Global News
Luminance, the pioneer in Legal-Grade™ AI, today announced the appointment of Martina King, CEO of Featurespace, as Chair. The appointment follows a defining 2024 for the company, including a $40 million capital raise, an 80% increase in global headcount off the back of its international success, and 5x growth in ‘Corporate’ ARR over the past two years.
USA/Canada News
Eve, an AI platform for plaintiff law firms, today announced it has secured $47 million in Series A funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures. This investment will support Eve's rapid market growth, enhance product development, and further its mission to help plaintiff legal teams become AI-native.
Global News
Harbor, a global leader in expert services to law firms and corporate law departments, today announced the appointment of Patrick Hurley as Managing Director of Applications Management. Hurley brings more than 30 years of experience in the legal industry, including senior leadership roles at Elite and Thomson Reuters. He is based in London.
UK News
National law firm Freeths has appointed Jake Pennington-Slater as its first in-house eDiscovery Manager. He joins from Deloitte, where he supported the business at a global level. Jake has more than nine years’ experience in the sector, progressing through digital forensics into eDiscovery.
Global News
Litera, a global leader in legal technology solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Cynthia Gumbert as Chief Marketing Officer. Gumbert is an industry-recognized marketing and business executive with a proven track record of exceeding growth objectives in both rapidly expanding and Fortune 500 companies. She will report directly to Litera CEO Avaneesh Marwaha.
Global News
Morae Global Corporation (Morae), the global leader in digital and business solutions for a constantly changing legal industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Deggs as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Richard brings over two decades of financial, operational, and management experience to Morae, having held executive leadership roles in high-tech, software, and telecommunications focused companies.
Global News
Agiloft, the leader in data-first contract lifecycle management (CLM), announced today the acquisition of Screens, the world’s first standard-based and community-supported Generative AI contract review and redlining solution.
USA/Canada News
Epiq announced today the formation of Epiq AI Labs and the availability of Epiq AI Discovery Assistant™ software and review services in the Epiq Service Cloud. Epiq AI Discovery Assistant™ automates more than 80 percent of traditional eDiscovery processes and completes reviews up to 90 percent faster than TAR or linear review, with up to 4000x throughput, including large and complex datasets.
Global News
Law firms are entering the dreaded “doom loop” as rising rates and growing discounts fuel unsustainable billing practices
BigHand has released its 2025 Annual Law Firm Finance Report, offering insights into the evolving financial landscape of the legal industry from cash recovery strategies, changing client behaviors, and emphasis on business development and commercial awareness among lawyers.
Continental Europe News
Epona, prominent Dutch provider of legal document management solutions, has merged with JustiSolutions, with market-leading Danish legal case management system Unik Advosys. This combination brings together two companies of comparable size to form a complementary LegalTech provider with a global footprint across diverse markets and industries.
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