Quinn Emanuel deploys Claude on live litigation matters — partner builds case platform with no coding

Vendors: Anthropic
Significance: High
Confidence: Confirmed

Why this matters

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has moved past pilots into deployment, with Anthropic in the stack. This is a high-significance signal for buyers benchmarking their panel.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is using Anthropic's Claude on live matters as a core litigation AI tool. Partner Christopher D. Kercher (Head of AI & Data Analytics) built the firm's litigation platform on Claude with virtually no coding background, treating Claude as a member of the case team. Named as a launch partner for Anthropic's Claude for Legal platform release.

""The breakthrough was treating Claude like a member of the case team: onboard it with chronology, key excerpts, and themes the way you'd onboard a partner joining mid-case." — Christopher D. Kercher, Partner and Head of AI & Data Analytics, Quinn Emanuel"

Significance: High
Source type: Trade Press

Vendors involved

Anthropic

Products

Claude (Anthropic) · Anthropic

AmLaw 100

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