MONARCH BEACH, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WilmerHale today announced that it was recognized by this year's InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation's most innovative users of business technology. The law firm broke onto the list for the first time this year, being recognized for its e-discovery and document review technology, known as WilmerHale Discovery Solutions (WHDS). The annual list was revealed last night at a gala awards ceremony at the InformationWeek 500 Conference which took place at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, CA.
"One of the most arduous and expensive tasks in litigation or a regulatory investigation is providing the adversary with all of the relevant discovery. A great deal of thought and research has gone into developing our WHDS practice so that it provides a combination of advanced technology, high quality in-house document review and competitive pricing to better serve our client's discovery needs," said WilmerHale Managing Director of WHDS Steve Berrent. "We are reshaping the relationship between law and technology and developing more efficient ways to leverage electronic information in a cost effective matter. It's an honor to be included on this most prestigious list in the business technology industry."
Through WHDS, the firm's clients benefit from its ability to drive down the cost of e-discovery and document review; improve the predictability of those costs; and increase the efficiency and speed of document review. WilmerHale has partnered with Recommind, a leader in predictive information management and analysis software, to design technology that fulfills the client's needs and includes predictive coding. In addition, WilmerHale's technology team has developed their own set of technologies that allow the firm's professional staff to spend more time focusing on client matters and less time on administrative processes. The firm has seen substantial cost savings over traditional methods of document review, while at the same time yielding results that they believe exceed those attainable using traditional methods.
"The InformationWeek 500 has recognized the most innovative users of business technology for 24 years, and this year's innovations were particularly impressive," said InformationWeek Editor In Chief Rob Preston. "What the editors looked for are unconventional approaches—new technologies, new models, new ways of grabbing business opportunities and solving complex business problems with IT." InformationWeek identifies and honors the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual 500 listing, and also tracks the technology, strategies, investments, and administrative practices of America's best-known companies. Past overall winners include PACCAR Inc., The Vanguard Group, CME Group, National Semiconductor, Con-Way, and Principal Financial Group. The InformationWeek 500 rankings are unique among corporate rankings as it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders.
Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at www.informationweek.com/iw500/.
WilmerHale Contact:
Molly Nunes
Public Relations Director
617 526 5603
molly.nunes@wilmerhale.com
InformationWeek Contact:
Winnie Ng Schuchman
Vice President, Marketing
631.406.6507
wng@techweb.com
About Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
WilmerHale provides legal representation across a comprehensive range of practice areas that are critical to the success of its clients. The law firm's leading Intellectual Property, Litigation/Controversy, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Securities, and Corporate and Transactional Departments participate in some of the highest-profile legal and policy matters. With a staunch commitment to public service, the firm is renowned as a leader in pro bono representation. WilmerHale is 1,000 lawyers strong with offices in 12 cities in the United States, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.wilmerhale.com.
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