Hogan Lovells Hires Paul Gilford as Global CIO to Drive AI Strategy
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Why this matters
Hogan Lovells is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A meaningful marker of where the firm's capability is heading.
Hogan Lovells hired Paul Gilford, former DLA Piper global CIO, as its new global Chief Information Officer effective January 26, 2026. His mandate explicitly includes advancing the firm's AI strategy and leading its Technology Roadmap in coordination with the firm's Global Managing Partner for Digitalization and the co-CEO of ELTEMATE, the firm's legal tech venture, amid its merger with Cadwalader.
""Paul brings a tremendous depth of experience from leading technology transformations across major global organisations... His leadership will be instrumental to further modernizing our global technology platform, advancing our AI strategy..." — Miguel Zaldivar, CEO, Hogan Lovells"
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