Dykema Hires Ed Empamano as Chief Information Officer

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2.19.21

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that the firm has hired Ed Empamano as its Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining Dykema, Empamano served for more than five years as Director of Customer Experience, Information Technology for Perkins Coie.

In his previous role, and throughout his career, Empamano gained tremendous knowledge and experience supporting the practice of law at large and geographically dispersed law firms. Before his time with Perkins Coie, he was the Director, Information Technology at Sidley Austin for several years. He also spent six years in various positions of increasing responsibility at Seyfarth Shaw. Over the past decade, Empamano has managed several multi-year transformational initiatives including, software and OS deployments, business intake, discovery process and review enhancements, as well as client matter collaboration portals.

“Ed has a wealth of industry experience, and we’re thrilled to bring him in as our CIO,” said Paul Boken, Dykema’s Chief Operating Officer. “What makes Ed an ideal fit for Dykema is his focus on customer service. We’re looking forward to the ways in which he can implement innovative technology that impacts our ability to improve access to data and serve our clients more efficiently.”

Empamano earned a Master’s degree in Business Information Technology and a B.A. in Commerce from DePaul University.