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Freshfields
Freshfields: 10 tracked AI moves since 2024 across GenAI Assistant, infrastructure & platform and legal research, involving 2 named technologies.
Capability Index
61
Rising
Market rank
10
of 277 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2024
- Evidence records
- 10
- Capability areas
- 9
- Named technologies
- 2
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Freshfields 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
6 movesFreshfields joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Legal as design partner
Infrastructure & Platform
3 movesOpenAI hires Ironclad CEO Jason Boehmig to lead dedicated legal AI vertical
Legal Research
2 movesFreshfields joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Legal as design partner
Contract Review & Drafting
2 movesFreshfields joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Legal as design partner
Agentic & Workflow
2 movesFreshfields and Anthropic Form Multi-Year AI Co-Innovation Partnership
Compliance & Regulatory
1 moveFreshfields Hires Anna Gressel as Global Co-Head of AI Practice
Knowledge Management
1 moveFreshfields selects DeepJudge as core AI knowledge platform alongside Anthropic/Claude
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Partnership40%
- Key Hire30%
- Training & Talent10%
- Internal Build10%
- Product Adoption10%
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
“OpenAI hires Ironclad CEO to build a dedicated legal AI vertical — signals frontier model companies treating legal as a standalone product category." — Artificial Lawyer”
“With this collaboration, we are going further: co-developing agentic workflows with Anthropic that can handle multi-step legal tasks end-to-end. — Gerrit Beckhaus, Partner and Co-Head Freshfields Lab”
“Claude deployed to 5,700 employees. Adoption grew 500% in six weeks. We will co-develop agentic legal workflows together." — Freshfields announcement”
“Responsible, targeted use of proprietary knowledge and powering bespoke AI workflows." — Gil Perez, CIO, Freshfields”
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- PartnershipAug 25, 2026Observed
Freshfields joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Legal as design partner
Freshfields is a launch design partner for Google Cloud's newly announced Gemini Enterprise for Legal. Freshfields already has an active AI vendor relationship with Anthropic/Claude, reinforcing its multi-vendor AI strategy.
Vendor Announcement · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireJun 1, 2026Observed
OpenAI hires Ironclad CEO Jason Boehmig to lead dedicated legal AI vertical
OpenAI hired Ironclad co-founder and CEO Jason Boehmig to lead product for a dedicated legal vertical (reported working title 'Codex for Legal'). Signals major frontier model companies treating legal as a standalone vertical. OpenAI joins Anthropic (Freshfields partnership) and Microsoft (Copilot for legal) in building legal-specific AI products.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- PartnershipApr 23, 2026Observed
Freshfields and Anthropic Form Multi-Year AI Co-Innovation Partnership
Freshfields announced a multi-year agreement with Anthropic to co-build AI legal workflows and deploy Claude firmwide across 33 offices to 5,700 employees, with adoption surging ~500% in six weeks. The firm is also an early adopter of Thomson Reuters' CoCounsel Legal rebuilt on Anthropic's technology.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- PartnershipApr 23, 2026Observed
Freshfields signs multi-year co-development deal with Anthropic — deploys Claude to 5,700 employees
Magic Circle firm Freshfields signed a multi-year strategic co-development agreement with Anthropic. Claude deployed to 5,700 employees via Freshfields' proprietary Freshfields Lab AI platform. Adoption grew 500% in six weeks. Firms will co-develop agentic legal workflows. First Magic Circle firm to deploy Claude wall-to-wall. Also an early adopter of CoCounsel rebuilt on Claude.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Training & TalentApr 15, 2026Observed
Freshfields Launches Internal 'AI Academy' Training Program
Freshfields developed an in-house 'AI Academy' training program delivered by 260 internal 'Freshfields AI Champions,' with guest speakers from Google Cloud, to support firmwide GenAI adoption and literacy.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireNov 5, 2025Observed
Freshfields Hires Anna Gressel as Global Co-Head of AI Practice
Freshfields hired Anna Gressel from Paul, Weiss as a litigation partner and Global Co-Head of its Artificial Intelligence practice, alongside existing co-head Giles Pratt; Gressel advises boards and AI labs on AI governance, safety, liability and regulatory risk.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
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- Product AdoptionNov 4, 2025Observed
Freshfields selects DeepJudge as core AI knowledge platform alongside Anthropic/Claude
Magic Circle firm Freshfields selected DeepJudge as a core component of its AI and knowledge strategy after a detailed evaluation. CIO Gil Perez emphasized responsible, targeted use of proprietary knowledge. DeepJudge raised $41.2M Series A the same week (led by Felicis with Coatue).
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Internal BuildAug 13, 2025Observed
Freshfields Lab Builds In-House AI Tools on Gemini/Vertex AI
Freshfields' 50-person Berlin-based tech lab built proprietary tools atop Gemini/Vertex AI, including 'Dynamic Due Diligence' (D3), a Case Management Platform, a Multi-jurisdictional Insights Platform, and an agentic 'issues list' tool auto-generating transaction reports.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- PartnershipApr 8, 2025Observed
Freshfields Partners with Google Cloud on Firmwide Gemini Rollout
Freshfields partnered with Google Cloud to roll out Gemini with Google Workspace firmwide and build bespoke AI agents using Vertex AI and Agentspace; a one-year update reported 5,000+ professionals using Gemini-based tools and 2,100+ using NotebookLM Enterprise.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireFeb 5, 2024Observed
Freshfields Hires Gil Perez as Global Chief Innovation Officer
Freshfields hired Gil Perez, former Deutsche Bank Chief Innovation Officer responsible there for GenAI, ML and cloud transformation, as its first Global Chief Innovation Officer, based in Silicon Valley, to lead the firm's AI and innovation strategy.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
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