Faegre Drinker deploys Harvey and Microsoft Copilot firmwide across 22 offices in US, UK, and China
Faegre Drinker Biddle & ReathFaegre Drinker formally deployed two AI assistants firmwide — Microsoft Copilot (integrated into Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Edge) and Harvey (legal-specific AI) — to every attorney, paralegal, and administrative staff member across its 22 offices in the US, UK, and China. The rollout followed an eight-month pilot beginning October 2025 involving 300 early adopters testing tools on live client matters under strict governance protocols, including attorney-client privilege safeguards and mandatory output verification. The firm previously tested its own AI platform, Atlas AI, before committing to Harvey and Copilot enterprise-wide.
"Faegre Drinker's rollout followed months of testing different AI models, including its own Atlas AI platform, before committing to Harvey and Microsoft Copilot enterprise-wide for both attorneys and nonlegal professionals. (Reported via The Indiana Lawyer, quoting firm leadership on governance-first deployment approach.)"
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