As cloud computing and AI expert David Linthicum recently wrote, “AI is often described as a transformative technology, but transformation is anything but easy.”   That’s why, as AI transforms the legal sector, it was imperative to convene a panel during SF Tech Week composed of legal industry leaders who've made AI work – Okta’s Russell Philpott, Alight’s Martin Felli, Arc’s Rajiv Batra, and Salesforce’s Léo Murgel.   I was delighted to moderate, and our conversation couldn't have been more...

In just the past two weeks, since publishing Venture Legal’s LegalTech Goes Global (Part 1):   Stockholm-based Legora was reported to be in talks to raise funding between $100 million to $150 million at a $1.8 billion valuation. San Francisco-based Eve announced it has raised $103 million at a $1 billion valuation. San Francisco-based EvenUp was reported to have raised $150 million in a Series E. Utah-based Filevine, which makes legal practice management software, announced it had raised $400...

When Business Insider, reporting that LegalTech funding had crossed $1 billion so far this year, curated a select list of 10 LegalTech startups, two hailed from outside the U.S. - Sweden’s Legora, which had an $80M raise in May, and Britain's Luminance, which had a $75M round in February.  This week’s edition of Venture Legal is a trip around the LegalTech world (Part 1), taking a look at some of the startup activity and funding news in Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, Legora and...