Barnes & Thornburg's Nick Sarokhanian Leads Early AI Practice, Implements Governance Policy
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Why this matters
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Nick Sarokhanian, a commercial litigator with a computer science background, led Barnes & Thornburg's then 70+ attorney AI practice group, implementing a formal GenAI governance policy with a vetted-tool whitelist and mandatory client consent requirements before matter use.
- Significance
- Low
- Source type
- Trade Press
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