A senior partner at a prominent Wilmington law firm did something last week that should concern every Delaware lawyer: He opened ChatGPT and typed, “Who are the top corporate law firms in Delaware?”
His firm, a Delaware institution with 20 attorneys and four decades of corporate work, didn’t appear in the AI-generated response.
A competitor firm half their size? Featured second, with an AI summary highlighting their “M&A expertise and Delaware Court of Chancery experience.”
Across Delaware, business buyers are using AI platforms to research vendors, compare service providers, and make six-figure purchasing decisions, and most established firms are completely invisible in these searches.
The New B2B Buyer Journey
In September 2025, OpenAI launched Instant Checkout for ChatGPT, fundam

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