Case Study: McDermott Will & Emery achieves faster, more accurate contract review and meets tight M&A deadlines with eBrevia

How we helped an international law firm reduce document review times and increase accuracy

McDermott Will & Emery, a global AmLaw 25 law firm, faced an urgent challenge: representing the buyer in an $800+ million M&A deal with just one week to complete buy-side diligence on more than 600 agreements. Knowing pure manual review was impractical, the firm turned to eBrevia’s AI-powered contract review software, which they had used on prior transactions.

Using eBrevia, McDermott rapidly extracted relevant contractual provisions, leveraged grouping and multi-document comparison, and generated due-diligence outputs—allowing the team to surface material issues, finish the diligence memorandum, and meet the deadline. The firm reports continued use of eBrevia on many transactions; eBrevia cites performance gains of 30–90% faster reviews and 10–60% higher accuracy versus manual review, and McDermott’s client was reportedly very pleased with the outcome.

McDermott Will & Emery

Niraj Patel

Senior Transaction Counsel