AI law firm Crosby bids on disintegrating, famed firm Weil Gotshal

Like a real-life episode of “Suits,” the demise of famed white-shoe Wall Street law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has been the talk of the legal industry this week. And now Silicon Valley has entered the picture. Two-year-old AI-first law firm Crosby has put in a bid to buy some of the assets of Weil Gotshal, including its trademark, its brand, and some unspecified internal data, TechCrunch has confirmed. Separately, it is also working to hire some of the firm’s 1,200 lawyers. The Information was first to report this offer.

就像现实版的《金装律师》（Suits），华尔街知名老牌律师事务所 Weil, Gotshal & Manges 的倒闭成为了本周法律界热议的话题。现在，硅谷也介入了此事。据 TechCrunch 证实，成立仅两年的“AI 优先”律师事务所 Crosby 已出价收购 Weil Gotshal 的部分资产，包括其商标、品牌以及一些未明确的内部数据。此外，该公司还计划聘用 Weil Gotshal 旗下 1200 名律师中的一部分。The Information 最先报道了这一收购要约。

The once-prestigious Weil Gotshal confirmed to the New York Times this week that it was preparing to vote on dissolution in the coming days. The wind-down is happening after the firm’s presumed leadership heir apparent turned down the role, a number of its top-producing lawyers left, and a hoped-for merger with its rival, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, was shelved, the Times reported.

这家曾经声名显赫的律所本周向《纽约时报》证实，正准备在未来几天内就解散事宜进行投票。据《纽约时报》报道，此次清算是在该律所被视为接班人的领导者拒绝担任职务、多名顶级创收律师离职，以及与竞争对手 Willkie Farr & Gallagher 的合并计划搁浅之后发生的。

Meanwhile, Crosby’s founders believe they are the future of law firms. Rather than selling their internally developed AI tech to existing firms like Harvey or Legora, Crosby is an actual law firm. It uses its AI to provide legal services at, the startup promises, a speed never before possible. The startup has raised about $85 million, including a $60 million Series B round in March led by Lux and Index, with participation from its seed-lead Sequoia, Elad Gil, 01 Advisors, and Bain Capital Ventures. Crosby came out of stealth mode in 2025 armed with $5.8 million in seed money.

与此同时，Crosby 的创始人认为他们代表了律师事务所的未来。Crosby 并非像 Harvey 或 Legora 那样将内部开发的 AI 技术出售给现有律所，它本身就是一家真正的律师事务所。该公司承诺，利用其 AI 技术，能够以史无前例的速度提供法律服务。这家初创公司已筹集约 8500 万美元资金，其中包括 3 月份由 Lux 和 Index 领投的 6000 万美元 B 轮融资，种子轮领投方红杉资本（Sequoia）、Elad Gil、01 Advisors 和贝恩资本（Bain Capital Ventures）也参与了投资。Crosby 于 2025 年结束隐身状态，当时其拥有 580 万美元的种子资金。

While no one has pointed to the rise of legal AI as a contributing factor to Weil Gotshal’s downfall, AI may be key to the legal industry’s future. Terms of the bid weren’t disclosed and there’s no guarantee that Crosby will prevail. But if it does, Weil Gotshal’s legacy could somehow rise from the ashes, transformed by an AI-first firm.

虽然目前没有人指出法律 AI 的兴起是导致 Weil Gotshal 倒闭的原因，但 AI 可能是法律行业未来的关键。此次收购的条款尚未披露，也无法保证 Crosby 一定能成功。但如果收购达成，Weil Gotshal 的遗产或许能以某种方式浴火重生，并由一家“AI 优先”的律所完成转型。