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Stinson
Stinson: 10 tracked AI moves since 2023 across compliance & regulatory, training & talent and legal research.
Activity Index
32
Cooling
Market rank
67
of 239 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2023
- Evidence records
- 10
- Capability areas
- 5
- Latest activity
- May 2026
Panorama read
Stinson shows cooling 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
6 movesTraining & Talent
2 movesStinson Creates 'Director of Legal Artificial Intelligence' Role
Contract Review & Drafting
1 moveStinson Adopts Harvey Firmwide After 100-Attorney Pilot
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Policy / Governance38%
- Other38%
- Product Adoption13%
- Key Hire13%
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- Key HireMay 6, 2026Observed
Stinson Creates 'Director of Legal Artificial Intelligence' Role
Stinson created a new Director of Legal Artificial Intelligence position reporting to Chief Information & Risk Officer Vaughan Butts, chartered to serve as subject-matter expert for the firm's GenAI platforms (Harvey, Copilot, CoCounsel), build an adoption roadmap, run pilots, and manage vendor relationships.
LinkedIn · Confirmed confidence
- OtherApr 7, 2026Observed
Stinson Attorney Theodore Thompson Analyzes HHS AI Governance Framework in Law360 and Legal Intelligencer
Stinson attorney Theodore Thompson authored bylined articles in Law360 and The Legal Intelligencer analyzing HHS's internal AI governance framework (AI governance board, acting Chief AI Officer role, OMB memo M-25-21 compliance).
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Policy / GovernanceMar 2, 2026Observed
Stinson's 'Dear Ethics Lawyer' Column Analyzes AI Privilege Ruling (Heppner)
Stinson's twice-monthly ethics column, authored by Mark Hinderks, analyzed United States v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y., Feb. 2026), ruling that GenAI (Claude) exchanges are not privileged, giving concrete guidance: use only enterprise/closed-loop GenAI for client matters and disclose GenAI use in engagement letters.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionFeb 5, 2026Observed
Stinson Adopts Harvey Firmwide After 100-Attorney Pilot
Stinson announced firmwide adoption of Harvey following an extensive evaluation and a pilot involving 100+ attorneys. Managing Partner Allison Murdock called it 'a deliberate, long-term investment.' Used for transcript review, deposition outlines, M&A due-diligence summarization, litigation trend analysis, and contract clause analysis.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionFeb 5, 2026Observed
Stinson Deploys 'Ask LexisNexis' Alongside Harvey Rollout
Alongside the Harvey rollout, Stinson deployed 'Ask LexisNexis,' bringing LexisNexis legal content directly into the Harvey environment for attorneys.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Policy / GovernanceJan 27, 2026Observed
Stinson Runs 'Navigating AI' Client Webinar Series on AI Vendor Risk and Governance
Stinson ran a multi-part webinar series covering AI vendor vetting, AI vendor contracting, and AI privacy, featuring partners David Axtell and Gabriel Holloway, addressing due diligence, risk allocation in AI contracts, and emerging AI regulation.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
Show 4 earlier records
- OtherJan 1, 2026Observed
Stinson Maintains Dedicated Artificial Intelligence Client Practice Group
Stinson maintains a dedicated Artificial Intelligence capability/practice group of roughly 15 partners/counsel advising clients on AI regulatory compliance, data privacy, IP protection, AI vendor contracting, and AI governance frameworks.
Other · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireSep 1, 2025Observed
Stinson's Brendan McInerney Leads AI Tool Evaluation as Senior Director of Strategy & Innovation
Brendan McInerney, Stinson's Senior Director of Strategy & Innovation (promoted Sept. 2025), has been evaluating tools like Harvey for firmwide collaboration and client-service benefits as part of his legal-ops/innovation remit; profiled by Minnesota Lawyer as a 2026 'Unsung Legal Hero.'
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- OtherFeb 23, 2024Observed
Stinson IP Attorneys Analyze USPTO AI Inventorship Guidance in IPWatchdog
Partner David S. Kim and attorney Steven N. Levitt authored an IPWatchdog article analyzing USPTO guidance on AI-assisted inventorship and patentability, advising clients to update invention disclosure protocols to document AI use in the innovation process.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Policy / GovernanceJun 1, 2023Observed
Stinson's 2023 'Dear Ethics Lawyer' Column Addresses Early ChatGPT Governance Question
An earlier 'Dear Ethics Lawyer' column by Mark Hinderks addressed whether the firm should ban, use, or limit GenAI tools like ChatGPT, citing the Mata v. Avianca sanctions case and recommending output verification and informed client consent before inputting client data into GenAI tools -- an early documented instance of the firm formulating internal AI guidance.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
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