Relativity Announces KPMG and Three Global Firms Join claiR Advanced Access Program; Acquires Gavel
- Vendors
- Relativity, Gavel
- Significance
- High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
Perkins Coie has made a tracked AI move, with Relativity and Gavel in the stack. This is a high-significance signal for buyers benchmarking their panel.
At RelFest Chicago, Relativity announced KPMG (first alliance partner), Latham & Watkins, Ashurst Perkins Coie, and Troutman Pepper Locke joined the Advanced Access program for claiR, its conversational AI for lawyers (GA expected early 2027). Relativity separately announced it is acquiring Gavel to bring aiR directly into Microsoft Word. Quote: "The future of legal technology is not simply finding documents; it is generating actionable intelligence." — David Nides, KPMG US.
- Significance
- High
- Source type
- Vendor Announcement
Vendors involved
RelativityPerkins Coie on Panorama
Full timeline of tracked moves, capability areas, vendors in use and their Legal AI Capability Index standing.
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