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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath: 9 tracked AI moves since 2024 across GenAI Assistant, infrastructure & platform and training & talent, involving 2 named technologies.
Capability Index
56
Rising
Market rank
20
of 274 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2024
- Evidence records
- 9
- Capability areas
- 7
- Named technologies
- 2
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath 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.
GenAI Assistant
3 movesFaegre Drinker deploys Harvey and Microsoft Copilot firmwide across 22 offices in US, UK, and China
Infrastructure & Platform
2 movesTraining & Talent
2 movesFaegre Drinker expands AI ethics training program alongside Harvey/Copilot rollout
Other
2 movesFaegre Drinker hires Scott Angelo as Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
Contract Review & Drafting
1 moveFaegre Drinker deploys Harvey and Microsoft Copilot firmwide across 22 offices in US, UK, and China
Legal Research
1 moveFaegre Drinker deploys Harvey and Microsoft Copilot firmwide across 22 offices in US, UK, and China
Compliance & Regulatory
1 moveFaegre Drinker Publishes Recurring AI Governance and Risk Thought-Leadership Series
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Product Adoption22%
- Internal Build22%
- Policy / Governance22%
- Key Hire11%
- Partnership11%
- Other11%
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 realized that we wanted to be an AI-led organization, and that we wanted to put AI in the hands of everyone in the firm. — Scott Angelo, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Faegre Drinker”
“Faegre Drinker's rollout followed months of testing different AI models, including its own Atlas AI platform, before committing to Harvey and Microsoft Copilot enterprise-wide for both attorneys and nonlegal professionals. (Reported via The Indiana Lawyer, quoting firm leadership on governance-first deployment approach.)”
“It's an exciting time to deploy these new technologies. Our investments in leadership, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration are building a strong foundation to drive operational excellence and enhance client value. — Nolan Kurtz, COO, Faegre Drinker”
“Selecting Harvey followed an in-depth evaluation process. Harvey consistently stood out for its ability to enhance legal workflows while supporting innovation across the organization. — Scott M. Angelo, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Faegre Drinker”
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- OtherJul 3, 2026Observed
Faegre Drinker commits to dual-platform AI strategy (Harvey + Copilot), rejecting single-vendor approach
Following its firmwide rollout, Faegre Drinker Chief Technology & Innovation Officer Scott Angelo confirmed the firm is intentionally running two AI platforms in parallel — Copilot for non-legal-specific tasks and general staff use, and Harvey for legal-specific workflows such as contract review, drafting, risk identification, and due diligence — alongside CoCounsel and practice-specific solutions, positioning the firm as 'AI-led' with the goal of being a leader in AI adoption within the legal community.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionJun 15, 2026Observed
Faegre Drinker deploys Harvey and Microsoft Copilot firmwide across 22 offices in US, UK, and China
Faegre Drinker formally deployed two AI assistants firmwide — Microsoft Copilot (integrated into Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Edge) and Harvey (legal-specific AI) — to every attorney, paralegal, and administrative staff member across its 22 offices in the US, UK, and China. The rollout followed an eight-month pilot beginning October 2025 involving 300 early adopters testing tools on live client matters under strict governance protocols, including attorney-client privilege safeguards and mandatory output verification. The firm previously tested its own AI platform, Atlas AI, before committing to Harvey and Copilot enterprise-wide.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Policy / GovernanceJun 11, 2026Observed
Faegre Drinker expands AI ethics training program alongside Harvey/Copilot rollout
Concurrent with its firmwide Harvey and Copilot deployment, Faegre Drinker expanded its mandatory AI training program to include dedicated ethics instruction, and established an AI Governance Committee that meets weekly to review usage data, refine acceptable-use policies, and address ethical concerns including privilege, data privacy, and output-verification obligations.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionJun 11, 2026Observed
Faegre Drinker deploys Harvey and Microsoft Copilot firmwide after multi-phase pilot
Faegre Drinker announced a firmwide deployment of Harvey (legal-specific AI platform) and rollout of Microsoft Copilot to all ~1,200 attorneys, consulting professionals, and staff across its offices, following an eight-month pilot beginning October 2025 that involved roughly 300 early adopters testing on live client matters. The rollout followed testing of the firm's own internal AI platform, Atlas AI, and included a six-city 'Advanced Harvey' training roadshow. Within 30 days of launch, nearly 90% of attorneys were actively using AI, with over 1,000 Harvey logins and more than 150,000 prompts submitted firmwide.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Policy / GovernanceJun 1, 2026Observed
Faegre Drinker Publishes Recurring AI Governance and Risk Thought-Leadership Series
Faegre Drinker's dedicated AI-X practice team has published a recurring series of AI governance/risk articles for external outlets, including guidance on pre-GenAI-use diligence, GenAI legal-malpractice risk, AI chat logs in litigation holds, and evaluating AI output under evidentiary rules.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireNov 18, 2025Observed
Faegre Drinker hires Scott Angelo as Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
Faegre Drinker hired Scott M. Angelo as Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, based in Washington, D.C. Angelo previously served as CIO at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Fragomen, and K&L Gates. He was hired specifically to lead the firm's AI, automation, and data analytics strategy and went on to spearhead the firm's firmwide Harvey/Copilot rollout roughly seven months later.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
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- Internal BuildOct 1, 2025Observed
Faegre Drinker Builds 'Atlas AI' Internal Sandbox Platform (Predecessor to Harvey/Copilot)
Before adopting Harvey and Copilot, Faegre Drinker built an internal AI platform, 'Atlas AI,' used as a sandbox to get attorneys comfortable with generative AI; leadership concluded it offered little more than consumer tools like ChatGPT, prompting the later move to commercial tools.
Trade Press · Reported confidence
- Internal BuildSep 30, 2024Observed
Faegre Drinker Relaunches 'Design Lab' Innovation Space in Scottsdale, AZ
Faegre Drinker relaunched its Design Lab (originally a 2017 Stanford Legal Design Lab partnership) in a larger Scottsdale, Arizona location; later repurposed to also host firmwide AI training programs including attorney-led 'Lightning Labs' AI sessions for clients.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- PartnershipMay 14, 2024Observed
Faegre Drinker Partners with Orgaimi for AI-Driven Predictive Client Analytics
Faegre Drinker adopted Orgaimi's AI/predictive-analytics platform to mine internal firm data for client-service insights, helping partners identify declining/stagnant accounts and anticipate client needs. Chief Innovation Officer Shawn Swearingen championed the partnership.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
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