CHICAGO and WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- kCura, developers of the e-discovery software Relativity, today announced that Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has purchased a license to install Relativity firm-wide.
Akin Gump provides a comprehensive suite of services for global companies and local individuals. As a fully featured, web-based e-discovery platform, Relativity will allow the firm to customize their document review process to fit their diverse practice groups and scale to different case sizes.
"Relativity has the best workflows we've seen, and the platform is completely amenable to the way we approach different cases," said Glen Kaplan, director of e-discovery at Akin Gump. "There is a groundswell of support for Relativity from our team based on the stability of the application and the accuracy of productions."
Akin Gump also plans to use Relativity's APIs to integrate the software with other e-discovery tools to increase efficiency during litigation while decreasing costs for both the firm and their clients.
"We are thrilled that Akin Gump chose Relativity as their best-in-breed review platform," said Andrew Sieja, president and CEO of kCura. "We're looking forward to helping them continue to build an efficient e-discovery process for their clients."
About Akin Gump
Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 850 attorneys in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
About kCura
kCura are the developers of the e-discovery software Relativity, a web-based platform for the review, analysis, and production of electronic data. Relativity has more than 65,000 active users worldwide from organizations including the U.S. Department of Justice and 95 of the top 100 law firms in the United States. Relativity also powers Method, kCura's workflow and notification system for managing legal hold and risk assessment processes. kCura helps corporations, law firms, and government agencies meet e-discovery challenges by installing Relativity and Method on-premises and providing hosted, on-demand solutions through a global network of partners. kCura has been ranked the 42nd fastest-growing technology company in North America on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 and named one of Chicago's Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune. Please contact kCura at info@kcura.com or visit www.kcura.com for more information.
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