Leading International Law Firm Selects LIT Group to Execute Expeditious Review of Large Volumes of Electronic Documents in Tight Timeframe Using Attenex Patterns
SEATTLE — Oct. 3, 2005 — Attenex® Corp., a leading software developer of unstructured content analysis and visualization tools for electronic discovery, today announced that Simmons & Simmons, a leading law firm with international offices in twenty countries, selected Attenex Patterns® to respond to a request for the review of more than 750,000 pages of archived electronic documents.
Simmons & Simmons is known for setting high standards, delivering world-class legal advice and doing the most complex work, whenever and wherever needed. Recently tasked with a complicated matter that required the review of approximately 40 gigabytes (GB) of data, the firm was faced with sifting through some 300,000 e-mails plus attachments in a very constrained timeframe. In order to perform this task, an innovative solution was required to help the review team identify relevant material quickly and with minimal training on the use of the technology. Simmons & Simmons selected LIT Group UK, the European division of LIT Group, Inc., an Attenex Advantage Partner and a global leader in legal information management, for expertise and support in working with their technology of choice, Attenex Patterns.
“The key for us was to deliver to the client a high-quality review process, within a very short timeframe, at a fraction of the costs associated with other forms of review. We achieved that with Attenex Patterns,” said Jonathan Kelly, partner and head of financial markets litigation, Simmons & Simmons.
“LIT Group’s keen knowledge and experience in processing information through Attenex was a significant factor in our selection process,” said Mark Dingle, litigation support manager, Simmons & Simmons. “Met with an extremely tight timeframe, we recognized that conventional technology would have been inadequate without adding a great deal of resources. LIT Group enabled us to use Attenex’s unique technology for quickly and accurately reviewing a large amount of data and presenting our findings in a clear manner.”
Simmons & Simmons’ knowledge of available solutions led them to immediately identify Attenex as the best tool for the task at hand, culling data quickly based on patented suppression and de-duplication technologies to reduce and organize data for a more focused review. With an intuitive user interface, Attenex’s sophisticated visualization technology accelerates native file document review, enabling reviewers to identify relevant and hot documents more quickly.
“Attenex software employs dynamic visualization techniques to help attorneys see what matters and quickly distinguish relevant from irrelevant documents,” said Mark Burrows, managing consultant, LIT Group UK. “Attenex fits our commitment to provide clients with the best-of-breed technologies, backed by a team of enthusiastic professionals committed to our success. Moreover, Attenex enables us to intelligently consult with law firms and corporate legal departments on how to better run their businesses by mitigating risk and minimizing costs.”
Simmons & Simmons, with support from LIT Group UK, initiated the review process seamlessly, getting the appropriate teams up and running quickly, and without considerable training on the use of the technology. Additionally, Attenex enabled the firm to deploy its resources in the most effective manner. “Attenex’s visualization method is dramatically different from anything else on the market,” continued Dingle. “The user interface was so intuitive that each reviewer quickly developed his or her own strategy for clustering the documents by key concepts to isolate only relevant material.”
“LIT Group is known for providing consistent reporting, constant communication, impeccable training and unparalleled responsiveness in support,” said Brian Schlosser, CEO, Attenex. “The company’s commitment to investing in its people and resources has cultivated an environment of top-notch individuals that deliver superior client service to customers like Simmons & Simmons. These values are central to the Attenex Advantage Partner program.”
About Simmons & Simmons
Simmons & Simmons is a world-class law firm with a leading litigation practice, and offices in Abu Brussels, Doha, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Madeira, Madrid, Milan, Oporto, Padua, Paris, Rome, Rotterdam, Shanghai and Tokyo with over 1,900 staff worldwide. For information on Simmons & Simmons please visit our website at www.simmons-simmons.com.
About LIT Group, Inc.
LIT Group, Inc. (www.litgroup.com) is an international litigation support technology company. LIT Group provides software independent solutions to corporate legal departments and law firms. Offerings include electronic data discovery, image capture, database design and construction, project planning and consulting and Internet repositories.
About Attenex
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Attenex Corporation develops and markets software to help corporations, law firms, legal service providers and government agencies improve the efficiency of processing and reviewing electronic documents. Attenex software combines patented document analysis and visualization technology with a powerful processing engine to accelerate the identification of relevant information in its native format. Leading legal service providers and consulting organizations offer Attenex software to dramatically reduce the total cost of discovery for their clients. For more information about the company and its products, call (206) 373-6565 or visit www.attenex.com.