Oz Benamram joins Pillsbury as first chief AI officer
Oz Benamram has been appointed Pillsbury's first Chief AI Officer to lead AI strategy and integration across the firm.Summary
Oz Benamram, a legal AI specialist formerly with Simpson Thacher and White & Case, joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as its first Chief AI Officer at the start of the year. In this role he leads the firm's AI strategy, governance, and enablement infrastructure, oversees data science and knowledge management, and continues to run his independent legal tech group, Skills. Pillsbury Chair David Dekker said, "Oz will help us harness this transformational tech responsibly, leverage our vast data across leading areas of practice, and accelerate innovation across the firm, all in service of delivering exceptional outcomes for those we represent." Benamram added that AI can expand clients' access to the firm's collective knowledge and judgment, emphasizing a human-led AI future. The appointment reflects a broader trend of large law firms creating C-suite AI roles to formalize governance and infrastructure, signaling that AI skills are becoming a core part of the professional toolkit for lawyers.
(Source：Complete Ai Training)