Just like seemingly everything else these days, the e-discovery industry is creeping closer to Washington, D.C. Not only are U.S. government entities increasingly focused on e-discovery for both litigation and internet matters, but corporate legal departments and law firms are focusing more on how legal technologies intersect with government regulations and data transfer and privacy statutes.

That focus on D.C. was an impetus for e-discovery technology and legal consulting company CertaTech Solutions in its latest acquisition. Wednesday, the company announced the acquisition of Clearwater Legal, a managed document review services and legal staffing specialist based in Washington, D.C.