Epiq AI Labs Adds Corporate, Law, and Academic Members

Epiq announced that Epiq AI Labs™ now includes more than 25 members who are working together to advance the development and successful adoption of agentic AI in the legal industry.

Epiq is leading this invitation-only community of legal and AI researchers, engineers, academics, and industry experts to solve problems that go beyond the known business of law and the practice of law. Membership is growing with representatives from corporations, law firms, and academic institutions.

“The group, which consists of AI technology researchers, engineers, and industry-leading practitioners, is actively applying AI to corporate legal and law firm work,” said Igor Labutov, Head of Epiq AI Labs™. “Epiq AI Labs™ is developing innovative AI solutions while navigating the real-world experimentation and iteration required to deliver meaningful leaps in outcomes, rather than incremental improvements. Corporate legal departments and law firms can turn to this community to inform their AI strategy and support their teams to accelerate their legal service efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility.”

“We are committed to a long-term vision for AI in legal,” said Bishan Yang, Head of Product, Epiq AI Labs™. “We are focused on solving the most difficult and important technology challenges, those that require fundamental research and development and will become products for clients over a two- to three-year horizon.”

Epiq AI Labs™ is organised into three groups:

• The AI Strategy Group helps shape Epiq AI Labs™ research initiatives, advising on development priorities, regulatory compliance, ethics, and governance frameworks.
• The Industry Partners Group gains early access to new AI features, co-innovates within the Labs community, and provides practical feedback on product roadmaps.
• The Scientific and Academic Group contributes to AI advancements by working with real-world data and business challenges, helping to benchmark technologies and support student engagement in legal AI initiatives.

“Epiq AI Labs™ provides us the opportunity to get early access to new AI products and explore innovative ideas and best practices with industry peers and top AI technology researchers,” said Wendy Curtis, Chief Innovation Officer, Orrick.

Eduardo Kassner, Chief Data and AI Officer, Software and Digital Platforms, Microsoft Corporation, added: “It’s a forum that is guiding the market positioning and long-term vision for AI in legal.”

Epiq AI Labs™ places a strong emphasis on education—grounding emerging developments in scientific reality through benchmarks and studies. A key goal is to provide realistic projections on the trajectory of legal AI technologies and contextualise them within frameworks the industry understands and increasingly accepts.

The concept of Epiq AI Labs™ was born out of early collaboration between Igor Labutov, Bishan Yang, and practitioners at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. 

Today, Epiq AI Labs is helping inform the development of Epiq’s agentic AI solutions, including Epiq AI Discovery Assistant, which automates over 80 per cent of traditional eDiscovery workflows. Available via the Epiq Service Cloud, the platform can complete reviews up to 90 per cent faster than traditional TAR or linear methods, with up to 4,000x throughput, even on complex datasets.

About Epiq

Epiq, a technology and services leader, takes on large-scale and complex tasks for corporate legal departments, law firms, and business professionals by integrating people, process, technology, and data. Clients rely on Epiq to streamline legal and compliance workflows, settlements, and business-administration workflows to drive efficiency, minimise risk, and reduce costs.