Harvey Harvey's cofounder and CEO, Winston Weinberg.

Harvey has been taking early steps toward an initial public offering.

The legal artificial intelligence startup, which was recently valued at $15.5 billion, has held talks with lawyers at Latham & Watkins about going public, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The discussions were preliminary, with no listing imminent, one of the people said. Rather, Harvey is likely to watch how the coming crop of tech listings fare before deciding whether to move ahead.

Harvey declined to comment. Latham & Watkins did not respond to a request for comment.

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