands Abrams Fensterman’s growing roster of industry-leading attorneys and reinforces the firm’s commitment to helping clients navigate the legal challenges of emerging technologies.
As businesses, healthcare organizations, government entities, and regulated industries increasingly rely upon artificial intelligence, Abrams Fensterman is uniquely positioned to provide sophisticated legal counsel informed not only by legal experience, but by firsthand technical expertise.
