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Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins: 12 tracked AI moves since 2024 across GenAI Assistant, training & talent and legal research, involving 1 named technology.
Capability Index
71
Rising
Market rank
03
of 274 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2024
- Evidence records
- 12
- Capability areas
- 6
- Named technologies
- 1
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Latham & Watkins shows rising visible AI activity, with the strongest recorded concentration in genai assistant. 1 named technology appears 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 movesOpenAI's Astra for Law: Latham & Watkins, Wachtell, and Skadden Also Co-Developed the Model
Training & Talent
5 movesLatham & Watkins wins Chambers USA 2026 AI Law Firm of the Year — AI embedded in every deal
Legal Research
4 movesOpenAI's Astra for Law: Latham & Watkins, Wachtell, and Skadden Also Co-Developed the Model
Infrastructure & Platform
2 movesLatham & Watkins builds proprietary on-premises AI infrastructure with Nvidia GPUs
Agentic & Workflow
2 movesLatham & Watkins builds proprietary on-premises AI infrastructure with Nvidia GPUs
Contract Review & Drafting
2 movesLatham & Watkins signs enterprise Harvey license for 3,600+ attorneys globally
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Product Adoption33%
- Pilot / Trial17%
- Key Hire17%
- Internal Build17%
- Other8%
- Training & Talent8%
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
“The ability to integrate open-source models with our own software in an 'on-prem' basis and then run those tools in an integrated way puts us in a class that other law firms can't match." — Michael Rubin, Global Chair of Latham's AI Practice”
“AI is part of our comprehensive innovation strategy." — LeeAnn Black, COO, Latham & Watkins”
“Latham has a long track record of investing in leading-edge technologies to support our team in the service of our clients, with Harvey being the latest addition." — Rene Mendoza, Chief Information Officer, Latham & Watkins”
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- Pilot / TrialSep 29, 2026Observed
OpenAI's Astra for Law: Latham & Watkins, Wachtell, and Skadden Also Co-Developed the Model
A Bloomberg Law deep-dive reveals Latham & Watkins (governance frameworks), Wachtell, and Skadden also helped develop/test OpenAI's "Astra for Law" (a legal-specific model configuration), alongside the already-logged Sullivan & Cromwell and Ropes & Gray tools. Astra for Law is initially available via OpenAI's Trusted Access Program; Harvey and Legora will build on it via API. Quote: "Working with OpenAI gave us access to top-tier AI engineering talent that significantly facilitated the development of our tool." — John Savva, S&C Silicon Valley partner.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionSep 11, 2026Observed
Latham & Watkins Uses Legora as Part of Firmwide GenAI Tool Suite
Bloomberg Law reported, citing Latham's own AI committee leaders, that the firm 'uses all' the tools provided by legal AI firms including Harvey and Legora, though no dedicated press release or enterprise deal announcement for Legora was found.
Trade Press · Reported confidence
- Internal BuildSep 11, 2026Observed
Latham & Watkins builds proprietary on-premises AI infrastructure with Nvidia GPUs
Latham & Watkins has spent three years purchasing Nvidia H200 GPUs (and is evaluating Blackwell/Vera Rubin) to build its own on-premises AI server infrastructure in a dedicated third-party data center, enabling the firm to fine-tune open-weight models and integrate AI more deeply with its internal systems than off-the-shelf tools allow.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Internal BuildSep 11, 2026Observed
Latham & Watkins Fine-Tunes NVIDIA Nemotron 3 on Private On-Premises GPU Servers
Latham's engineers use the firm's private H200 GPU servers to fine-tune NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 open-weight model for the firm's legal requirements -- among the first major law firms publicly known to do this at scale -- with a technology team of 900, ~100 dedicated to AI, and plans to evaluate next-gen NVIDIA Blackwell/Vera Rubin systems.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- OtherJun 12, 2026Observed
Latham & Watkins wins Chambers USA 2026 AI Law Firm of the Year — AI embedded in every deal
Latham & Watkins won Chambers USA 2026 Law Firm of the Year in Artificial Intelligence. M&A co-chair Alex Kelly stated AI is now embedded in every deal the firm works on. Internal metrics: AI Academy trained 425+ associates; AI First program completed by 3,100+ staff firmwide. Also named Recorder innovation finalist.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Training & TalentNov 10, 2025Observed
Latham & Watkins Launches Mandatory Two-Day 'AI Academy' for Associates
Latham & Watkins convened more than 400 first-year associates for a mandatory two-day 'AI Academy' training in Washington, D.C., teaching partners' use of Harvey and Microsoft Copilot and featuring outside experts including Meta's top privacy lawyer. The program signals AI fluency is now part of the firm's standard operating procedure, with plans for an ongoing virtual AI Academy across all experience levels.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
Show 6 earlier records
- Product AdoptionNov 1, 2025Observed
Latham & Watkins Deploys Microsoft Copilot Alongside Harvey
Latham partners actively use Microsoft Copilot as part of the firm's core GenAI toolset alongside Harvey, demonstrated to 400+ first-year associates at the 2025 AI Academy as standard operating practice rather than a pilot.
Trade Press · Reported confidence
- Pilot / TrialNov 1, 2025Observed
Latham & Watkins Holds Second Annual AI Academy for 400+ First-Year Associates Globally
Latham held its second annual AI Academy, a mandatory two-day training event for 400+ first-year associates from all global offices -- the first time extended globally at scale -- featuring Harvey and Copilot demonstrations and a planned early-2026 virtual edition.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionAug 11, 2025Observed
Latham & Watkins signs enterprise Harvey license for 3,600+ attorneys globally
Latham & Watkins signed an enterprise license for Harvey covering 3,600+ attorneys globally plus business professionals, with a target to train all attorneys by end of 2025. Led by CIO Rene Mendoza and COO LeeAnn Black. Part of a comprehensive innovation strategy.
Vendor Announcement · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireAug 1, 2025Observed
Latham & Watkins Hires Adam Ziegler as Director of AI, Legal Innovation
Latham hired Adam Ziegler, formerly Director of Legal Technology Development at Goodwin and previously Director of Harvard Law School's Library Innovation Lab, as Director of Artificial Intelligence -- Legal Innovation, leading the firm's global AI and legal innovation team.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionAug 1, 2025Observed
Latham Announces Firmwide Deployment of Harvey
Latham & Watkins signed an enterprise license for a firmwide rollout of Harvey's generative AI platform, making it available to more than 3,600 attorneys globally plus business professionals, with all attorneys expected to be trained by year-end. It was the largest AmLaw commitment to Harvey in 2025, covering research, document analysis, and drafting.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireApr 18, 2024Observed
Latham & Watkins Appoints John Scrudato as Director of AI and Innovation
Latham & Watkins appointed John Scrudato, an attorney who previously worked in Latham's innovation function before Gunderson Dettmer, as dedicated Director of AI and Innovation -- one of the earlier named AI director roles at a top-20 Am Law firm.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
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