Artificial Intelligence
Harvey partners with online arbitration research platform Jus Mundi
Jus Mundi’s specialist AI research assistant Jus AI will integrate into Harvey’s platform
CJC calls for ‘proportionate, risk-based approach’ to AI use in court documents
Civil Justice Council report on AI use follows eight-month consultation
US AI-powered hybrid law firm start-up Athena raises $2.5m in pre-seed funding round
Start-up was co-founded in August by former Legora employees Cem Ucan and Kieran John Keenan
A&O Shearman boosts AI programme with ‘$1.1bn lawyer-led’ investment commitment
Five-year investment plan will see every practice expected to invest at least 3% of its time building specialist AI tools and services
Wilson Sonsini, Davis Polk guide Marvell’s $115bn Lumentum deal
Wilson Sonsini guides Marvell in one of the tech industry’s largest deals, as Davis Polk acts for optical components maker Lumentum
Former US antitrust head Jonathan Kanter launches AI legaltech start-up
Kanter teams up with former deputy Doha Mekki to co-found litigation platform backed by $6.4m in seed funding
‘One delay can push back the whole deal timetable’ – How Europe’s lawyers are keeping cross-border deals on track as regulatory demands mount
Global Legal Post report in association with LexisNexis highlights opportunity for AI to reduce manual coordination and better manage cross-border M&A and competition work
Wilson Sonsini, Freshfields land key roles in Anthropic IPO
Wilson Sonsini acts for Anthropic as Freshfields guides underwriters, with Orrick, Cleary and Cravath also involved
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader announces ‘next phase’ of AI strategy
Newly merged law firm creates specialist AI board and signs agreements with rival start-ups Harvey and Legora
Weil launches two-summer AI programme for law students
Select cohort of students to work with in-house team to develop AI capabilities from 2027
Womble Bond Dickinson launches new hub for developing proprietary AI tools
Womble AI Labs’ in-house team will focus on creating legal AI to automate repetitive tasks
Legora raises $550m at $8.8bn valuation in latest funding round
Swedish legal AI startup’s valuation rockets by more than $3bn in just seven months as it says US is now its largest market by revenue
Privilege, privacy and discoverability in agentic AI environments
The growing use of AI tools in legal practice is creating new challenges around confidentiality, consent and data retention, writes iManage’s Kelly V. Carter
US mass action start-up Chariot Claims raises $10m in Series A funding round
Financing to ‘take on the Goliath megacorps’ as mass arbitration and action activity gathers pace
Wachtell, Covington, Davis Polk in for Salesforce’s $5.7bn Braze acquisition
Wachtell and Covington & Burling guide Salesforce with Davis Polk across the table for Braze in deal that deepens software giant’s AI push