BCLP Names Dan Surowiec Chief Information Officer

International law firm BCLP today announced the appointment of Dan Surowiec as Chief Information Officer. He joins in Chicago after more than two decades with Baker McKenzie, where he has served as global CIO for the past 10-plus years.

Dan is an expert in the design and delivery of global high-performance and cost-effective technology systems, who brings deep technical background across all aspects of IT. Alongside his experience as CIO, Dan is one of the industry’s top forward-looking executives, working on complex issues across both the operational needs and emerging disruptions in the legal industry. These include digital transformation, enterprise data strategies, and deploying artificial intelligence for both internal uses and client services.

At BCLP, Dan will oversee the technology teams and all technology decisions as CIO, working closely with firm leadership to define and implement the next phases of BCLP’s technological investments and growth.

“Dan is at the forefront of the technologies reshaping the legal industry today, and we’re thrilled to welcome him to the BCLP leadership team,” said BCLP Co-Chairs Lisa Mayhew and Steve Baumer. “As we continue our strategy of building strength-on-strength in priority, high-growth practices around the globe, Dan is a world-class leader who will be a tremendous asset to us and will play a key role in the next phase of innovation at BCLP in service to our clients.”

“I’m very excited to be joining BCLP as we’re living through an exciting time to be working in legal technology,” Dan said. “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.”