DLA Piper secures 5,000 Harvey licenses across its global footprint after a pilot

DLA Piper's innovation strategy has seen it methodically buy, build, demo, pilot and embed a suite of tools across its global footprint. Harvey sits alongside firm-wide use of Microsoft Copilot as the general AI assistant of choice, dozens of other tools, and a 'centre of excellence' support model with professionals across business services and the fee-earning community.

DLA Piper expanded its relationship with Harvey, building on the existing partnership, to secure 5,000 licenses across the firm's global footprint. Harvey's post (March 16, 2026) says the rollout follows an extensive pilot phase and an initial batch of licenses that proved use cases and demonstrated value across a variety of practices and workflows.

Terry Fedigan, Head of Innovation at DLA Piper, said: "The pilot results and the pull from the business were clear, so we decided to scale quickly with great support from the Harvey team." He said the firm is working to "sensibly apply GenAI workflows to the right problems with measurable impact." Partner Mark O'Conor said he sees tools like Harvey "becoming a staple of fast, accurate and highly collaborative solutions." The post gives the license count and these statements; it reports no research-time, drafting or accuracy figures.

• DLA Piper moved from an initial batch of licenses to 5,000 licenses across its global footprint after an extensive pilot phase.
• Harvey is used alongside Microsoft Copilot as the firm-wide general AI assistant and dozens of other tools.
• The firm supports adoption through a 'centre of excellence' model that includes professionals from business services and the fee-earning community.