Foley & Lardner hires veteran legal tech leader James McKenna as CIO
- Significance
- Low
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
Foley & Lardner is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A directional signal rather than a step change.
Foley & Lardner hired James McKenna, former CIO at Fenwick & West and 17-year Morrison & Foerster IT veteran, as Chief Information Officer. His mandate spans AI, cybersecurity, enterprise infrastructure, and information governance across the firm's technology platforms.
""Law firms are operating in a moment of profound technological change, where innovation and client service are more interconnected than ever." — James McKenna, CIO, Foley & Lardner"
- Significance
- Low
- Source type
- Firm Press Release
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