Latham & Watkins Appoints John Scrudato as Director of AI and Innovation
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- Medium
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
Latham & Watkins is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A meaningful marker of where the firm's capability is heading.
Latham & Watkins appointed John Scrudato, an attorney who previously worked in Latham's innovation function before Gunderson Dettmer, as dedicated Director of AI and Innovation -- one of the earlier named AI director roles at a top-20 Am Law firm.
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- Medium
- Source type
- Trade Press
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