Legal technology firm Filevine has acquired Pincites, an AI-driven contract redlining company, enhancing its footprint in corporate and transactional law and advancing its AI-focused strategy. This marks Filevine’s second major AI acquisition in 2025, following April’s purchase of Parrot, a platform for managing depositions, and constitutes its fourth acquisition overall. Though not formally announced, insider sources reveal the all-cash deal closed on December 18, 2024. Coming just three months after Filevine raised $400 million in two funding rounds during 2024 and 2025—adding to its prior $226. 1 million—the company stands among the best-capitalized legal tech firms. The acquisition brings Pincites’ co-founders, sisters Sona and Mariam Sulakian, and their team of about four employees into Filevine, which employs around 700 staff under CEO and co-founder Ryan Anderson. The Sulakians will remain post-acquisition and spearhead a new San Francisco office anchored by Pincites. This move marks Filevine’s most significant expansion beyond its litigation roots into corporate legal and transactional markets. Building on its 2021 acquisition of Outlaw, a contract lifecycle management platform, the Pincites deal fills a key gap in advanced contract redlining and Word-native workflows. Pincites’ technology is used by major enterprises like Meta, Vercel, and Rubrik and is trusted in high-security, enterprise legal environments and law firms. The purchase complements Filevine’s AI-first strategy evolving over the last three years, under which it both builds proprietary AI and acquires external AI businesses. The acquisition aligns with Filevine’s recent launch of Lois (Legal Operating Intelligence System), an AI assistant that aids legal teams in querying and drafting documents directly from live case data within Filevine. Reportedly an eight-figure, predominantly cash transaction, the deal signals continued momentum for Filevine’s M&A and robust financial position. The company anticipates completing its best quarter and year to date. Pincites’ strong investor and founder pedigree also stands out. Nat Friedman, Meta’s Superintelligence Labs head, was a lead investor.

Sona Sulakian, formerly a Ropes & Gray attorney and strategic roles at Evisort and Salesforce, teams with Mariam Sulakian, an ex-GitHub product lead and Meta engineer specializing in security and scale, combining legal expertise with AI engineering to build a best-in-class product. Filevine’s legal team had been avid users of Pincites, further validating the acquisition. The new San Francisco office places Filevine at the core of the AI ecosystem near companies like Anthropic and Meta and supports plans to expand AI talent hiring substantially in the coming year. CEO Anderson previously stated that the recent capital raise’s primary use would be recruiting top talent, particularly in generative AI and machine learning. This deal furthers Filevine’s vision of a comprehensive legal operating intelligence system serving law firms, enterprises, and government agencies—a market segment showing strong growth. While Filevine has made progress in corporate legal markets, the Pincites acquisition is expected to significantly boost opportunities with enterprise legal teams, reinforcing Filevine’s role at the intersection of legal technology and AI. About Pincites: Founded in 2023 and a Y Combinator graduate, Pincites is an AI-native contract review and negotiation platform that integrates directly into Microsoft Word. It automates contract redlining, risk review, and playbook-driven guidance for in-house and enterprise legal teams. Operating as a Word add-in, it allows users to review and negotiate contracts within the application lawyers use most. Its configurable playbooks automatically mark clauses, insert comments, and highlight deviations. Supporting over 80 languages with translation and summarization tools, Pincites facilitates efficient cross-border deal reviews.