Cleary Gottlieb appoints Elizabeth Wilkinson as first Chief Innovation Officer
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A meaningful marker of where the firm's capability is heading.
Cleary Gottlieb named Elizabeth Wilkinson as its first Chief Innovation Officer, based in Washington, D.C., to unify innovation and knowledge management efforts firmwide. Wilkinson previously led knowledge and innovation for another international firm's practices, where she built knowledge management, legal technology, and generative AI implementation capabilities.
""As client expectations evolve and technology continues to transform the legal industry, the creation of the Chief Innovation Officer role reflects our commitment to investing in the capabilities that will support Cleary's long-term success." — Jeff Karpf, Managing Partner, Cleary Gottlieb"
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