The law firm just went native. wim dejonghe, formerly allen & overy's global senior partner,…
the law firm just went native. wim dejonghe, formerly allen & overy's global senior partner, co-founded falcon, an ai-native firm, alongside a former freshfields lawyer, per oct 2 reporting.
the org chart is becoming a model card.
Context
Legal IT Insider and The Global Legal Post reported on Oct 2 that Wim Dejonghe, former global senior partner of Allen & Overy, co-founded Falcon, an AI-native law firm, with the technology entrepreneurs behind Belgian HR-tech scaleup Mbrella and a former Freshfields lawyer. Falcon AI also announced a EUR 1.5 million pre-seed round on Oct 1.
Falcon describes itself as an AI-native law firm in Belgium that reviews, drafts and negotiates commercial contracts for startups and scale-ups, with its AI doing a first pass against each client's playbook and a bar-admitted lawyer reviewing it.
Dejonghe's role, the Falcon co-founding and the former Freshfields lawyer match the Oct 2 reporting. Artificial Lawyer quotes Dejonghe saying the legal sector is due its neo-bank moment.
'The org chart is becoming a model card' is the author's opinion.
Related work
- Falcon raises EUR 1.5M pre-seed ↗The funding round.
- Artificial Lawyer: Dejonghe backs Falcon ↗Interview.
- Law.com: former A&O, Freshfields lawyers launch AI-native firms ↗The billable hour argument.
Watch next
- Watch for Falcon's first client announcements.
Sources
- Legal IT Insider, Oct 2, 2026legaltechnology.com
- The Global Legal Post, Oct 2, 2026globallegalpost.com
- Falcon, Oct 1, 2026falcon.law
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