Oz Benamram has officially joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as chief AI officer. Benamram is one of the legaltech industry’s best-known names, having advised law firm leaders, legaltech companies, and investors on legal AI transformation. He has spent decades building and leading knowledge and innovation functions at several of the world’s leading law firms, including Simpson Thacher, White & Case, and Morrison & Foerster.
“As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the world and our industry, we are investing in the people, technology, and governance necessary to help our clients access the expertise of Pillsbury lawyers,” said Pillsbury chair, David Dekker. “Oz will help us harness this transformational tech responsibly, leverage our vast data across leading areas of practice, and accelerate innovation across the firm, all in service of delivering exceptional outcomes for those we represent.”
As chief AI officer at Pillsbury, we’re told that Benamram will lead the development of Pillsbury’s AI strategy, governance frameworks and enablement infrastructure. He will lead the firm’s data science and knowledge management functions as well, helping to ensure that Pillsbury’s collective experience, work product, and legal insights are effectively leveraged across practices and markets.
“What drew me to Pillsbury is its rare combination of a legacy of innovation, a deeply collaborative culture, and a clear conviction that AI must be pursued with both ambition and discipline,” said Benamram. “The firm understands that AI can do more than just change how legal work gets done; it can expand clients’ access to Pillsbury’s collective knowledge, experience, and judgment. I’m excited to work alongside Pillsbury’s lawyers and clients across industries and around the world to help shape a human-led AI future.”
Benamram is co-author of Law, Reinvented: Leading AI Transformation in Legal Practice – a playbook for lawyers, covering strategy, pricing, team building, data, governance, adoption, tool selection, risk, and the human side of change.
He also founded and runs SKILLS — the Strategic Knowledge & Innovation Legal Leaders’ Summit — convening transformation leaders from the largest global, US, UK, and Canadian firms to share notes and experiences.
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