Innovation and AI

We leverage the new possibilities created by innovations in Tech and AI in a variety of ways - and far beyond the traditional legal spectrum - for the benefit of our clients. Our processes are fully digitalized and optimized - from client onboarding, KYC, and billing systems to invoicing. Tech tools and AI enable us to achieve enhanced review and work results , draft bespoke contracts, and efficiently prepare for and successfully conduct negotiations. With the help of AI, we also obtain valuable economic and tactically relevant information, which we leverage to further refine our consulting services and make available to our clients.

We have been successfully using a wide range of AI and Legal Tech products across our entire firm for years. These include internationally widely deployed tools, national innovations, as well as important proprietary technical developments. We accommodate the high pace of market development by continually field-testing potentially interesting new systems and approaches.

AI cannot replace high-end advisory services – the very heart of act legal. However, it refines our work results in diverse ways and takes efficiency for all parties involved to a whole new level. We ensure that AI solutions secure an additional layer of security for our work in particular through dedicated AI policies and their continuous oversight by our leading partners.

Our decisions are guided by the added value for the quality of our services, as well as by legal compliance and data security. We strictly observe European and bar regulations regarding treatment of clients’ and other stakeholder’s data. We pay highest attention to anonymization of sensitive data before we employ AI tools for processing documents. Protection of clients’ interest and client-attorney privilege will remain always an absolute priority.

We are naturally evolving into a unique combination of lawyers, business professionals, and specialized technology experts – and we believe this is precisely where the future of leading law firms lies. The intensity of our professionals’ training in the effective use of AI and Legal Tech tools has long matched the level of education in traditional legal subjects. Across all our locations, we ensure this modern approach to professional development through our in-house academy as well as regular training sessions with external experts.

Our tech strategy is driven across all locations by modern personalities with real impact and outstanding entrepreneurial vision. The head of our Tech Center is an AI engineer. In addition to AI engineers, Digitalisation experts, programmers, and hardware specialists, our Tech Center also includes lawyers with a strong affinity for technology. As a law firm, we have been making substantial investments for years to ensure we remain first-class also in the area of "Innovation & Tech". We maintain an ongoing dialogue with leading national and international frontrunners in the AI and Tech sector.