Triple
T14606628
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Preston Gates & Ellis |
E342846
|
entity |
| Predicate | mergedInto |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
K&L Gates
K&L Gates is a large international law firm headquartered in the United States, known for its broad global presence and full-service corporate legal practice.
|
E1108297
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: K&L Gates | Statement: [Preston Gates & Ellis, mergedInto, K&L Gates]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: K&L Gates Context triple: [Preston Gates & Ellis, mergedInto, K&L Gates]
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A.
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis is a prominent American law firm known for its work in corporate, litigation, and restructuring matters for major global clients.
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B.
King & Spalding
King & Spalding is a prominent international law firm headquartered in Atlanta, known for its work in litigation, regulatory, and corporate matters.
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C.
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm known for its extensive corporate, finance, and litigation practices across major financial and business centers worldwide.
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D.
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling is a prominent international law firm based in Washington, D.C., known for its work in regulatory, litigation, and corporate matters.
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E.
DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a large global law firm headquartered in London and Chicago, known for providing a wide range of legal services to corporate, government, and institutional clients worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: K&L Gates Triple: [Preston Gates & Ellis, mergedInto, K&L Gates]
Generated description
K&L Gates is a large international law firm headquartered in the United States, known for its broad global presence and full-service corporate legal practice.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: K&L Gates Target entity description: K&L Gates is a large international law firm headquartered in the United States, known for its broad global presence and full-service corporate legal practice.
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A.
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis is a prominent American law firm known for its work in corporate, litigation, and restructuring matters for major global clients.
-
B.
King & Spalding
King & Spalding is a prominent international law firm headquartered in Atlanta, known for its work in litigation, regulatory, and corporate matters.
-
C.
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm known for its extensive corporate, finance, and litigation practices across major financial and business centers worldwide.
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D.
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling is a prominent international law firm based in Washington, D.C., known for its work in regulatory, litigation, and corporate matters.
-
E.
DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a large global law firm headquartered in London and Chicago, known for providing a wide range of legal services to corporate, government, and institutional clients worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d822dec68081908c2553145c4051dc |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb44d327c8190a8d20568429d0f80 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd94d09e988190a2a2a1332397b412 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd9828129c8190bd7445e99dadc618 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 8 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd98cf0bcc81909dac826a32daaf04 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 8:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:25 a.m.