Aderant Acquires the Virtual Pricing Director Platform
Aderant, a global leader in legal business management solutions, announced the acquisition of Virtual Pricing Director, the London-based pioneer behind the legal industry’s first intelligent, practice management-agnostic pricing platform. Founded in 2017 by Richard Burcher, Virtual Pricing Director leverages AI, data, and adaptive workflows to help law firms shape global best practices in legal pricing strategy and technology.
Virtual Pricing Director transforms how firms scope, model, and manage pricing by leveraging AI to align firm data with proven pricing principles developed through Burcher’s extensive work with the world’s leading law firms. The platform’s intelligent, lawyer-friendly design helps firms achieve greater consistency, profitability, and client alignment across every engagement, regardless of their practice management system.
“This acquisition represents the next evolution in how law firms manage the business of law,” said Chris Cartrett, President and CEO of Aderant. “Virtual Pricing Director and Richard Burcher have defined what best-in-class pricing looks like for the world’s top firms. By bringing this thought leadership and innovation into Aderant, we’re giving firms everywhere the ability to make smarter, faster, and more transparent pricing decisions that directly drive profitability.”
“Joining Aderant allows us to take our mission global,” said Richard Burcher, Founder and CEO of Virtual Pricing Director. “For years, our focus has been helping firms approach pricing as both a science and a client experience, balancing commercial intelligence with trust and transparency. With Aderant’s scale and vision, we can now embed those best practices, powered by AI, into the everyday operations of law firms around the world.”
While Virtual Pricing Director will remain available as a standalone, practice management–agnostic platform, Aderant will integrate its capabilities across its solutions over the next year, delivering even greater insight and efficiency to firms of all sizes and regions.
“Our clients are evolving fast—moving from reactive financial management to proactive, data-driven profitability,” added Cartrett. “By combining Aderant’s technology leadership with Richard Burcher’s globally recognised expertise, we’re setting a new benchmark for how the legal industry approaches pricing and performance.”
About Aderant®
Aderant is dedicated to helping law firms run their businesses better. As a leading global provider of business management and practice-of-law solutions, the world’s best firms rely on Aderant to keep their businesses moving forward and inspire innovation.
About Virtual Pricing Director®
Virtual Pricing Director® is the legal industry’s first intelligent pricing platform, built to support lawyers in their commercial relationships with clients. It transforms how firms scope, model, and manage pricing by combining AI, data, and intelligent adaptive workflows powered by leading legal services pricing expertise.
