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A&O Shearman LLP
Moves
2
Categories
4
Earliest
Apr 2025
Latest
Jun 2026
AI moves timeline
- Spinout / New VentureJun 15, 2026
A&O Shearman plans to commercialize proprietary AI tools — sell access to other law firms
Bloomberg Law reported that A&O Shearman is planning to commercialize its proprietary AI tools — built primarily for fund formation work — by selling access to other law firms. This represents a deliberate contrast to Kirkland's exclusivity-focused $500M approach. A&O already has a revenue-sharing arrangement with Harvey for agentic AI agents.
- PartnershipApr 6, 2025
A&O Shearman and Harvey Launch Revenue-Sharing Agentic AI Agents
A&O Shearman and Harvey launched agentic AI tools targeting antitrust, cybersecurity, fund formation, and loan review. Uniquely, A&O Shearman shares in Harvey's revenue as the tools are licensed to clients and other firms. Described as the first concrete legal agentic AI use cases within a multinational law firm.