Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Moves
3
Categories
6
Earliest
Mar 2025
Latest
May 2025
AI moves timeline
- Product AdoptionMay 1, 2025
Cleary Gottlieb rolls out Legora firmwide and acquires AI company Springbok
Cleary Gottlieb announced firmwide deployment of Legora following a successful 2024 pilot. Simultaneously acquired Springbok, a generative AI development company, to build custom AI for clients and practice groups. Led by Managing Partner Michael Gerstenzang and Director of Practice Innovation Ilona Logvinova. Focus on high-value use cases across practices.
- PartnershipMay 1, 2025
Cleary Gottlieb Partners with Legora for Firmwide AI Legal Workflows
Cleary Gottlieb announced a strategic partnership with Legora following a successful 2024 pilot, rolling out firmwide for document review, drafting, and collaboration. Legora operates across 20+ countries with 250+ clients. The deal represents a significant North American foothold for Legora.
- InvestmentMar 17, 2025
Cleary Gottlieb acquires Springbok AI to build in-house AI acceleration capability
Cleary Gottlieb acquired Springbok AI, a London-founded generative AI product development boutique (est. 2017). Springbok's platform SpringLaw is an LLM-agnostic no-code solution for building legal AI toolkits. CEO Victoria Albrecht and 10 data scientists/AI engineers joined as Cleary's new AI Acceleration team. Springbok had previously built tools for Dentons and Hogan Lovells.