Arlington-based BriefCatch names new COO

Arlington County-based legal writing technology platform BriefCatch announced Wednesday that Yoel Lavie is its new chief operating officer.

Previously he was general counsel for V, formerly known as VIDAA, a platform for smart TVs. He also has practiced law, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, at Gornitzky & Co. and Epstein Rosenblum Maoz, where Lavie was a partner. He also held leadership roles at cybersecurity company Rezilion, where he rose from chief of staff to COO and helped lead the company through its acquisition by GitLab.

Founded in 2017, BriefCatch is a legal writing platform that uses AI to improve clarity and persuasiveness in legal documents. As COO, Lavie will be tasked with helping the company scale operations. The company highlighted his experience in legal strategy, operations and software-as-a-service (SaaS) leadership.

“Most COOs understand SaaS. Few understand lawyers,” BriefCatch CEO and founder Ross Guberman said in a statement. “Yoel is both — a practicing M&A attorney who became an operator and helped scale and exit a SaaS company. That combination is rare, and it’s exactly what BriefCatch needs at this stage of growth.”

During his tenure at Rezilion, the company secured $30 million in Series A funding. Lavie also co-founded a stealth cybersecurity startup focused on security data infrastructure and holds a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Haifa in Israel.

“Legal technology is evolving quickly, but the stakes around accuracy, judgment and trust in the legal profession haven’t changed,” Lavie said. “What stood out to me about BriefCatch is its focus on building tools that strengthen legal work without replacing the professional judgment behind it. That’s what makes the platform so well positioned for this next stage of growth.”

In December 2025, BriefCatch announced it had raised $6 million in Series A financing, led by software-focused growth equity firm Full In. The company at the time said it had a 99% customer retention rate and 100% gross retention among law firms and courts.

The company plans to use the Series A funding to accelerate product development, expand its team and market presence and improve security, accuracy and user control.

According to the company’s website, BriefCatch has supported more than 300 law firms.