Coheso Team
Coheso Team
Law360 reported on Ned Gannon's departure from eBrevia, the AI-powered contract analytics company he co-founded. After 12 years building eBrevia into a leader in contract intelligence—and seeing it through acquisition by DFIN—Ned set out to tackle a new challenge in legal technology.
The eBrevia Story
eBrevia pioneered the use of machine learning for contract analysis. The platform helped legal teams extract key provisions, identify risks, and accelerate due diligence. Major law firms and corporations adopted the technology, and in 2018, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) acquired the company.
What Made eBrevia Successful
Several factors contributed to eBrevia's growth:
- Early mover advantage in AI-powered contract analytics
- Focus on accuracy that lawyers could trust
- Integration capability with existing legal workflows
- Strong customer relationships built on results
Why Leave to Start Again?
After more than a decade building contract analytics tools, Ned identified an underserved segment of the legal technology market: in-house legal operations. While law firms had access to sophisticated technology, corporate legal departments often relied on generic tools not designed for legal work.
The Gap in the Market
In-house legal teams needed:
- A way to manage incoming requests from the business
- Tools to handle routine inquiries efficiently
- Visibility into workload and performance
- AI capabilities tailored to corporate legal work
What Came Next
This departure from eBrevia led to the founding of Coheso, an AI-native platform for in-house legal intake and work management. The experience building eBrevia informed key decisions about architecture, AI implementation, and customer focus.
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