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Buchanan Ingersoll teams with HIKE2 to market its in-house legal AI platform

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC has partnered with technology consulting firm HIKE2 to commercialize BuchananArtifex, an in-house AI platform originally built as a secure legal research and workflow tool. The Pittsburgh firm, led by CIO Jared Gullbergh alongside Scott Angelo and Jeff Lagana, developed the platform through its BuchananInnovate digital center using OpenAI's large language models via secure API. The platform launched internally in September 2023 and now includes document summarization and file-chat capabilities. HIKE2 will handle marketing and distribution to other law firms and legal departments.

The specific terms of the partnership and pricing structure have not been disclosed. Details about which firms or departments have committed to adopting the platform remain unavailable.

The move marks a strategic shift for Buchanan, which previously stated it had no plans to extend the tool beyond internal use. The commercialization matters because it tests a market opportunity in a profession cautiously adopting generative AI. Law firms remain concerned about confidentiality, accuracy, and governance—and Buchanan's value proposition centers on a governed AI assistant designed specifically for legal work with data kept private. Attorneys evaluating AI tools should monitor whether this model addresses the confidentiality and control concerns that have slowed broader adoption in the sector.

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