Baker McKenzie Scales SparkBeyond Collaboration, Forms 11-Person BakerML Team
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Baker McKenzie scaled up its exclusive SparkBeyond collaboration, forming an 11-person dedicated data science/ML team (later known as BakerML, then Applied AI) under R&D Partner Ben Allgrove, combining legal domain expertise with machine learning for internal transformation and client work.
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