Cleary Gottlieb Acquires Springbok AI
March 17, 2025
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has acquired Springbok AI, a London‑founded generative AI product development boutique best known for its SpringLaw platform. The deal brings Springbok's proprietary technology and the team — including co‑founder and CEO Victoria Albrecht and a group of AI engineers and data scientists — in‑house to form Cleary's AI Acceleration team and accelerate AI-enabled legal service delivery.
- Buyers
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Targets
- Springbok AI
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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