Emma Legal x HighQ: One less gap between the data room and the deal

Where lawyers work

HighQ is where M&A lawyers manage their transactions. Client collaboration, secure document sharing, legal project management, matter workspaces — it's the operating layer of a deal, used by more than half of the global 100 largest law firms.

For many teams, HighQ is where the deal lives from mandate to close. As one legal tech solutions manager at Bird & Bird put it: "HighQ gives firms the ability to scale complex product solutions quickly across clients and teams, transforming the client experience." (a HighQ Testimonial)

What HighQ has not been, by design, is a due diligence engine. That is not a gap in HighQ's vision. It is simply a different problem, one that requires a different kind of tool. (Thomson Reuters | HighQ)

That tool is Emma.

Where the intelligence lives

Emma is purpose-built for M&A legal due diligence. The moment a data room opens, Emma ingests every document, maps the contents against a pre-built information request list of 180+ document categories, flags missing documentation, identifies clause-level deviations from market standard, and produces a structured preliminary report.

The kind a partner can bring into a client call the morning after the data room opens.

No sampling. No fatigue. No 'document 3,400' getting less attention than document 12. Every file, every time.

For M&A lawyers, this changes the starting line. Instead of spending the first days of a deal in triage, the team arrives at analysis. Instead of sending a first update in week two, the partner calls the client on day one with a structured preliminary read already in hand.

That is a fundamentally different client experience. And it is the one clients are beginning to expect.

The connection that closes the gap

Until now, a lawyer using HighQ for transaction management and Emma for due diligence had a gap in the middle. Client documents stored in HighQ had to be moved manually before Emma could begin its work. A small friction, perhaps but at the moment a data room opens, small frictions have consequences.

With this integration, that gap closes.

Client documents in HighQ now flow directly into Emma. The data room opens. Emma starts. Every file reviewed, every gap flagged, DD insights delivered. Inside the workflow the team already trusts, without a single manual step.

For the M&A lawyer, this means the two tools they rely on most are finally working as one. Transaction management and due diligence intelligence, connected. The deal lifecycle, uninterrupted.

Why this matters now

The conversation in M&A legal has moved. It is no longer about whether to use AI. It is about which tools are actually built for the workflow.

Emma was built around the workflow. HighQ was built around the workflow. The integration between them is not a technical convenience. It is a statement about how modern M&A practice should work: every tool earning its place in the deal, every connection removing a barrier between the lawyer and the advice that wins client relationships.

We built Emma because M&A lawyers told us they deserved better than spending their best hours on document triage. Every integration we add is a direct response to what they asked for.

HighQ is the latest answer.

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