How Slaughter and May Uses Luminance AI to Accelerate Due Diligence and M&A Transactions

By: GoBeyond Team
August 10, 2026
3 min read
Slaughter and May AI contract analysis dashboard

Quick Overview

Slaughter and May adopted Luminance AI, which uses NLP and contract automation to extract key clauses and terms from contracts, accelerating due diligence processes in mergers and acquisitions by improving risk assessment and compliance checks.

Slaughter and May
Slaughter and May
Company Size
~1,000 employees
Revenue Range
Not publicly disclosed
Primary Challenge
Reducing due diligence time and improving accuracy in M&A transactions
Key Metrics

- 75% reduction in due diligence time
- Accelerated M&A deal closings
- Enhanced risk assessment and compliance

The Problem

Manual contract review was slow and resource-intensive

The Solution

Implemented Luminance AI for automated contract analysis and clause extraction

Results

- Faster transaction timelines
- Improved risk management
- Higher compliance standards

Details

Industry
Legal
Departments
Legal & Compliance
Knowledge & Information Management
Use Cases
Contract Management
Data Analysis
Tags
NLP
Machine Learning
Time-Saving
Improved Accuracy
Legal Teams
AI Tools Used
Luminance AI
Sources
https://redresscompliance.com/top-15-real-life-use-cases-for-ai-in-the-legal-industry/https://www.vktr.com/ai-disruption/5-ai-case-studies-in-law/

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