Dan Surowiec hired by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Dan Surowiec hired by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

He worked as the global chief information officer at Baker McKenzie

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has hired Dan Surowiec to take up the role of the chief information officer (CIO) at the firm's Chicago office.

He will oversee the technology teams and help define the next phase of the firm's technology investments.

Lisa Mayhew and Steve Baumer, the co-chairs of the firm said, "Surowiec is at the forefront of the technologies reshaping the legal industry today. As we continue our strategy of building strength-on-strength in priority, high-growth practices around the globe, he is a world-class leader who will be a tremendous asset to us and will play a key role in the next phase of innovations at BCLP in service to our clients."

Surowiec stated, "Driven by significant market interest and investment, along with increasing client focus on efficiency that has only accelerated with the change in attitude and expectations coming out of the pandemic, there is a unique opportunity to transform the delivery of legal services and help lawyers use technology to improve their working lives and delight our clients."

Surowiec has more than a decade of experience as a CIO and vast expertise in designing and delivering technology systems to support the provisions of legal services. He is a renowned voice on digital transformation and emerging disruptions in the legal industry, including data strategies and the use of AI.

While working at Baker McKenzie for over 22 years, he spent half of that time as global CIO. Previously, he was the firm's director of global infrastructure and global technology operations.

Prior to his entry into the legal industry, Surowiec was a consultant at Whittman-Hart and a software engineer at NCR Corporation.