Silicon Valley Execs May Be Drawn to Legal Tech as Revenues Rise

July 2, 2019, 8:50 AM UTC

Mike Gamson’s recent decision to leave LinkedIn to become CEO of e-discovery company Relativity is a notable illustration of a mainstream technology executive looking to take advantage of the burgeoning legal tech sector.

Executives like Gamson, who have helped build big tech operations, can be invaluable to smaller legal tech companies seeking venture capital and growth that could include a public offering, according to industry recruiters.

Gamson downplayed the notion that Relativity is looking for an IPO path, at least for the time being.

An increasing number of legal tech companies are fitting comfortably in that space. Investments surged in ...

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