Peter Taberner

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Thomson Reuters launches first proprietary LLM to take on legal AI startups

Business trains legal-focused model for just $40m using its own vast library of legal content

25 Aug 2026

AI-powered digital ‘double’ platform start-up Twin1 raises $20m in seed funding round

Financing from group of venture capital investors and Orrick will help expand company’s US and UK teams

21 Aug 2026

Harvey enters into partnership with AI legal drafting platform Avvoka

Collaboration will enable Avvoka users to draft within Harvey’s AI platform

20 Aug 2026

Elevate acquires US legal work-management platform start-up Lupl

Target was backed by CMS, Cooley and Rajah & Tann Asia

19 Aug 2026

Legaltech giant Harvey launches next-generation AI platform

Harvey II brings together features including personalisation tool Memory

18 Aug 2026

Legora announces integration agreement with content management intelligence platform Box

Collaboration will allow mutual clients to use Legora’s agentic system on documents stored in Box

17 Aug 2026

DeepJudge unveils AI continuity protocol backed by Harvey and Thomson Reuters

Swiss knowledge management startup’s Agent Handoff Protocol aims to preserve context as users move work between different AI systems

13 Aug 2026

Mayer Brown enters strategic arrangement with AI-powered legaltech company Scissero

Initiative combines firm’s structured products practice and Scissero’s AI verification services

13 Aug 2026

US firm Akerman appoints director of AI governance from software company Highspot

Michael Adler joins Akerman’s AI strategy platform and its corporate practice group as a partner in Washington

12 Aug 2026

Bird & Bird hires EY quartet to launch legal transformation team

Technology partner Shahin Baghaei joins with three EY colleagues as the firm looks to expand its legaltech and AI capabilities

11 Aug 2026

Anaqua acquires US patent risk management provider Unified Patents

Deal expands Anaqua’s dispute prevention capabilities as US patent litigation hits 10-year high

10 Aug 2026

AI dispute intelligence start-up Aavalynx raises £1.5m in pre-seed funding round

Jersey-based firm founded by former Quinn Emanuel of counsel helps businesses manage dispute risk

7 Aug 2026

BigHand acquires UK-based AI-powered legal pricing specialist Ayora

Deal builds on strategic partnership amid growing demand for AI pricing solutions

6 Aug 2026

Wordsmith AI extends Series B funding round, raises another $14m

New investment led by Intact Private Capital takes total financing to more than $100m

6 Aug 2026

US AI-powered IP governance start-up CopySight raises $3m in seed round

Financing led by Mucker Capital to expand its technology into commercial video production

4 Aug 2026

UK software provider CostsMaster partners with Irish AI consultancy Portlaw Strategic Intelligence

Collaboration is led by Dr Victoria McCloud, former King's Bench Master and deputy costs judge

3 Aug 2026

Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan invest in Harvey

Legal AI specialist says ‘marquee investors’ will support ‘next stage of growth’

30 Jul 2026

Legora acquires UK AI litigation intelligence start-up Wexler

Latest addition is fast-growing Gen AI specialist’s fifth acquisition this year

29 Jul 2026

Legal intelligence start-up Theo Ai appoints former Bristol Myers Squibb GC to board of directors

Sandra Leung appointed to help advance governance and responsible AI direction

28 Jul 2026

LexisNexis posts 10% H1 revenue jump as AI drives growth

AI-enabled products account for around 90% of the value of new sales

24 Jul 2026