Frank Spadafino knows his way around a law firm IT department. Prior to joining Blank Rome last month as the firm’s new chief information officer, Spadafino also served in the same capacity at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, and Epstein Becker & Green.

As his career has marched on, so has progress, with the growth of technology inside legal services pivoting the CIO role from that of tool supplier to business partner. In his new role at Blank Rome specifically, Spadafino will work to improve attorney mobility via the tech that they use to enable remote work, while also looking for ways to enhance the performance of Microsoft Teams for interoffice and client use.