Gowling WLG becomes first Canadian law firm to adopt Harvey AI across all offices and practice areas, advancing client service through AI innovation.
Gowling WLG has announced the adoption of Harvey AI across all of its Canadian offices and practice areas, marking the first enterprise-wide rollout of the generative AI platform by a Canadian law firm.
The firm described the move as more than a technology deployment, calling it a cultural shift in how legal services are delivered. “Our legal professionals are energized by Harvey’s potential to streamline everyday tasks and help build intelligent, customized workflows,” said Al Hounsell, National Director of AI, Innovation & Knowledge. “From due diligence and research to client reporting and advisory support, Harvey is beginning to play an integral role in how we deliver legal services.”
Harvey, designed specifically for the legal profession, enables lawyers to analyze large volumes of information, surface key insights, and generate high-quality content while maintaining full professional oversight. Gowling’s adoption follows an extensive evaluation and experimentation process that identified hundreds of high-impact use cases across practice areas.
The firm is also working directly with clients to co-develop Harvey-powered workflows tailored to their needs, emphasizing secure, scalable adoption of AI. “We see Harvey not just as a tool, but as a platform for partnership between lawyers, technologists, and our clients,” said Richard McConnell, Chief Technology & Operating Officer. “This rollout is part of our broader commitment to responsible innovation—blending human judgment with smart, secure technology to help us move faster, think further, and build better client experiences.”
For Harvey, the partnership with Gowling WLG represents a significant milestone in the Canadian market. “Gowling WLG is setting an incredibly high bar in Canadian legal innovation,” said Winston Weinberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Harvey. “Their enterprise-wide rollout is a testament to visionary leadership and a deep belief in the power of AI to transform how legal work is done.”
With this adoption, Gowling WLG positions itself at the forefront of Canadian legal innovation, integrating AI directly into the daily work of its professionals while collaborating with clients to unlock new value.