AI capability profile
Davis Wright Tremaine
Davis Wright Tremaine: 4 tracked AI moves since 2025 across other, infrastructure & platform and knowledge management.
Tracked since
2025
Tracked moves
4
Capability areas
3
Latest activity
Jun 2026
Where AI is being used
Capability areas derived from every publicly tracked move at this firm.
Infrastructure & Platform
1 moveDWT expands De Novo AI development team, actively hiring AI Developers
Knowledge Management
1 moveDWT's De Novo incubator launches Crescendo Engine, wins ILTA Transformative Project of the Year
In their own words
Attributed statements captured on tracked moves.
“I'm convinced Crescendo could only be built at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, where our entrepreneurial culture encourages bold thinking and swift action. — Benjamin Capps, Principal Architect, De Novo”
Tracked activity
Every move TVPi has recorded for this firm, newest first.
- Internal BuildJun 26, 2026
DWT expands De Novo AI development team, actively hiring AI Developers
DWT posted an open 'AI Developer' role within its De Novo Innovation Incubator, explicitly stating the firm has 'moved past the experimenting phase' and is now 'building serious, production-grade legal AI solutions.' The listing signals continued investment in headcount for proprietary generative-AI tool development, with direct access to firm leadership and the firm's CIO to shape AI strategy.
- OtherMar 17, 2026
DWT recognized as AI 'first mover' among Seattle law firms
A Puget Sound Business Journal profile recognized Davis Wright Tremaine as a 'first mover' among Seattle-area firms in meaningfully adopting AI. Managing Partner Jaime Drozd discussed the firm's use of secure, legal-industry-specific AI tools to deliver work more efficiently while maintaining confidentiality and professional standards, building on the existing De Novo program rather than announcing a new discrete tool.
- Key HireJan 1, 2026
DWT hires Amazon legal-ops veteran as Senior Director, AI Programs; promotes De Novo leadership
Davis Wright Tremaine hired Sam Bernstein, a 19-year veteran of legal operations at Amazon, as Senior Director of AI Programs. Concurrently, the firm promoted Jeff Sabado, formerly director of knowledge management, to head De Novo (DWT's internal R&D/innovation unit), and legal-tech veteran Benjamin Capps rejoined as senior AI solutions architect. The moves expand DWT's dedicated AI leadership bench beyond the existing De Novo incubator structure.
- Internal BuildNov 4, 2025
DWT's De Novo incubator launches Crescendo Engine, wins ILTA Transformative Project of the Year
Davis Wright Tremaine's in-house innovation unit, De Novo, released Crescendo Engine, a proprietary AI-powered platform that converts complex official forms into conversational, chat-based client interviews rather than static intake forms. The tool won the International Legal Technology Association's (ILTA) Transformative Project of the Year award at the 2025 Distinguished Peer Awards. Principal Architect Benjamin Capps and the De Novo team led development, with support from DWT's Pro Bono & Social Impact team on accessibility use cases.
Market context
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AI Activity Score
29
Rank #16 of 122
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Move mix
- Internal Build2
- Other1
- Key Hire1
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