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JDTP Law Firm Virtualizes Servers With Coraid Storage

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:04:38 EDT

Forensic Falcon Claims Fastest Forensic Imaging

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30:54 EDT

The Product of the Week is gleaned from industry trade news, events, and press releases received by Law Technology News. This week, Forensic Falcon imaging device debuted at the Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC) in Orlando, Fla.

Vermont Becomes First State to File 'Patent Troll' Suit

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:41:15 EDT

Vermont has become the first state in the nation to file a so-called "patent troll" lawsuit, taking action against a company claiming patents to technology that attaches scanned documents to emails over company computer networks.

Enron Sandbox Stirs Up Private Data, Again

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:04:38 EDT

John Martin, CEO of BeyondRecogition, found personally-identifiable information in the Enron data set using his company's namesake document analysis software. Now Index Engines is making the same claim after Nuix's foray into cleaning PII from the once-public data set.

Tech Circuit: The LegalTech California Shuttle

mbay@alm.com (Monica Bay) — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:36 EDT

LegalTech West Coast wraps up with Cisco's transparent ethics guides and Lex Machina's big venture capital news; The Recorder holds its second LawTech Day in San Francisco. [MORE]

Nigel Murray on Helping Heroes

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Nigel Murray, managing director at the Huron Consulting Group, shares his support for the charity Help the Heroes, which supports soldiers and sailors who have had life changing injuries.

Roberta Gelb on Technology Training

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Roberta Gelb, president of Chelsea Office Systems, talks about how trends such as cloud computing and bring your own device (BYOD) have law firms realizing the importance of training in the adoption of new technologies.

Eric Turkewitz on Legal Blogging

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Eric Turkewitz, of The Turkewitz Law Firm and author of the New York Personal Injury Law Blog, offers dos and don'ts for first-time legal bloggers.

Mark Michels on Amending the FRCP

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Mark Michels, director at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, discusses proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that include setting a higher bar for sanctions for failure to preserve data.

Kirkland, Wachtell Lead on $6.9 Billion BMC Software Sale

thuddleston@alm.com (Tom Huddleston Jr.) — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:28:58 EDT

A year after waging a proxy battle with an activist investor over exploring a possible sale, BMC Software has agreed to be bought by an investment consortium led by buyout firms Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital in a cash deal worth $6.9 billion.

Bloomberg Names Compliance Chief After Client Data Breach

cdunn@alm.com (Catherine Dunn) — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:11:35 EDT

Bloomberg LP is looking to repair the public relations and possible legal fallout over a controversial breach of client data, so the financial information company is promoting compliance officer Steve Ross.

John Munro Named VP of Operations, Client Services at Orange Legal

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:11:31 EDT

E-discovery provider Orange Legal Technologies have appointed John Munro as vice president of operations and clients services. In his new position, he'll oversee the company's analytics, processing, and review technology business, focusing on information technology services and client support.

Sloan & Feller Turns to Neulexa to Manage Legal Workflow

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:32:24 EDT

New York-based law firm Sloan & Feller has implemented Neulexa Corp.'s cloud-based project management and document collaboration software to help manage legal workflow.