Bird & Bird hires legal transformation team from EY

Bird & Bird, an international law firm, has brought on a four‑person legal transformation team from EY, including Shahin Baghaei, Dale Carden, Carl Newman, and Carolyn Guha. The hires will focus on technology‑enabled solutions for legal work at scale, developing new AI tools and improving existing client mandates. The firm already uses Legora as its primary legal AI platform, and the new team is expected to drive client adoption of that system.

The team’s expertise spans contract management, regulatory compliance, and document review, building on Baghaei’s experience at Clifford Chance and EY. Bird & Bird’s move signals a broader trend of law firms investing in dedicated AI and legal‑tech consulting arms rather than ad‑hoc projects, aiming to compete with Big Four and legal‑tech vendors. The appointment "reinforces Bird & Bird's position at the forefront of advising clients on the opportunities and challenges of a technology-driven world."

(Source：Complete Ai Training)