Global law firm White & Case LLP has announced a strategic investment in Clauze.AI, a Saudi legal artificial intelligence platform founded by Waad Alkurini. The platform is designed to serve legal and corporate clients in Saudi Arabia and the wider region. The announcement confirms growing interest in AI-driven legal tools, although specific financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
A Purpose-Built Legal AI Platform
Clauze.AI is an enterprise platform that understands and applies a company's legal knowledge across contract review, governance management, due diligence, risk identification, and compliance tasks. It helps legal teams make better-informed decisions across multiple workflows and operational areas. The platform offers bilingual capabilities, full data residency in Saudi Arabia, and on-premises deployment for clients that require local infrastructure.
Founder Background and Leadership Transition
Waad Alkurini spent more than a decade at White & Case, including the last three years as executive partner of the Riyadh office. She contributed significantly to the firm's market-leading practice in Saudi Arabia before leaving to focus on Clauze.AI. Her former firm has now become a strategic investor in the platform she founded.
Strategic Alignment With Saudi Vision 2030
White & Case Chair Heather McDevitt said artificial intelligence is reshaping the delivery of legal services. She noted that being at the forefront of this change matters to the firm in Saudi Arabia, where it has a long history and deep commitment. The investment reflects opportunities created by the Kingdom's continued focus on digital transformation and innovation under Saudi Vision 2030.
Regional Market Focus and Data Sovereignty
Clauze.AI has been developed specifically for Saudi Arabia and the wider region rather than adapted from other legal markets. Its architecture incorporates local language support and data residency standards that align with regulatory expectations and client requirements. The option to deploy on-premises gives corporate legal teams additional control over sensitive legal information and internal documents.
A Long-Standing Presence in the Kingdom
White & Case says it is the only international law firm with more than a seven-decade track record of supporting Saudi Arabia. It established its on-the-ground presence in the Kingdom in 1989 and currently has around 40 lawyers, including nine partners. The team advises on complex deals and disputes under U.S., English, and Saudi law and is supported by a global network of more than 2,600 lawyers across 43 offices in 29 countries.
Supporting Corporate Legal Teams
The platform aims to reduce the time legal departments spend on routine contract and governance work. It enables in-house teams to apply their own legal knowledge consistently across different matters and to identify obligations and risks more efficiently. This focus on speed and consistency is becoming more important for companies managing complex regulatory requirements in Saudi Arabia and the wider region.
Investment Rationale and Market Impact
The move gives White & Case exposure to a legal technology platform tailored to Saudi regulatory and business needs. It also allows Clauze.AI to benefit from the global firm's industry relationships and legal expertise. Both parties see the investment as a way to support digital transformation in the legal sector without disclosing financial details.
The investment brings together White & Case's established legal practice and Clauze.AI's AI-driven platform for the Saudi and regional market. It signals growing interest in legal technology solutions tailored to local regulatory and data requirements and reflects the broader digital shift taking place in the region. Although the value of the investment remains undisclosed, the partnership highlights the continued expansion of digital innovation in the Kingdom's legal sector.