Paul Weiss Tech Partner Bolts to Head Freshfields AI Practice

Nov. 5, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC

New York technology lawyer Anna Gressel left Paul Weiss’ litigation department to lead the artificial intelligence practice at Freshfields LLP, the firm said Wednesday.

Gressel will partner with Freshfields’ other AI practice leader, London-based Giles Pratt, to steer the group of more than 150 tech and data lawyers. The group aims to help clients incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses.

Gressel’s move to a leadership role at Freshfields, effective on Wednesday, marks a rapid rise for the New York-based technology lawyer. She spent less than a year as a partner in the litigation department at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & ...

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