Former Sidley global practice leader and software engineer Jennifer Coplan will join Lindsey Savage from Blackstone and Rob Parr from Wilson Sonsini in expanding Norm's technology transactions capabilities. “Jennifer’s experience is highly complementary to Lindsey's work in enterprise commercial contracts and AI governance, giving clients a team that has decades of experience advising on leading-edge technology transactions on behalf of innovators, licensees, purchasers, in

“Kate brings exactly the combination of technology and transactional experience that clients increasingly need,” said Matthew Mohn, co-chair of Reed Smith’s Global Corporate Group and chair of its U.S. Corporate Group. “She understands how AI, data privacy, and cybersecurity issues intersect with transactions and broader business strategy. Her arrival adds further depth to our ability to help clients address these issues throughout the lifecycle of their businesses.” Campbell

International law firm Bird & Bird is strengthening its AI offering with the appointment of Michelle Sally as a partner in its London Commercial team. Michelle has focused on AI for almost a decade, advising publicly listed and global technology platforms on AI risks and deployment – including some of the first agentic commerce solutions to be brought to market. Michelle combines a broad legal expertise with a deep knowledge of the technology underpinning AI. As AI queries co

Ong joins Taft as AI Utilization Counsel, through which she acts as a strategic liaison between practice groups, vendors, and cross-functional teams to translate AI strategy into day-to-day workflows. She has extensive experience driving AI adoption, change management, and business transformation within law firms with a proven track record of leading firmwide AI rollouts, spearheading adoption strategies, designing practice-specific governance, and fosterin g high-level techn

Melissa Anastasiou has been appointed Chief Legal Officer of Sharon AI Holdings. Melissa will lead legal, governance, and compliance functions as the neocloud and AI infrastructure company scales. Melissa brings more than two decades of experience across legal, finance and governance. In Melissa's previous executive tenure at Spark New Zealand, she chaired the company's AI & Data Ethics Committee, pioneering enterprise AI governance and responsible data frameworks. Melissa jo

Global law firm White & Case LLP today announced that it has made a strategic investment in Clauze.AI, a new legal AI platform founded by Waad Alkurini, serving legal and corporate clients in Saudi Arabia and the wider region. “AI is reshaping the delivery of legal services and being at the forefront of this change is important to us in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where we have a long history and deep commitment,” said Heather McDevitt, Chair of White & Case. “Our investment