Triple
T20539912
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward F. Cox |
E504298
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is a prominent New York City–based law firm known for its litigation, intellectual property, and corporate practices.
|
E1437190
|
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: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler | Statement: [Edward F. Cox, employer, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Context triple: [Edward F. Cox, employer, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler]
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A.
D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles
D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles was a major global advertising agency formed through the merger of several prominent firms, known for handling high-profile consumer brands.
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B.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is a prominent international law firm known for its work in regulatory, litigation, and corporate matters, particularly in Washington, D.C. and other major legal markets.
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C.
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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D.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is a prominent international law firm based in New York City, renowned for its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation practices.
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E.
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.
- 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: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Triple: [Edward F. Cox, employer, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler]
Generated description
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is a prominent New York City–based law firm known for its litigation, intellectual property, and corporate practices.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Target entity description: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is a prominent New York City–based law firm known for its litigation, intellectual property, and corporate practices.
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A.
D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles
D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles was a major global advertising agency formed through the merger of several prominent firms, known for handling high-profile consumer brands.
-
B.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is a prominent international law firm known for its work in regulatory, litigation, and corporate matters, particularly in Washington, D.C. and other major legal markets.
-
C.
King & Spalding
King & Spalding is a prominent international law firm headquartered in Atlanta, known for its work in litigation, regulatory, and corporate matters.
-
D.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is a prominent international law firm based in New York City, renowned for its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation practices.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69e0b4b476648190bc6019622ae54d3c |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6a290bd8c819091988f511fb5820b |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08a567f39c819098b75ea029b3f740 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08a66836d88190a63b42663455e491 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08a6e4bd1c8190969cf969812a2e56 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 5:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:37 a.m.