Swedish-founded generative AI platform Legora announced today (24 March) that it has launched in the United States with the opening of an office in New York, and also signed up US law firm Goodwin as a client. This announcement follows Legora’s recent rebranding and release of new product features aimed at serving global tier one firms like Goodwin.
Founded in 2023 and led by CEO Max Junestrand, Legora is now used in nearly 20 countries by over 250 clients.
“The US is the most important market for innovative legal technology,” Junestrand said. “Legora is beyond excited to establish our footprint in North America and partner with the pioneering lawyers at Goodwin. In this fast-moving market, it will be firms like Goodwin who show the way and innovate in their ability to deliver exceptional client service.”
Mary O’Carroll, Goodwin’s chief operating officer said: “Our partnership with Legora allows us to be hands-on in shaping AI-driven solutions that deliver real impact—helping our lawyers work smarter and giving our clients even better results.”
To date, Legora has raised over $35m in funding from investors, including Benchmark, Redpoint, SV Angel, Y Combinator, and others.
Gustaf Alströmer, group partner at Y Combinator said: “Legora is equipping lawyers with everything they need to transform their practice from the ground up. The team’s collaborative approach to building AI with their clients is unique, and it is the reason Legora has found unparalleled product-market fit. Once onboarded, lawyers don’t want to work without it. Over the years, I’ve seen hundreds of companies in legaltech, but nothing like the team and the product behind Legora.”
In addition, Legora is expanding its New York-based team and added Patrick Forquer to head its enterprise sales team. Well-known in the tech and AI community, Forquer is a leading Go-to-Market leader with 15+ years’ experience at companies like Accenture, Intralinks, and Braze, where he helped to grow this start up from early stage to a publicly traded customer engagement platform used for multichannel marketing.