Katherine Lowry, Chief Information Officer at BakerHostetler, has been recognized for her exceptional leadership as an intrapreneur. She transformed the firm's research and development team into IncuBaker, an in-house alternative service provider dedicated to facilitating digital transformation for BakerHostetler and its clients. Under Lowry's guidance, IncuBaker has experienced substantial growth, with a 125 percent increase since 2016, achieved by automating client processes, establishing global privacy programs, and streamlining commercial contracting.
Within BakerHostetler, Lowry has been instrumental in promoting work visualization through the use of dashboards and has positioned the firm as a leader in leveraging legal technology internally and for clients. Her contributions led to her appointment as overall Chief Information Officer in October 2022.
Other notable intrapreneurs include Gastwirth, who over five years transformed his firm's IT team into a business partner, driving new revenues and reducing costs by 25 percent. His projects encompassed migrating the firm to the cloud, revamping the finance system, enhancing information governance, improving cybersecurity after a 2017 breach, and redesigning employee and new business intake systems. Additionally, Pines, as one of the few such officers in Big Law, holds a uniquely senior appointment in his role, highlighting the growing recognition of intrapreneurial leadership in the legal sector.
