Clio Challenges Legal Research Giants with $1B vLex Deal

Clio, a Canadian practice-management software firm, acquired legal research platform vLex for $1 billion in November 2025—the largest deal in legal tech history. The move lets Clio combine its client-management tools with vLex's multi-jurisdictional legal database, directly competing with entrenched players Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis for the first time.