Law

SpotDraft Secures $8 Million From Qualcomm Ventures For On-Device Enterprise Legal AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:48 PM

SpotDraft, an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform, announced it has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series B extension, expanding a relationship focused on bringing privacy-first legal AI to Qualcomm-powered devices. The investment follows SpotDraft’s $56 million Series B raise in February 2025 and comes as enterprises look for contract intelligence that can operate securely without sending sensitive documents to external cloud models.

White & Case: Ruta Kalvaitis Skučas Rejoins As Partner In Washington, DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:52 PM

Global law firm White & Case has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice and Global Energy Industry Group with the addition of Ruta Kalvaitis Skučas as a partner in Washington, DC.

Latham: Insurance Transactional And Regulatory Partner Frank Monaco Joins In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:24 AM

Latham & Watkins announced insurance transactional and regulatory partner Frank Monaco has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice, adding experience advising insurers and reinsurers on complex deals and regulatory matters.

Harvey Acquires Hexus To Accelerate In House Legal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Harvey announced it is bringing Hexus, the Pear VC and Liquid 2-backed AI product demo company founded by Sakshi Pratap, into the Harvey organization as it looks to deepen product capabilities for corporate legal departments. The company described the move as an opportunity to materially accelerate work focused on in-house legal teams, positioning Hexus as a talent and product-oriented addition that can help Harvey move faster as adoption scales.

Norm Law Names Former Sidley Austin Chair Mike Schmidtberger As Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Norm Law, an AI native law firm serving global institutional clients, has appointed longtime Sidley Austin leader Mike Schmidtberger as Chairman, Partner, and Head of its Investment Funds and Regulatory practice, a move the firm framed as a marker of how it intends to combine senior legal judgment with an integrated AI platform and engineering-driven workflows.

Antidote: $5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Automate Billing Compliance for Enterprise Law Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Antidote, a London-based legaltech company, has raised a $5 million Seed round led by Lakestar, with participation from Concept Ventures, The LegalTech Fund (TLTF), and a group of industry angels. The financing brings Antidote’s total capital raised to $7 million, following a $2 million pre-seed in 2025, and will be used to accelerate product development and expand in the U.S.

Willkie Adds Restructuring Partner Jeffrey Michalik In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has added restructuring partner Jeffrey Michalik to its Chicago office, continuing the firm's recent buildout of its debtor-side bankruptcy and broader restructuring capabilities.

Corrs Adds Indirect Tax Specialist Janet Cho As Sydney Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has expanded its tax practice with the appointment of Janet Cho as a partner in Sydney, positioning the hire as another step in building out a deeper bench in indirect tax and transaction structuring.

DLA Piper Adds Adrián Del Paso To Expand Environmental Regulatory Practice In Mexico City

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

DLA Piper announced it has expanded its global Environmental Regulatory practice with the addition of Adrián del Paso as a partner in the firm’s Mexico City office, strengthening the firm’s capabilities across environmental, life sciences, and regulatory matters in Mexico and beyond.

Dentons Rattagan Arocena Promotes Facundo Maciel Bo To Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Dentons Rattagan Arocena has promoted Facundo Maciel Bo to Counsel, marking a step up for a lawyer whose work sits at the intersection of public law, regulatory complexity, and competition matters in Argentina’s most closely supervised industries. The promotion follows his arrival at the firm in July 2025, when he joined as a Senior Associate after building more than 15 years of professional experience across private practice and the Argentine Federal Judiciary.