Osborne Clarke Spins Out Justima — First-Ever Law Firm Spin-Out Into AI-Native RegTech

In the first spin-out in Osborne Clarke's history, Justima, a Germany-based AI-native regulatory monitoring SaaS, separated as an independent company in May 2026. Justima uses AI agents to monitor more than 200 European and international regulatory sources daily, delivering business-relevant updates tailored to each customer's operations. The firm is incorporated separately; Osborne Clarke holds a majority ownership stake through its German legal tech entity. Co-founders Alexander Lilienbeck (CEO) and Christian Braun (CTO) lead, with Gereon Abendroth (Chair of Osborne Clarke's global AI Management Board) as Chairman. The product is deliberately a software platform, not a legal services offering. Approximately 60 companies had registered for early access at launch, including Condor, Karlsberg Brewery, and AUTODOC. The transaction is structurally significant: it demonstrates a BigLaw-tier firm ring-fencing and commercializing internal regulatory intelligence capabilities as an independent AI-native product business.

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