# Daniel Lewis

> Daniel Lewis is the Global CEO of LegalOn Technologies, the most well-funded AI platform for in-house contract review, having raised over $200 million. A Stanford Law grad who co-founded Ravel Law from a Stanford dorm, partnered with Harvard to digitize 360 years of U.S. case law, and then led LexisNexis's Practical Guidance division before taking the helm at LegalOn in 2022. Under his leadership, LegalOn's US and UK business quadrupled, secured a $50M Series E led by Goldman Sachs, and struck a strategic partnership with OpenAI - all while building attorney-curated AI playbooks that help legal teams cut contract review time by up to 85%.

- **Role:** Global CEO at LegalOn Technologies
- **Organizations:** LegalOn Technologies, Ravel Law, LexisNexis
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Johns Hopkins University, JD, Stanford Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ravel Law, one of the first machine learning-powered legal research platforms, and led it to acquisition by LexisNexis in 2017, Spearheaded and funded the Caselaw Access Project with Harvard Law School's Library Innovation Lab, digitizing all official US court decisions (6.7 million cases, 360 years of legal history) and providing free public access, Led LexisNexis Practical Guidance and Analytical products serving 100,000+ attorneys across three countries

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Co-founded Ravel Law with classmate Nik Reed while at Stanford Law School, building legal analytics and research tools to help lawyers understand judicial precedent
- **2015** — Ravel Law partnered with Harvard Law School to launch the Caselaw Access Project, digitizing 40+ million pages of US court decisions spanning 360 years
- **2017** — LexisNexis acquired Ravel Law; Lewis joined LexisNexis as Senior Director of Product Management
- **2017-2022** — Rose to VP and GM at LexisNexis, leading Practical Guidance and Analytical products for 100,000+ attorneys across US, UK, and Canada
- **2022** — Joined LegalOn Technologies as US CEO to lead the company's expansion into the United States
- **2024** — Elevated to Global CEO of LegalOn Technologies, leading a 600-person organization across Japan, US, and UK
- **2025-07** — Closed $50M Series E led by Goldman Sachs growth equity fund; announced strategic partnership with OpenAI, bringing LegalOn's total funding to $200M

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ravel Law, one of the first machine learning-powered legal research platforms, and led it to acquisition by LexisNexis in 2017
- Spearheaded and funded the Caselaw Access Project with Harvard Law School's Library Innovation Lab, digitizing all official US court decisions (6.7 million cases, 360 years of legal history) and providing free public access
- Led LexisNexis Practical Guidance and Analytical products serving 100,000+ attorneys across three countries
- Led LegalOn's US and UK expansion, growing the business fourfold year-over-year
- Closed $50M Series E led by Goldman Sachs in July 2025, bringing total company funding to $200M
- Struck strategic partnership with OpenAI to develop advanced AI legal agents
- Grew LegalOn's customer base to 7,000+ organizations, a 40% year-over-year increase
- Built platform achieving up to 85% time savings on contract review for in-house legal teams

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Appeared on LawNext podcast discussing his journey from law student startup founder to Global CEO of LegalOn Technologies
- **2025-07** — LegalOn closed $50M Series E led by Goldman Sachs and announced strategic OpenAI partnership, bringing total funding to $200M
- **2025-07** — LegalOn reached 7,000+ customers, a 40% year-over-year increase, with the US/UK business quadrupling year-over-year

## Links

- Website: https://legalontech.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dlewis4
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LegalOnTech
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/legalontechnologies/

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Last updated: 2026-05-17