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Michael Best
Michael Best: 7 tracked AI moves since 2023 across compliance & regulatory, GenAI Assistant and training & talent.
Capability Index
29
Rising
Market rank
95
of 277 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2023
- Evidence records
- 7
- Capability areas
- 4
- Latest activity
- Jun 2026
Panorama read
Michael Best shows rising visible AI activity, with the strongest recorded concentration in compliance & regulatory. 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.
Compliance & Regulatory
3 movesMichael Best Hires AI Governance and Compliance Attorney to Transactional Practice
Training & Talent
2 movesMichael Best Uses Kotter Change-Management Method for AI Tool Rollout
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Key Hire29%
- Internal Build29%
- Policy / Governance14%
- Product Adoption14%
- Vendor Selection14%
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- Product AdoptionJun 3, 2026Observed
Michael Best Deploys Harvey and Microsoft Copilot Firmwide
Michael Best made a significant investment in AI tools and training including broad deployment of Microsoft Copilot and expansion of Harvey, used for drafting pleadings/motions, summarizing records, and research support with mandatory attorney review.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Vendor SelectionJan 1, 2026Observed
Michael Best Confirms Harvey, Lexis Protege, and Copilot in AI Enablement Job Posting
Michael Best posted an 'AI Enablement & Adoption Manager' role to lead deployments of platforms including Harvey, Lexis Protege, and Microsoft Copilot, reporting to an Innovation & AI Solutions Manager -- confirming a dedicated internal AI deployment team structure.
Other · Confirmed confidence
- Internal BuildSep 26, 2025Observed
Michael Best Uses Kotter Change-Management Method for AI Tool Rollout
Jason Schultz detailed how the firm used Harvard's Kotter Method for organizational change to roll out AI tools, building a coalition of attorney 'champions' identified via stakeholder mapping who beta-tested tools before firmwide rollout.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireJun 23, 2025Observed
Michael Best Hires AI Governance and Compliance Attorney to Transactional Practice
Michael Best added an attorney with more than two decades of experience in AI governance, data privacy, and cybersecurity regulatory/compliance to its transactional practice group in Washington, DC.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Policy / GovernanceAug 4, 2023Observed
Michael Best Bans ChatGPT for Client Work, Implements AI Governance
Michael Best implemented a ban on open public generative AI tools like ChatGPT for client work, reflecting an early formal governance stance on confidentiality/ethics risk while the firm built approved internal AI use protocols. Confirmed by Chief Process and AI Officer Sarah Alt.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireJul 25, 2023Observed
Michael Best Creates 'Chief Process and AI Officer' Role, Names Sarah Alt
Michael Best created a new C-suite role, Chief Process and AI Officer, naming Sarah Alt (previously Chief Business Officer) to spearhead AI and emerging legal technology integration -- one of the earliest AI-focused C-suite titles at any US law firm.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
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