Freshfields advises RELX Group on the proposed acquisition of French legaltech company Doctrine

Global law firm Freshfields is advising RELX Group, owner of LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a global leader in information, analytics, and AI-powered legal workflow solutions, on the proposed acquisition of Doctrine, a France-based Legal AI platform recognised for its advanced AI tools in legal search, analysis, drafting and practitioner workflows.

The proposed acquisition is expected to accelerate the delivery of enhanced, trusted, intuitive and authoritative legal AI workflow solutions in France and across key European jurisdictions, including Germany, Spain and Italy, and should assist customers to improve productivity and achieve better outcomes.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Paris, Doctrine combines a comprehensive corpus of case law, legislation and regulatory content for civil law jurisdictions with a suite of AI-powered research, drafting and analytics tools.

The proposed acquisition is subject to the completion of applicable information and consultation procedures with the relevant employee representative bodies and customary regulatory consents.

The Freshfields team was led by partners Ziyad Nassif (London) and Guillemette Burgala (Paris), together with counsel Valentine Pouyet, senior associate Joaquim Traoré and associate Manon Chalopin on the corporate aspects. Partner Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson, counsel Tanguy Bardet, senior associate Anne Dos and associate Léa Hirschi, advised on the FDI aspects. Partner Christel Cacioppo, senior associate Matthias Triolle and associate Jeanne Viscovi - De Laender advised on employment aspects. Partner Thomas Métayer and senior associate Andréa Stapts advised on tax aspects. Partner Giles Pratt, senior associates Laéna Bouafy and Joseph Mason, associates Taybah Siddiqi and Emily Parker, advised on the IP/IT and Data aspects.