Buy, Build, or Partner: Three BigLaw Bets on AI
Cleary acquired an AI company. A&O Shearman and Freshfields co-develop with AI labs and share the revenue. Latham subscribes and builds on top. Three strategies, three very different risk profiles.
Law Firm AI Positioning
Kirkland's $500 Million Infrastructure Play
Every headline called Kirkland's $500M commitment an AI bet. The signals in the announcement — no named model, full exclusivity, value-based pricing — point to something different: an infrastructure play that happens to run AI.