Alston & Bird
3+ tracked moves on Panorama
Key HireFebruary 5, 2026· Confirmed
Alston & Bird Hires Cynthia Cole from Baker McKenzie, Technology & Privacy
Alston & Bird- Significance
- Low
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
Alston & Bird is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A directional signal rather than a step change.
Alston & Bird hired Cynthia J. Cole, previously with Baker McKenzie, as a partner in its Technology & Privacy Group in Silicon Valley; she has since become one of the firm's most active AI-focused authors/speakers on AI contracting playbooks and governance.
- Significance
- Low
- Source type
- Trade Press
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