White & Case has made a strategic investment in Clauze.AI, an AI-powered enterprise legal platform built for the Saudi market. The move ties the global law firm directly to a tool designed to automate contract review, due diligence, and risk identification for corporate legal teams in the region. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Clauze.AI was founded by Waad Alkurini, who is leaving White & Case after more than a decade to lead the company full-time. She most recently headed the firm's Riyadh office for three years. The platform offers bilingual capabilities, full data residency in Saudi Arabia, and an option for on-premises deployment - specifications that address local regulatory and data sovereignty requirements.
What the platform does
Clauze.AI ingests an organization's legal knowledge and applies it to everyday legal work. Legal teams can use it to review contracts, manage corporate governance, perform due diligence, and identify obligations and risks. The system is designed to support legal decision-making, not just surface documents.
The focus on Saudi Arabia and surrounding markets is deliberate. The platform was developed with local legal frameworks in mind, rather than retrofitted from a US or European model. That includes native Arabic language support and infrastructure that keeps data inside the country.
White & Case's Saudi footprint
White & Case has operated in Saudi Arabia for more than 70 years and established an on-the-ground office in Riyadh in 1989. The office now houses roughly 40 lawyers, including nine partners. The investment in Clauze.AI extends that commitment into the technology layer of legal service delivery.
Heather McDevitt, Chair of White & Case, said the investment reflects both the firm's interest in AI and Saudi Arabia's push toward digital transformation. "AI is reshaping the delivery of legal services and being at the forefront of this change is important to us in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where we have a long history and deep commitment," McDevitt said. "Our investment in Clauze.AI builds on that commitment, and reflects the opportunities created by the Kingdom's continued focus on digital transformation and innovation under Saudi Vision 2030."
Why this matters for legal professionals
This deal signals that a major international law firm is willing to put capital behind a jurisdiction-specific AI tool rather than relying solely on global, general-purpose platforms. For lawyers and legal operations professionals working in or with Saudi Arabia, Clauze.AI represents a tool built with local language, local data rules, and local legal structures from day one - not as an afterthought.
Contract review and due diligence are two of the most resource-intensive tasks in corporate legal work. Platforms like Clauze.AI target those workflows directly. For paralegals and junior associates, that shift changes the nature of daily work. An AI Learning Path for Paralegals can help legal staff build the skills to work alongside these systems rather than be displaced by them. The broader trend is clear: AI for Legal is moving from experimental pilots to operational tools backed by law firm investment.
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