Willkie Farr Partners with OpenAI for Next-Generation AI Solutions Firmwide
Willkie Farr announced a collaboration with OpenAI on July 22, 2026 to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation AI solutions across its legal and business operations, including a firmwide AI platform. The partnership positions Willkie alongside a small set of BigLaw firms that have moved from vendor evaluation to co-development mode with foundation model providers — a structura
BY FRONTIER DESK · JULY 27, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Willkie Farr announced a collaboration with OpenAI on July 22, 2026 to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation AI solutions across its legal and business operations, including a firmwide AI platform. The partnership positions Willkie alongside a small set of BigLaw firms that have moved from vendor evaluation to co-development mode with foundation model providers — a structural shift in how law firms relate to AI infrastructure. For KM professionals, the implication is significant: a firmwide AI platform co-developed with a model provider requires KM teams to define what institutional content, structured knowledge, and firm standards the platform should access and how — making KM a primary counterpart to the AI build team rather than a downstream beneficiary.