Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has formed its first combined innovation team since the trans-Atlantic tie-up of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Bryan Cave six months ago.

The group is led by Katie DeBord, who was chief innovation officer at legacy Bryan Cave and has continued in the role at the merged firm, while her legacy Bryan Cave colleague Christian Zust, director of the U.S. firm’s client technology group, will head up the regional innovation solutions team responsible for the Americas.