The strategic partnership marks a major step in AKD’s ambition to help define how  AI will transform legal practice and client service in the years ahead by developing new ways of delivering legal expertise. 

As a Lighthouse Partner, AKD will work closely with Legora to develop new AI driven client solutions, combining advanced technology with AKD’s legal expertise. 

While many law firms are currently focused on using AI to improve internal  efficiency, AKD’s collaboration with Legora goes significantly further. The  partnership centres on building client-facing tools and intelligent legal workflows that  can be embedded directly into clients’ own processes and decision-making. 

Carlos Pita Cao, Managing Partner at AKD: “AI will fundamentally reshape how  legal services are delivered. At AKD, we do not want to follow that transformation  from the sidelines, we want to help shape it. This partnership with Legora is about  much more than adopting new technology. It is about rethinking how legal expertise  can be delivered, integrated and scaled in a way that improves how we work and  deliver value to our clients.” 

The Lighthouse designation is reserved for a limited number of leading international  firms working in close collaboration with Legora on the future development of its  platform and client applications. AKD is currently the only firm in the Benelux to  hold this position. 

Through the partnership, AKD will receive privileged access to Legora’s latest  technology and features, while working side by side with Legora’s teams to co develop new solutions for clients. 

“This opens up an entirely new way of delivering our expertise to clients”, said Harm  Kerstholt, Partner at AKD and lead of the Lighthouse initiative. “We are moving  beyond traditional legal delivery models towards solutions that allow clients to access  and apply legal intelligence more directly within their day-to-day operations. That  creates opportunities for faster decision-making, greater scalability and more  proactive legal support.”

The collaboration forms part of AKD’s broader innovation strategy and its long-term  investment in AI-enabled legal services. Selected clients and multidisciplinary teams  across the firm will play an active role in developing and testing new applications  over the coming period. 

Max Junestrand, CEO and co-founder of Legora: "AKD is exactly the kind of firm  we built the Legora Portal for. They didn't come to us asking for a tool to tick a box.  They came with a real ambition to rethink how they deliver expertise to clients. We're  not just deploying technology, we're co-building something new together. When that  works, it's good for AKD's clients, and it makes Legora sharper for every firm that  comes after."