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Cooley
Cooley: 14 tracked AI moves since 2024 across GenAI Assistant, other and agentic & workflow, involving 2 named technologies.
Capability Index
75
Rising
Market rank
03
of 277 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2024
- Evidence records
- 14
- Capability areas
- 9
- Named technologies
- 2
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Cooley shows rising visible AI activity, with the strongest recorded concentration in genai assistant. 2 named technologies appear across the evidence.
Analysis based only on published evidence tracked by TVPi; it is not a claim about unobserved firm activity.
Capability intelligence
Tracked capabilities and adoption
Areas inferred from public moves, with recency and supporting evidence visible at a glance.
Other
4 movesCooley CEO Rachel Proffitt Argues Big Law Must Fully Commit to AI-Driven Service Redesign
Agentic & Workflow
3 moveseDiscovery & Litigation
2 movesCompliance & Regulatory
2 movesCooley Operates Chambers Band 1 Artificial Intelligence Industry Practice
Contract Review & Drafting
1 moveCooley GO Lab launched with Legora and Y Combinator — client-facing AI workspace for YC startups
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Other43%
- Partnership14%
- Key Hire14%
- Product Adoption14%
- Spinout / New Venture7%
- Policy / Governance7%
Technology ecosystem
Named platforms in the evidence
A vendor appears here only when it is connected to a tracked move.
Outcome evidence
Proof points and verified case studies
“We're entering a new era in how legal insights are delivered and applied. Having built our firm alongside many of the world's most innovative companies, we understand how quickly they move and what they need to scale. Cooley GO Lab reflects that experience, as our lawyers continue to directly shape and refine the underlying content." — Matthew Bartus, Partner & Global Co-Chair, Emerging Companies & VC Practice, Cooley”
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- PartnershipOct 8, 2026Observed
Cooley collaborates with Google Cloud to build Gemini Enterprise redaction agent for complex litigation
Cooley is co-developing with Google Cloud a Gemini Enterprise agent that recommends redactions of PII, technical and confidential material in court filings, with attorneys making final calls. Cooley is launch partner shaping product direction; tool is still in development. Ian Shapiro, Chair of Global Litigation: "Cooley has long collaborated with Google as litigation counsel. And, as Cooley now endeavors to develop the AI-powered workflows that will enable us to litigate for our clients more effectively and efficiently, we are fortunate to be able to collaborate with Google's exceptional team."
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionSep 17, 2026Observed
OpenAI launches Astra for Law
OpenAI released Astra for Law, a legal-tuned GPT-6 Astra configuration with a 230M+ URL legal search index (via Free Law Project/CourtListener), a zero-data-retention trusted access program, 26 launch-partner plugins (Thomson Reuters, Intapp, Harvey, Legora, DeepJudge, iManage), and ChatGPT for Word GA. Early co-development partners include Cooley, Ropes & Gray, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Latham & Watkins.
Vendor Announcement · Confirmed confidence
- Spinout / New VentureSep 16, 2026Observed
Cooley Launches 'Cooley AI' Subsidiary and GO Public With OpenAI
Cooley launched Cooley AI, a wholly-owned AI services subsidiary, whose first product 'GO Public' works with OpenAI's ChatGPT Enterprise to streamline IPO/Form S-1 preparation via purpose-built AI agents; Cooley served as an OpenAI design partner and plans to expand the model to private companies, funds and M&A practices.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- OtherJun 23, 2026Observed
Cooley CEO Rachel Proffitt Argues Big Law Must Fully Commit to AI-Driven Service Redesign
In a Fortune commentary piece, Cooley CEO Rachel Proffitt argued Big Law 'won't survive' treating AI merely as an efficiency tool, stating she is fully committing Cooley to using AI to redesign pricing, staffing, and service delivery models -- published the same day as the Cooley GO Lab/Legora launch.
Interview / Podcast · Confirmed confidence
- PartnershipJun 23, 2026Observed
Cooley GO Lab launched with Legora and Y Combinator — client-facing AI workspace for YC startups
Cooley, Legora, and Y Combinator jointly launched Cooley GO Lab, an AI-powered workspace for startups, debuting exclusively with YC's Summer 2026 cohort. Built on Legora Portal (Legora's white-labeled workflow platform), the tool lets startups query AI agents about their corporate documents, run contracts against market terms, and access Cooley GO's curated knowledge base of startup forms. The initiative marks a new model of delivering legal intelligence directly into company-building workflows — and a full-circle moment for Legora, itself a YC-backed company.
Vendor Announcement · Confirmed confidence
- OtherJan 1, 2026Observed
Cooley Operates Chambers Band 1 Artificial Intelligence Industry Practice
Cooley operates a formal, cross-disciplinary Artificial Intelligence industry practice covering AI litigation (including representing Meta in AI-training fair-use litigation), AI regulatory compliance (EU AI Act, FTC, state chatbot laws), IP/patent strategy, and AI commercial agreements. Chambers USA ranks the practice Band 1 Nationwide.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
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- OtherOct 10, 2025Observed
Cooley Named a 'Powerhouse' in BTI's Generative AI Litigation Rankings
Cooley was named a 'Powerhouse' -- the top tier -- in BTI Consulting's inaugural report on firms corporate counsel trust most for defending/preparing generative-AI-infused litigation, one of only six firms in the top tier alongside DLA Piper, Faegre Drinker, Latham & Watkins, Orrick, and Wilson Sonsini.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- OtherJun 23, 2025Observed
Cooley Serves as Recurring Legal Counsel to Harvey Across Three Funding Rounds
Cooley advised legal-AI platform Harvey on three consecutive funding rounds (Series C $100M in 2024, Series D $300M in Feb 2025, Series E $300M in June 2025), with the same core deal team (partners Bartus and Capsuto) each time -- a sustained institutional relationship with the leading legal-AI vendor beyond one-off deal work.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Policy / GovernanceMay 19, 2025Observed
Cooley Publishes Firmwide AI Principles / Innovation Manifesto
Cooley published a set of firmwide AI Principles governing internal and client-facing AI use, organized around quality/trust, respect for clients and people, and ethical/transparent standards, showcasing Cooley-built platforms including Cooley GO, GObot, IPO GO, Vanilla, and Cooley D+O.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireMar 1, 2025Observed
Cooley Builds Multi-Person AI/Innovation Leadership Bench
Beyond CIO David Wang, Cooley staffed a multi-person innovation/AI team: Felicity Levey (Director of Practice Innovation, ex-Paladin co-founder), Zorik Pesochinsky (Associate Director, Technology Collaboration & AI Services, leading enterprise AI strategy and custom agent builds), and Simon Dandy (Director of Technology Platforms, overseeing responsible AI initiatives).
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionAug 5, 2024Observed
Cooley Launches Cooley GObot Generative AI Chatbot on Cooley GO
Cooley launched Cooley GObot, a generative AI-powered chatbot embedded in its free Cooley GO platform, helping startups and founders navigate the firm's document tools, guides, and venture data 24/7. Co-founder Matthew Bartus was quoted; launched days after David Wang joined as Chief Innovation Officer.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- OtherJul 31, 2024Observed
Cooley Ranks Among Top AI Transactional Firms by Deal Volume
Based on PitchBook deal data, Cooley ranked #2 for Q2 2024 venture capital transactions involving AI companies (76 deals, ~$3.15B) and #3 for AI-related M&A, including deals for Sword Health, SmarterDx, and Tempus AI's $410M IPO.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireJul 25, 2024Observed
Cooley Hires David Wang as First Chief Innovation Officer
Cooley hired David Wang -- previously Wilson Sonsini's first Chief Innovation Officer, where he built the Neuron platform and led early agentic-AI contracting work -- as its first-ever Chief Innovation Officer, leading technology, business innovation and AI strategy.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- OtherFeb 15, 2024Observed
Cooley Named 'Best of the Best' in Generative AI by BTI Consulting
Cooley was named among the 'best of the best' law firms for generative AI use in a BTI Consulting Group report based on 300+ in-house counsel interviews, also placing in BTI's top tier of 'Leading Edge Law Firms 2024.'
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
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