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Sullivan & Cromwell
Sullivan & Cromwell: 10 tracked AI moves since 2023 across ediscovery & litigation, compliance & regulatory and policy / governance, involving 1 named technology.
Capability Index
44
Rising
Market rank
41
of 277 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2023
- Evidence records
- 10
- Capability areas
- 6
- Named technologies
- 1
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Sullivan & Cromwell shows rising visible AI activity, with the strongest recorded concentration in ediscovery & litigation. 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.
eDiscovery & Litigation
3 movesClient Mandates Specific Third-Party GenAI Discovery Tool at Sullivan & Cromwell
Compliance & Regulatory
2 movesSullivan & Cromwell's Mandatory AI Training Policy Revealed via Court Filing
Policy / Governance
2 movesS&C Apologizes to Bankruptcy Court for AI-Hallucinated Citations in Court Filing
Other
2 movesS&C Apologizes to Bankruptcy Court for AI-Hallucinated Citations in Court Filing
Contract Review & Drafting
1 moveSullivan & Cromwell builds "Agreement Analyzer" with OpenAI
GenAI Assistant
1 moveSullivan & Cromwell Describes 'AI-Agnostic' Strategy, Names Harvey and Legora
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Other50%
- Policy / Governance20%
- Internal Build20%
- Investment10%
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
“'Hallucinations' are instances in which artificial intelligence tools fabricate case citations, misquote authorities, or generate non-existent legal sources... We deeply regret that this has occurred." — Andrew Dietderich, co-head of Global Restructuring, Sullivan & Cromwell”
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- Internal BuildSep 18, 2026Observed
Sullivan & Cromwell builds "Agreement Analyzer" with OpenAI
S&C developed a custom application on ChatGPT Enterprise that applies the firm's own negotiating playbooks and precedents to agreement review, flagging cross-provision risks and drafting proposed redlines/client advice. Built by S&C Partner John Savva with OpenAI engineers; unveiled at the OpenAI for Law Summit in New York.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- OtherJun 3, 2026Observed
Sullivan & Cromwell Describes 'AI-Agnostic' Strategy, Names Harvey and Legora
At an S&C 25th-anniversary Sydney event, Co-Chair Scott Miller said the firm's AI strategy is to remain 'agnostic' rather than build bespoke infrastructure, approaching commercial platforms 'like Harvey and Legora' with improvement requests -- the first sourced statement naming those vendors in connection with S&C, though not a confirmed signed deployment.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Policy / GovernanceApr 18, 2026Observed
Sullivan & Cromwell's Mandatory AI Training Policy Revealed via Court Filing
A court filing revealed S&C's internal AI policy requires lawyers to complete two mandatory, tracked training modules before being granted access to generative AI tools, instructing lawyers to 'trust nothing and verify everything' -- disclosed in connection with the firm's AI-hallucination apology in the Prince Global Holdings case.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- OtherApr 18, 2026Observed
S&C Apologizes to Bankruptcy Court for AI-Hallucinated Citations in Court Filing
Andrew Dietderich, co-head of Sullivan & Cromwell's global restructuring practice, sent a five-page apology letter to Chief Judge Martin Glenn of the SDNY Bankruptcy Court admitting a filing in the Prince Group matter contained roughly 40 AI-generated errors, including fabricated case citations. Dietderich disclosed that the firm's existing AI-use policies and citation-review processes were not followed, and the incident became a widely covered BigLaw governance case study on AI policy versus practice.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- Policy / GovernanceJan 12, 2026Observed
S&C Publishes Memorandum on Use of AI Tools in M&A Transactions
Sullivan & Cromwell issued a firm memorandum on the use of AI tools in M&A transactions, outlining how GenAI is incorporated into due diligence, research, drafting, and deal execution while flagging accuracy, bias, confidentiality, and ethics risks, and urging rigorous human oversight and clear internal policies.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- OtherOct 22, 2025Observed
Client Mandates Specific Third-Party GenAI Discovery Tool at Sullivan & Cromwell
S&C's Director of Electronic Discovery Stephen Dooley told Law360 Pulse a client demanded S&C's lawyers use a specific third-party GenAI discovery tool for witness prep on that client's matters -- the first time a client had mandated a specific AI platform, actively monitoring usage.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
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- OtherMay 9, 2024Observed
Sullivan & Cromwell Launches Formal Artificial Intelligence Practice Group
S&C announced a formal, globally integrated AI Practice Group co-headed by Nader Mousavi, Mehdi Ansari, and Presley Warner, advising on AI adoption, governance, IP/privacy, and regulatory issues, tied to the firm's internal AI Task Force which oversees tools like AIDA.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- OtherMay 9, 2024Observed
Sullivan & Cromwell Launches Artificial Intelligence Practice Group and Internal AI Task Force
Sullivan & Cromwell announced a formal Artificial Intelligence Practice advising clients on legal issues from AI development, adoption, and commercialization, co-headed by Nader Mousavi and Mehdi Ansari. Alongside it, S&C disclosed an internal AI Task Force to ensure the firm itself uses AI tools (citing AIDA, its in-house discovery assistant) to strengthen legal service delivery. Covered same-day by Reuters Legal.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Internal BuildAug 21, 2023Observed
Sullivan & Cromwell's In-House LAER AI Lab Builds AIDA Discovery Assistant
S&C has worked with and invested in AI since 2015; two post-doctoral researchers set up a lab (LAER AI) inside S&C's offices, sponsored by senior partner Joseph Shenker, producing AIDA (AI Discovery Assistant), which automates first-level document review in litigation and is trained on dozens of past cases.
Trade Press · Confirmed confidence
- InvestmentAug 1, 2023Observed
Sullivan & Cromwell Invests in LAER AI, Deploys AIDA for Document Review
Sullivan & Cromwell made a minority investment in LAER AI, a legal AI startup incubated in S&C's New York offices by Cornell/CMU researchers, an initiative led by Senior Chair Joe Shenker. The resulting product, AIDA (AI Discovery Assistant), performs first-level document review, was trained on dozens of past S&C cases, and was deployed on live matters as of August 2023, reportedly speeding up discovery significantly. LAER AI was later acquired by Epiq in 2024.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
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