就像现实版《傲骨贤妻》一样，著名白鞋华尔街律所Weil, Gotshal & Manges的解体本周成为法律界热议话题。如今，硅谷也介入了这出大戏。
Like a real-life episode of , the demise of famed white-shoe Wall Street law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has been the talk of the legal industry this week. And now, Silicon Valley has entered the picture.
TechCrunch证实，成立两年的AI优先律所Crosby已提出竞购要约，意在收购Weil Gotshal的部分资产，包括其商标、品牌以及一些未披露的内部数据。此外，Crosby还在努力招募该所约1200名律师中的部分人员。《The Information》率先报道了这一要约。
Two-year old AI-first law firm Crosby has put in a bid to buy some of the assets of Weil Gotshal, including its trademark, its brand, and some unspecified internal data, TechCrunch has confirmed. Separately, it is also working to hire some of the firm’s 1,200 lawyers. The Information was first to report this offer.
曾享有盛誉的Weil Gotshal本周向《纽约时报》证实，将在未来几天就解散进行投票。《时报》报道，此次清算源于该所原本的领导继任者拒绝接任、多名核心创收律师离所，以及原本寄望与竞争对手Willkie Farr & Gallagher的合并计划搁浅。
The once-prestigious Weil Gotshal confirmed to the New York Times this week that it was preparing to vote on dissolution in the coming days. The wind down is happening after the firm’s presumed leadership heir apparent turned down the role, a number of its top-producing lawyers left, and a hoped for merger with its rival, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, was shelved, the Times reported.
与此同时，Crosby的创始人认为他们代表了律所的未来。不同于向Harvey或Legora等现有律所出售内部开发的AI技术，Crosby本身就是一家真正的律所。它利用自家AI提供法律服务，承诺实现前所未有的速度。
Meanwhile, Crosby’s founders believe they are the future of law firms. Rather than selling their internally developed AI tech to existing firms like Harvey or Legora, Crosby is an actual law firm. It uses its AI to provide legal services at, the startup promises, a speed never before possible.
该初创公司已累计融资约8500万美元，其中包括3月由Lux和Index领投的6000万美元B轮融资，种子轮领投方Sequoia、Elad Gil、01 Advisors和Bain Capital Ventures跟投。Crosby于2025年退出隐身模式，当时手握580万美元种子资金。
The startup has raised about $85 million, including a $60 million Series B round in March led by Lux and Index, with participation from its seed-lead Sequoia, Elad Gil, 01 Advisors, and Bain Capital Ventures. Crosby came out of stealth mode in 2025 armed with $5.8 million in seed money.
虽然无人将法律AI的兴起指认为Weil Gotshal衰落的原因，但AI可能成为法律行业未来的关键。竞购条款未披露，Crosby能否胜出也无保证。但若成功，Weil Gotshal的遗产或许能在AI优先律所的重塑下浴火重生。
While no one has pointed to the rise of legal AI as a contributing factor to Weil Gotshal’s downfall, AI may be key to the legal industry’s future. Terms of the bid weren’t disclosed and there’s no guarantee that Crosby will prevail. But if it does, Weil Gotshal’s legacy could somehow rise from the ashes, transformed by an AI-first firm.