Phil Hoare

Wilson Sonsini is one of the techiest law firms in the world, with sophisticated tech clients and lawyers all working in the same network. And running it all is Phil Hoare, who has served as the firms CIO for almost 20 years, effectively there even was a legal Internet. At a time when many law firms are bolting down to enforce security and productivity, Phil’s approach has been different. As described by Greg Lambert of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog, Phil’s take is that, “My job as CIO is to make sure that the attorneys are engaged in the practice of law, and we will support whatever platform or device they wish to use in order to keep them engaged in their practice.”