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26 Jan 2026

Sam Bernstein Joins Davis Wright Tremaine as Senior Director, AI Programs

"Davis Wright Tremaine hires Sam Bernstein as senior director of AI programs and reappoints Benjamin Capps as senior AI solutions architect; both will work in legal technology and AI."

Sam Bernstein, formerly a senior manager of legal operations at Amazon.com, has joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle as the firm's first senior director of AI programs. Legal tech innovator Benjamin Capps is also rejoining Davis Wright Tremaine as senior AI solutions architect.

Bernstein brings nearly two decades of experience building, innovating, and leading in legal operations, technology, and strategy across a high-growth legal department. At Amazon, he served as a senior manager of legal operations and helped lead the in-house development of cutting-edge AI tools and other programs to increase performance and improve efficiency. He joins Davis Wright Tremaine as the firm's senior director of AI programs.

Benjamin Capps, described in the announcement as a legal tech innovator, is rejoining Davis Wright Tremaine in the role of senior AI solutions architect.

Alongside these additions, Davis Wright Tremaine is promoting Jeff Sabado, currently the firm's director of knowledge management, to head the firm's internal R&D unit, De Novo.
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