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Davis Polk & Wardwell
Davis Polk & Wardwell: 4 tracked AI moves since 2017 across ediscovery & litigation, training & talent and GenAI Assistant.
Capability Index
17
Rising
Market rank
178
of 277 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2017
- Evidence records
- 4
- Capability areas
- 5
- Latest activity
- Aug 2026
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Davis Polk & Wardwell shows rising visible AI activity, with the strongest recorded concentration in ediscovery & litigation. No named technology relationship is yet established in the tracked 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.
eDiscovery & Litigation
2 movesDavis Polk Posts Senior AI Enablement Analyst Role for eDiscovery
Training & Talent
1 moveDavis Polk Builds Out Knowledge Management & AI Leadership Across Practice Groups
Contract Review & Drafting
1 moveDavis Polk Selects Kira Systems for AI-Powered Contract Review
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Key Hire50%
- Product Adoption25%
- Internal Build25%
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- Key HireAug 20, 2026Observed
Davis Polk Posts Senior AI Enablement Analyst Role for eDiscovery
Davis Polk posted a Senior AI Enablement Analyst role dedicated to driving AI adoption within its eDiscovery/litigation practice -- piloting AI-driven workflows, evaluating tools like Relativity aiR, tracking adoption metrics, and liaising with eDiscovery vendors on AI features.
Other · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireJul 1, 2026Observed
Davis Polk Builds Out Knowledge Management & AI Leadership Across Practice Groups
Davis Polk promoted Mariam Adamashvili to Director of Knowledge & Innovation and hired Joseph Badtke-Berkow as Senior Manager leading knowledge management, AI, and innovation for the Restructuring group, part of a broader build-out of AI-focused Knowledge & Innovation Attorney roles across practice groups.
LinkedIn · Confirmed confidence
- Internal BuildJun 1, 2023Observed
Davis Polk Launches Internal GenAI Litigation Initiative
Davis Polk's own newsroom disclosed that the firm 'launched two years ago' (per a June 2025 item) a GenAI litigation initiative addressing the legal intricacies of generative AI, developed as boards pushed executives into AI adoption without risk-side thinking. No further detail on scope or tools has been made public.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionNov 29, 2017Observed
Davis Polk Selects Kira Systems for AI-Powered Contract Review
Davis Polk became one of the first 'white shoe' New York firms to publicly adopt legal AI, selecting Kira Systems' machine-learning contract-review technology for its M&A due-diligence practice -- a pre-GenAI-era milestone in the firm's AI adoption history.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
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