Legal It Insider vLex and Vecflow have given their takeaways on the results of a first-of-its-kind in-depth GenAI benchmarking study out yesterday (27 February), which analysed their tools alongside Harvey and CoCounsel. The report was conducted by Vals AI, a company that independently evaluates and benchmarks the performance of large language models across industry specific
Covington Technology Forum Spotlight – The Great Race: Keeping Up as Technology and Regulation Rapidly Evolve
On January 29 – 31, 2025, Covington convened authorities from across our practice groups for the Sixth Annual Technology Forum, which explored recent global developments affecting businesses that develop, deploy, and use cutting-edge technologies. Seventeen Covington attorneys discussed global regulatory trends and forecasts relevant to these industries, highlights of which are captured below. Please click
Canadian Health Data Requires Stronger Safeguards With Lost Canada-U.S. Trust
With today’s implementation of tariffs on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, the level of mistrust between our countries has grown, whether urgent calls to “Buy Canadian” or boos and catcalls at the playing of the American national anthem. Should we continue down this path, Mr. Trump will surely seek to exploit more of Canada’s
European Commission publishes Guidelines on the definition of an AI system
ERP Vendors Want Your Data To Train AI – And They Will Charge You For It
Your data is valuable and ERP vendors know this.
- They are including language in their contracts giving them not only the right to use your data to train their AI models, but the right to extract fees if you want other software products to access the data you input into your ERP system.
- What is
M&A Playbook for Acquiring AI-Powered Companies
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the business world, acquirors need to prepare for a deep dive when evaluating companies that use AI to enable their businesses or create proprietary AI. Key considerations for buyers targeting AI-driven companies include understanding how AI is being used, assessing the risks associated with AI creation and use,
The Innovation Director: Conor Malloy
Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋 I’m excited to share with you the eighth episode of the 2025 season of the LawDroid Manifesto podcast, where I will be continuing to interview key legal innovators to learn how they do what they do. I think you’re going to enjoy this one!If you want to understand how process
If It’s March, There Must Be Another AI Chatbot Coming.
The Hottest AI Models And What They Do Best. It is a real pain to keep up with the advances in Gen AI. I try to play with them all, on occasion; but it is human to settle on one that gets the job done, and most of us have enough trouble just getting through
A Deep Dive into Legal Tech Investment with TLTF’s Zach Posner
This week on The Geek in Review, we welcome Zach Posner, co-founder and managing director of The Legal Tech Fund. Zach brings a dynamic mix of first‐hand experience and visionary insight into the world of legal tech investments. The conversation kicks off with a discussion of recent high-profile funding rounds—such as Harvey’s $300 million
#WhyIAmASolo – Shiny Objects – Pursue At Your Own Risk.
The wages of sin are always death. In fact, all wages lead to the inevitable death. Why, then, do we pursue success? Why do we care what others think of the way we live our lives? It is a puzzlement. Why do lawyers pursue money and fame in BigLaw, when solo practice, while it doesn’t