LexisNexis Protégé is a powerful "legal assistant" integrated into the Lexis+ ecosystem. It excels at drafting emails, summarizing cases, and answering research questions based on the massive Lexis database. Colabra is a dedicated "deal engine." We do not draft emails; we structure data rooms. Protégé helps you communicate the advice; Colabra helps you find the risk.
Protégé is built to be a helpful sidekick. It lives in Microsoft Word or your browser, helping you draft clauses, summarize search results, and "polish" your work product. It is designed to make the lawyer faster at their daily tasks.
Colabra is built to be a ruthless critic. We ingest the target's data room to find the problems. We don't just summarize the documents; we cross-reference them. We link the IP assignment to the payroll records, ensuring the intellectual property is actually owned by the seller.
Protégé sees company names as text strings. Colabra sees them as entities. We automatically extract company names to build an ownership graph and screen them against live sanctions, PEP, and litigation databases. Protégé can tell you about a company; Colabra can tell you if it is sanctioned.
Protégé typically works on the document or search result in front of you. Colabra works on the entire data room at once. We identify patterns across thousands of files—like a missing signature that appears on 40% of the customer contracts—that a single-document assistant will miss.
Protégé is part of the cloud-based Lexis ecosystem. Colabra provides a dedicated, isolated workspace for your deal data. We ingest the VDR content directly, ensuring that your highly sensitive buy-side analysis is kept separate from general research or public cloud models.