The Syngenta Group is a global leader in agricultural innovation. With 56,000 employees across more than 90 countries, Syngenta’s mission is to transform agriculture through tailor-made solutions that benefit farmers, society, and the planet.

Syngenta’s Legal Department faced a clear mandate: do more with less. Operating across 30+ jurisdictions, the team navigated rising complexity and an accelerating volume of business requests.

“We faced three major obstacles: a rapidly growing workload, mounting pressure to cut external legal spend, and a fragmented knowledge base that slowed access to critical information,” said Marie-Cécile Martin, Head of Legal Operations.

Martin explored internal use cases and AI solutions in parallel, exchanged with law firms, other large organizations and consulting firms, all with one goal: finding a platform that could scale globally while delivering measurable ROI. Harvey stood out for its legal-trained AI, intuitive design, and ambitious roadmap.

In September 2024, Syngenta launched its AI for Legal Programme with Harvey at the center. Martin led a global pilot with 50 lawyers, supported by weekly AI clinics, structured training, and KPIs tracking satisfaction, hours saved, and the impact on external legal spend. Harvey’s usability drove immediate adoption.

Momentum accelerated. Six months after the purchase of the first licenses, Syngenta doubled the number of users powered by peer-to-peer sharing and an internal Legal AI Scouting Team spreading best practices and sparking ongoing innovation.

Harvey delivers measurable returns across Syngenta’s global legal team. Lawyers reclaim time every week, and power users gain even more. From a recent survey conducted in June 2025, they found:

Elevating Quality and Reducing Risk

Harvey helps improve the quality of legal advice. Lawyers use it to anticipate counterparty arguments, test reasoning, and sharpen negotiations. One Senior Counsel explained:

“Harvey lets me focus on critical analysis while it generates documents in near-final form without the administrative drag.”

Scaling a Culture of Innovation

Syngenta lawyers now rely on Harvey for their daily work. They draft contracts, run compliance surveys, summarize board meetings, and complete regulatory research in minutes instead of hours. A Senior Legal Leader shared:

“As corporate secretary for five North American companies, I use Harvey to summarize board meetings, draft minutes, and review documents in minutes, not days.”

Marie-Cécile Martin summed it up: “Harvey has become part of our routine. Having a partner like Harvey at this stage is a real game-changer.”

For Syngenta, Harvey is more than a productivity tool. It helps the legal team build expertise, reduce reliance on external counsel, and scale its impact globally. With Harvey, every lawyer acts as a force multiplier.