Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has announced the appointment of Ilona Logvinova as its global Chief AI Officer. In this role, she will lead the firm’s global digitalisation and AI strategy, working with practice groups across the business to embed AI into legal delivery and operations. The appointment reflects the firm’s effort to strengthen its position in legal technology and AI as part of its post-merger growth strategy.
Logvinova joins Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where she led the US firm’s transformation efforts as Director of Practice Innovation. Earlier in her career, she also worked at McKinsey & Company, building experience at the intersection of law, innovation, and digital transformation. Her background spans legal innovation, AI strategy, and the practical deployment of emerging technologies in complex professional services environments.
Why this matters: Appointing a global Chief AI Officer signals that Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is formalizing AI as a strategic leadership priority, not just an experimental capability. Bringing in a transformation leader from Cleary Gottlieb suggests the firm wants to move beyond pilot programs and build a more systematic, firmwide approach to AI-enabled legal delivery.
