International law firm Bird & Bird today (2 October) announced the appointment of Hélder Santos as its new head of legaltech and innovation. Santos joins the firm from KPMG Law where he was head of legaltech solutions. Prior to that, he headed the IT & digital team at CMS.
Based in Bird & Bird’s Frankfurt office, Santo will focus on driving the firm’s efforts on current and future legaltech solutions across its international offices. He will work closely with the firm’s international leadership team, including global executive committee member and technology and data expert, Sven-Eric Heun.
Karen Jacks, chief technology officer at Bird & Bird, said: “Hélder’s genuine specialism in all aspects of legaltech and digital transformation, along with his international experience, make him the perfect fit to join our legaltech team at Bird & Bird. His dedication to the development and adoption of the latest legaltech solutions will further strengthen our firm’s progress in this space and help us to continue to provide value for our clients.”