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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Willkie Farr & Gallagher: 6 tracked AI moves since 2025 across GenAI Assistant, infrastructure & platform and knowledge management, involving 2 named technologies.
Capability Index
42
Cooling
Market rank
44
of 274 tracked firms
- Tracked since
- 2025
- Evidence records
- 6
- Capability areas
- 6
- Named technologies
- 2
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher shows cooling 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
3 movesInfrastructure & Platform
3 movesKnowledge Management
3 movesAgentic & Workflow
2 movesTraining & Talent
1 moveWillkie Farr Promotes Todd Friedlich to Director of AI & Innovation
Legal Research
1 moveWillkie Farr Deploys LexisNexis Protégé Firmwide in Proprietary AI Platform
Activity intelligence
Momentum and strategy mix
Activity by quarter
Strategy move mix
- Key Hire33%
- Product Adoption33%
- Partnership17%
- Policy / Governance17%
Technology ecosystem
Named platforms in the evidence
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Outcome evidence
Proof points and verified case studies
“AI is changing the practice of law. We have been through pivotal transformations before and are embracing this generational shift, supporting our position as a leader in the AI evolution. The opportunity AI presents is not simply to work faster, but to rethink how legal services are delivered, how institutional knowledge is leveraged and how clients are served." — Thomas Cerabino, Chairman, Willkie Farr & Gallagher”
“Achieving ISO 42001 certification is a critical foundation for how we approach AI as a firm. — John Elbasan, CDO, Willkie”
“By integrating Harvey into Wendell Intelligence, we're creating a connected ecosystem aligning generative AI with internal knowledge systems." — John Elbasan, CIO, Willkie Farr & Gallagher”
Evidence ledger
Tracked activity
Every published record for this firm, newest first.
- PartnershipJul 22, 2026Observed
Willkie Farr partners with OpenAI to build proprietary AI platforms — ChatGPT Enterprise rollout + Wendell Intelligence suite
Willkie Farr & Gallagher announced a collaboration with OpenAI to accelerate development and deployment of next-generation AI platforms across legal and business operations, including a firmwide ChatGPT Enterprise rollout. Operating through Willkie Works (the firm's internal AI build shop), the partnership gives Willkie access to OpenAI frontier models and Codex. The firm's existing proprietary portfolio includes: Wendell Intelligence (unified AI front-end), Wendell Financial Insights (matter/financial analytics), Wendell Horizon (professional development/attorney training), and specialized Wendell tools for private funds secondaries and class action claimant analysis. Willkie is also an Harvey Innovation Partner and has deployed LexisNexis Protégé, with ChatGPT Enterprise and OpenAI models powering the next generation of these platforms. The firm recently achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AI governance certification.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireJun 1, 2026Observed
Willkie Farr Hires Naveed Huq as Associate Director, Applied AI & Engineering
Willkie hired Naveed Huq -- previously AI Product Manager at Paul, Weiss -- as Associate Director, Applied AI & Engineering, to architect a secure firmwide conversational AI/agent ecosystem, including a knowledge-grounded custom agent platform and AI contract-intelligence tools for the funds team.
LinkedIn · Reported confidence
- Policy / GovernanceApr 1, 2026Observed
Willkie Farr Achieves ISO/IEC 42001 AI Governance Certification
Willkie Farr achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its AI Management System, joining K&L Gates as one of the first global law firms to meet the standard. Covers enterprise-wide AI governance including third-party risk evaluation.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Key HireApr 1, 2026Observed
Willkie Farr Promotes Todd Friedlich to Director of AI & Innovation
Todd Friedlich, previously Willkie's Director of Knowledge Management and Practice Innovation, was promoted/retitled Director of AI & Innovation, leading the firm's AI program and a team of 'Innovation Engineers' responsible for firmwide AI stack adoption, training, and governance.
Other · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionMar 16, 2026Observed
Willkie Farr Deploys LexisNexis Protégé Firmwide in Proprietary AI Platform
Willkie Farr announced firmwide rollout of LexisNexis Protégé, embedded into its proprietary Wendell Intelligence platform. Also incorporates Lexis Create+ for drafting and Intelligize+AI for market intelligence across all offices.
Firm Press Release · Confirmed confidence
- Product AdoptionAug 13, 2025Observed
Willkie Farr integrates Harvey into proprietary Wendell Intelligence AI platform
Willkie Farr & Gallagher integrated Harvey into its proprietary AI platform Wendell Intelligence for 1,200+ lawyers and staff across 16 offices. Willkie became a Harvey Innovation Partner, testing early betas and agentic integrations. Led by CIO John Elbasan. Also using Harvey Workflow Builder for firm knowledge and governance.
Vendor Announcement · Confirmed confidence
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