This Week Saw A Slew Of New Legal Tech CEOs. But Why?

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In all my years of covering legal tech, I cannot remember a week quite like this. And I say that for a very specific reason: This week brought an unusual concentration of leadership changes at legal tech companies.

Four companies announced new chief executives, and a fifth named a new president. Is that much C-suite…

Targeting European Leadership in Patent AI, DeepIP Acquires PatentMaker

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AI patent drafting platform DeepIP has acquired PatentMaker, a patent workflow tool built by and for European IP practitioners, in a move the companies say positions them as the leading AI platform for patent drafting and prosecution in Europe.

The deal brings together two complementary operations. DeepIP, founded in 2024 by François-Xavier Leduc and Edouard…

Casepoint Names GovTech Veteran Paul Colangelo CEO, As Thoma Bravo–Backed Company Pushes Deeper Into Government

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Casepoint has named Paul Colangelo, a longtime government- and enterprise-software executive, as its chief executive officer, the company announced this morning.

He will oversee the company’s continuing integration following its January 2025 acquisition by private-equity firm Thoma Bravo and merger with OPEXUS, as well as the growth of its e-discovery, legal hold,…