Jan 8 (Reuters) - ZwillGen, a law firm that focuses on

technology and privacy law, said on Wednesday it has launched an

artificial intelligence division with the acquisition of another

small firm, Luminos.

Six attorneys and data scientists from the Washington,

D.C.-based Luminos.Law have joined ZwillGen to expand the firm's

work into AI bias and cybersecurity testing, which founder and

managing member Marc Zwillinger said is a "high-demand service"

for its client base amid regulatory scrutiny.

The new year has kicked off with a flurry of law firm

combinations, primarily involving small firms. There have been

at least five other tie-ups announced in 2025, including

London-founded Clyde & Co.'s merger with a small insurance firm

in Dallas, and London-based Withers' combination with a small

firm in Los Angeles.

Several large mergers that were previously announced took

effect on Jan. 1.

ZwillGen, founded in Washington in 2010, now has more than

45 attorneys with offices in D.C., New York, Chicago and San

Francisco, Zwillinger said. It also operates a subsidiary to

help clients handle subpoena requests and has an affiliate

company focused on gaming licensing, bringing the total

headcount to about 125 people.

ZwillGen's clients include technology and media companies

such as Airbnb ( ABNB ), Bose, DoorDash ( DASH ), NBCUniversal and the New York

Times, according to its website.

The five-year-old law firm Luminos specialized in advising

companies on auditing and managing AI and analytics risks. The

firm in April spun off Luminos.AI as a separate software company

to make its custom AI risk software more widely available on an

enterprise platform.

Zwillinger said the software company currently remains an

independent firm. Andrew Burt, co-founder and formerly managing

partner at Luminos law firm, said in an email that he will focus

full time on the software company and also serve as a legal

advisor to ZwillGen's new AI unit.

Brenda Leong from the Luminos law firm was named director of

ZwillGen's AI division.