Key HireOctober 27, 2025· Confirmed
HSF Kramer appoints Ilona Logvinova as first-ever global Chief AI Officer
- Scale
- First global Chief AI Officer at a major law firm
- Significance
- High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer appointed Ilona Logvinova as its first global Chief AI Officer. Background: global Head of Innovation at McKinsey Legal, Managing Counsel at McKinsey Digital, Director of Practice Innovation at Cleary Gottlieb (where she led the Springbok AI acquisition). Will head AI strategy and responsible AI rollout across 2,700+ lawyers in 26 offices.
""Ilona will lead our efforts to use AI and legal technology to deliver greater value to clients." — Justin D'Agostino, CEO, HSF Kramer"
- Scale / Terms
- First global Chief AI Officer at a major law firm
- Significance
- High
- Source type
- Firm Press Release
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