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Latest Bakers’ appointments to accelerate AI strategy
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has appointed two experienced specialists as it looks to the next stage of its artificial intelligence (AI) transformation.
Emma Musgrave
The firm has appointed Brian Kuhn, former Elevate vice-president, and Danielle Benecke, a senior attorney at Baker McKenzie, to co-lead the 11-person strong AI transformation team.
“We received over 750 applications for the co-founder roles, validating our belief that we were offering something different here in setting up this new team,” said Mr Allgrove, commenting off-the-back of the appointments.
“We were truly impressed with the calibre of lawyers, technologists and others who applied. I could not have asked for a better response.
“In Brian and Danielle, we have found two outstanding co-founders with a strong track record of successfully leading teams, collaborating across multiple jurisdictions and driving legal innovation within the organizations in which they have worked, including our own firm.
“The experience they will bring, from both inside and outside our firm, will help us to continue to explore what the future of the law – and in particular machine learning-enabled judgment – will look like.”
Milton Cheng, global chair of Baker McKenzie, echoed a similar sentiment.
“Danielle and Brian are expertly positioned to drive our specialist, multi-disciplinary new team, helping us to accelerate growth in our Reinvent strategy, whilst also embarking on the next stage of our partnership with SparkBeyond.
“I look forward to seeing them take the next step in embedding machine learning in our business to create new value for our clients and our communities.”
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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