Bloomberg Law
May 18, 2015, 9:50 PM UTC

With Eye on Tech Space, Dentons Leaders Create “Accelerator”

Gabe Friedman
Freelancer

Dentons announced today that it has launched a Silicon Valley legal tech “accelerator” that aims to transform the practice of law.

Called NextLaw Labs, it is based in Palo Alto and will begin unveiling a suite of technological products in the coming weeks.

NextLaw Labs is autonomous but wholly owned by Dentons. While other law firms have internal R & D departments, external partnerships with tech companies and even external consulting companies, NextLaw is describing itself as the first external R&D company owned by a law firm – a legal structure that will allow it to raise money through capital markets if necessary. ...

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