Corporate Counsel Business Journal
Eudia Launches AI-Augmented Law Firm in Arizona, Expands Access to Justice Initiative
Date
Sep 6, 2025
Author
Kristin Calve
Arizona has cleared Eudia to launch Eudia Counsel, an AI-augmented law firm blending machine intelligence with human counsel. M&A and contracting are the test cases. The real question: can AI finally crack the billable hour? #LegalTech #AI #FutureOfLaw #AccessToJustice
The legal industry has never been famous for agility. Billable hours, external counsel, and rigid hierarchies have shaped how corporate legal departments operate for decades. But this week, Palo Alto–based startup Eudia signaled that a different model is possible — one where artificial intelligence is not an accessory but the foundation of how law is practiced.At its 2025 Augmented Intelligence Summit, Eudia launched Eudia Counsel, an AI-augmented law firm approved under Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure (ABS) rules. The firm pairs proprietary AI with human lawyers to tackle contracting and M&A due diligence. The approach promises not just speed — instantly analyzing thousands of documents or redlining contracts at scale — but also memory. Each engagement feeds into what Eudia calls the Company Brain, a system that captures institutional knowledge that often disappears when companies rely solely on outside counsel.The launch is more than a technical milestone. It is a direct challenge to the logic of corporate law. Instead of incremental efficiency gains and billable hours, Eudia is betting on compounding intelligence: legal work that makes the team faster, sharper, and less dependent over time. Its early clients include DHL, Stripe, Duracell, Cargill, Intuit, Airbnb, and the U.S. government.Eudia also broadened its AI for Good initiative, a company-wide commitment to expand access to justice. The program will focus first on Arizona, where the firm is pledging resources to underserved communities and small businesses. COO David Van Reyk framed it as an investment in equity, noting that AI has the potential to dramatically improve access to justice.Alongside the law firm debut, Eudia rolled out two new platform features: Sigma, a suite of AI legal agents that handle tasks from clause redlining to regulatory Q&A, and Insights, an analytics tool designed to uncover hidden risks and value leaks in contracts.Backed by more than $100 million in funding led by General Catalyst — and advised by legal leaders such as Dan Mascaro (Progressive) and David Onorato (RBC) — Eudia is positioning itself as both a disruptor of corporate legal work and an advocate for equity in the system. The company also recently acquired Johnson Hana, an alternative legal services provider, as part of its growth strategy.For an industry famous for resisting disruption, Eudia’s moves mark a clear line in the sand. The question is no longer whether AI will reshape legal work — but who will lead that transformation, and who will be left defending the old model.
Published September 6, 2025.