HIKE2 and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Announce Partnership to Launch a Governed AI Legal Assistant
Submitted by HIKE2
HIKE2 and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney today announced a strategic partnership to launch a secure, governed AI workspace built specifically for the legal industry. Designed to address the critical need for compliance and oversight in legal technology, the platform enables law firms to scale artificial intelligence responsibly without sacrificing centralized control.
As law firms race to adopt AI, many struggle with the risks of unmanaged public chatbots. The platform operates on the principle that “innovation with governance drives confidence,” specifically for legal teams navigating complex regulatory and client confidentiality requirements. It provides a controlled but customizable AI environment, ensuring that firm and client data are never used to train public AI models.
"This platform provides centralized policy enforcement, model controls, role-based access, and usage analytics across legal and business functions," says Liv Smith, Director of Advisory Services at HIKE2. “These are critical features to ensure that firm leadership can oversee and measure AI adoption within a consistent, policy-driven environment. The legal industry demands this level of control and accountability as firms move toward enterprise-scale AI adoption.”
Proven Success at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
The platform is built upon the foundation of "BuchananArtifex," a proprietary AI platform originally developed and deployed internally by Buchanan. Through this partnership, HIKE2 is commercializing and scaling the platform for broader use across the Am Law 200 and corporate legal departments.
Since its internal rollout, Buchanan’s platform has demonstrated massive, measurable success:
· 7,000+ hours of attorney time saved
· 45,000+ documents auto-processed
· Drastic reduction in filing errors
“We’ve seen firsthand how a governed approach to AI can enhance both efficiency and quality of work,” says Jared Gullbergh, Chief Information Officer at Buchanan. “The internal development of BuchananArtifex enabled us to provide a broad range of AI capabilities to all areas of the firm in a secure and cost-effective manner. Our partnership with HIKE2 allows us to bring that capability to other firms facing similar challenges.”
Key Capabilities
The platform is designed to accelerate high-value workflows across legal, marketing, HR, and IT functions. Key capabilities include:
· Embedded Governance and Guardrails: Applies firm-defined policies at the point of use, including controls for sensitive data and acceptable use enforcement;
· Support for Core Legal Workflows: Enables tasks such as summarization, drafting, contract analysis, and research with structured, source-backed outputs;
· Actionable Usage Analytics: Provides visibility into adoption trends across departments, roles, and practice areas, enabling leadership to identify high-value use cases, optimize resource allocation, and guide strategic AI adoption;
· Flexible Model Access: Offers a curated set of enterprise-approved AI models, allowing users to select the right tool for each task while maintaining cost and governance controls.
The platform is available for firms looking to move beyond isolated AI use cases and establish a scalable, enterprise-wide foundation for responsible AI adoption.
About HIKE2
HIKE2 is an innovation technology and business advisory firm that helps organizations overcome competitive and performance barriers. With a focus on highly secure and regulated industry sectors such as legal, financial services, insurance, healthcare and global high-tech firms, HIKE2 specializes in AI-driven automation solutions, advanced data and analytics programs and cloud platform modernizations. By pairing industry expertise with modern technologies, HIKE2 enables clients to design and implement strategies that deliver real business impact. Learn more at https://hike2.com/.
About Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is a national law firm with a proven reputation for providing progressive, industry-leading legal, business, regulatory and government relations advice to our regional, national and international clients. Our 475 attorneys and government relations professionals across 17 offices proudly represent some of the highest profile and innovative companies in the nation, including more than 41% of the Fortune 500. Learn more at https://www.bipc.com/.