“TrustPoint and Excelerate Discovery’s leadership team chose to move forward under the TrustPoint name as a way to present clients with one clearly unified source for all of their e-discovery, consulting and legal staffing needs,” said Christopher Jensen, TrustPoint President. “Completing this initiative represents the final phase of combining TrustPoint’s expertise in emerging technologies that address the ever-expanding requisites of the discovery marketplace with Excelerate Discovery’s proficient recruiting, staffing and managed review capabilities, which position our team to meet our clients’ growing and diverse e-discovery demands.”

This rebranding initiative encompasses all market-focused elements – from sales collateral and team member email addresses to social media channels and a completely redesigned website (www.trustpointintl.com).

“The new website showcases our full range of capabilities in bright and bold colors, which helps communicate the energy and fresh approach we bring to our clients’ challenges,” said Marc Zamsky, Chief Operating Officer for TrustPoint. “Additionally, it’s important that we maintain an emphasis on our core professional services and consultative e-discovery strengths, such as project management, early case assessment, data filtering and processing and predictive coding. These elements of our service offerings play a huge part in the document review process.  We are excited that our new branding not only reflects but emphasizes this point!”

About TrustPoint International

TrustPoint International, an Excelerate Discovery company, provides law firms and corporate legal departments complete customizable e-discovery solutions, – from staffing and project infrastructure to complete managed review, industry-leading technology and consulting. TrustPoint supports a diverse clientele, including Am Law 100 law firms and Fortune 500 companies, across a wide range of matters such as complex class action litigation, government investigation and mergers and acquisitions. TrustPoint operates from 13 U.S. offices: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco
and Washington, D.C.

For more information visit www.trustpointintl.com, follow us on Twitter (@TrustPointIntl) and connect with us on LinkedIn (TrustPoint International).

TrustPoint’s acquisition of Black Letter Discovery, one of the country’s premiere document review companies, also known as “BLD”, gives the company a strong presence and storied history in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, as well as 3 large-scale managed attorney review centers in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio. Mark Hawn, Chairman and CEO of TrustPoint commented, “We are pleased to welcome a company so well respected into our family. BLD’s deep client relationships and rich candidate pool come from the same commitment to quality and customer service that we embrace at TrustPoint. There are tremendous synergies between our two businesses, and we anticipate a smooth transition and integration across the country.”

Ki Hwang, CEO and General Counsel of BLD added, “TrustPoint is exactly the type of company we wanted to join forces with! Their expertise in technology, e-discovery and managed review will help us better service our clients, and their existing national presence will provide a stronger foundation for our business. We are also very excited about their integration of Technology Assisted Review and Predictive Coding into their e-discovery arsenal.”

BLD was founded in 2003 and has consistently been recognized as one of the most admired and well-respected document review firms by both law firms and corporate legal departments. Their approach to managed review, offering the legal talent and document review teams of contract attorneys, along with project management and turn-key facilities, has earned them a reputation as one of the nation’s most trusted providers. The combined company will now have more than 90 employees nationwide and operate out of 13 offices across the US, with 10 dedicated review centers. Most recently, TrustPoint merged operations with its sister company, Excelerate Discovery, to provide a comprehensive, one-stop offering to its client base. The BLD acquisition continues their expansion and fast-paced growth into both established and flourishing markets.

About TrustPoint International, an Excelerate Discovery Company

TrustPoint International was formed by industry veterans from some of the most recognized e-discovery and attorney review companies to deliver a unique approach to clients’ electronic data and document review needs in matters such as complex litigation and government investigations. For its client base of law firms and corporate legal departments, it has become a recognized leader for its service delivery combining technology, attorney review teams and project management. TrustPoint’s e-discovery and review services include consulting, passport-ready computer forensics, Early Case Assessment, data filtering and processing, hosting, predictive coding and technology assisted review (TAR), legal staffing and managed review, project management, turn-key space solutions, on-shore and off-shore solutions and data production. It has offices and state-of-the-art facilities across the country and can manage any size project or review in any city. For more information about TrustPoint International, please visit us at http://www.trustpointintl.com or follow us on twitter (@TrustPointIntl) and http://www.exceleratediscovery.com – twitter (@XLR8Discovery). Information on Black Letter Discovery, or “BLD,” can still be found at http://www.blackletterdiscovery.com.

“By bundling the numerous discovery services, TrustPoint can not only help achieve major cost savings, but also provide our clients with customized solutions tailored to their specific needs,” Mark Hawn, CEO of TrustPoint stated. “We will provide our clients with one hand to shake throughout the entire e-discovery process. This complete technology and consulting support for all e-discovery tasks in the litigation lifecycle – managed by one organization – creates efficiencies in time and cost while mitigating risk.”

Christopher Jensen, Partner at Excelerate, added “TrustPoint’s approach is to provide clients with expert advice and feasible options at each decision point in the discovery process. Combining the two companies’ highly qualified teams, best-of-breed technologies, and innovative processes makes sense, as it provides a single service provider to our clients, with integrated services across the entire EDRM [Electronic Discovery Reference Model] model, reducing time and saving money by simplifying transitions and hand-offs from the collections, processing, review and production phases of discovery.”

Having a true end-to-end option also provides clients with a variety of alternative pricing models that offer transparency, predictability, and certainty – most notably a subscription based model and a per document model. By controlling the steps in the e-discovery process, TrustPoint is able to eliminate inefficiencies, thus reducing cost. These savings are then passed on to the client.

TrustPoint’s capabilities extend beyond litigation e-discovery to investigations, regulatory issues, compliance, and related legal matters. In addition, its’ Client Advisory Group, the specialized consulting arm comprised of experienced project managers and consultants throughout the country, consult on such areas as Litigation Hold, Identification and Preservation, Collection and Early Case Assessment, Processing, Hosting, Document Review, Technology Assisted Review, and Production.

Excelerate Discovery was founded in 2009 by Mark Hawn and Christopher Jensen. TrustPoint International was formed in 2010, under the leadership of Hawn, Rick Avers, and Todd Tabor. The combined company’s Board of Managers will consist of Hawn, Jensen, Avers, Ed Caufield and Marc Zamsky. TrustPoint has offices in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., and has Fortune 500 companies and Am Law 100 law firms as clients.

At this time all lines of communication including e-mail addresses and phone numbers will remain the same. If any changes occur at a later time, TrustPoint will be in contact with its clients about the new numbers and/or e-mail addresses. Rollout of the combined brand will take place over time; until then, clients will continue to see the Excelerate name and logo. Clients will still be able to go to both websites to find out about our offerings and services.

About TrustPoint International

TrustPoint was formed by industry veterans from some of the most recognized e-discovery and staffing companies to deliver a unique approach to clients’ electronic data. It has become a recognized leader handling electronic data with a combination of experienced project management and technicians coupled with advanced software. TrustPoint’s e-discovery services include consulting, passport-ready computer forensics, early case assessment, data filtering and processing, and productions. For more information about TrustPoint International, please visit it at www.trustpointintl.com or follow us on twitter (@TrustPointIntl).

About Excelerate Discovery

Excelerate Discovery assists corporations and law firms with the e-discovery phase of complex litigation and government investigations, delivering a unique approach to clients’ document review needs. It has become a recognized leader in managed review solutions, combining the best attorney review teams, project managers and technology. Excelerate Discovery offers its clients contract attorney staffing in conjunction with all other aspects of managed review, project management, turn-key space solutions, technology implementation, on-shore and off-shore solutions and captive solutions for law firms and corporate legal departments. It has offices and state-of-the-art review facilities across the country and can staff, manage and house any size review in any city. For additional information on Excelerate Discovery and our complete portfolio of electronic discovery services, please visit our website at: http://www.exceleratediscovery.com or follow us on twitter (@XLR8Discovery).

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“TrustPoint’s differentiation from other eDiscovery companies is our end-to-end consultative approach combined with a focus on our transparent, efficient, highly defensible process,” said Mark Hawn, CEO of TrustPoint. “We like to be ahead of the curve, so we had created an internal initiative to determine which product best fit into our process and satisfied our clients’ needs before our clients had even begun to ask about predictive coding.”

Hawn continued, “We tested a number of different products before deciding on the OrcaTec Document Decisioning Suite. We had made our choice before Judge Chamblin released his decision, but it is reassuring to know that a court is opting for the same technology.”

Dr. Herbert L. Roitblat, Ph.D., OrcaTec’s CTO and Chief Scientist, said he was pleased that TrustPoint and OrcaTec were partnering, too. “TrustPoint is certainly one of the fastest-growing consultative legal services companies in the market today. They are experts on what clients want, so their interest in OrcaPredict and the other tools in the Document Decisioning Suite is wonderful for OrcaTec.”

What made OrcaPredict stand out for Hawn from other predictive coding offerings was twofold: The first being its pricing model. “Our clients like cost certainty,” said Hawn. “OrcaTec is one of the few technology companies that can offer them that predictability. So working together will make it simple to continue with the fixed fee arrangements our clients require.”

The other thing Hawn liked about the software was that it was unique in not requiring a seed set of documents before starting the predictive coding. “OrcaPredict randomly, but transparently, chooses documents for the attorney to mark as responsive or not,” Hawn said. “So you don’t have to do a lot of preparation before you start coding. People spend a lot of time doing keyword searches before the predictive coding begins, but they sometimes pick the wrong words. Because you dive right in with OrcaTec, the first-pass review goes much faster and the accuracy is simply much greater. But OrcaTec has all the transparency and defensibility our clients want as well. That combination is a home run for us.”

OrcaPredict is just one of the tools in the OrcaTec Document Decisioning Suite, an all-in-one set of eDiscovery technologies that includes concept search, visual clustering, social network sonar and other advanced analytics, as well as email threading, redaction and review capabilities.

“Although we partnered initially for the predictive coding, we are looking forward to being able to offer all the other tools in the Suite to our clients as well,” said Hawn.

“We are delighted to have a partner like TrustPoint,” said Roitblat. “These are incredibly experienced eDiscovery experts who have worked all over the world with cases of all sizes. They will truly add value to OrcaTec, just as we hope to add value to them.”

About TrustPoint

Atlanta-based TrustPoint International was formed by industry veterans from some of the most recognized eDiscovery and staffing companies to deliver a unique approach to clients’ electronic data. It has become a recognized leader handling discovery challenges surrounding electronic data with experienced and consultative teams made up of lawyers, project management, technicians and analysts. For more information about TrustPoint International, please visit www.trustpointintl.com.

About OrcaTec

OrcaTec is a leading provider of technology, products and services for visually, defensibly and automatically revealing information that is precise, insightful and expert-driven from large collections of electronic documents. Leveraging the concept-based OrcaTec Document Decisioning Suite™, OrcaTec enables eDiscovery and information governance with demonstrably high levels of accuracy, while reducing the time, cost and effort of analyzing, categorizing and retrieving documents by as much as 93% as compared to alternative technologies. For additional information on OrcaTec, visit www.OrcaTec.com.

For its law firm and corporate clients, TrustPoint Boston now offers managed reviews on-site accommodating up to 25 review attorneys with the option to expand for larger teams. This facility was designed with e-discovery in mind and is equipped with a partitioned network and secure hosting with data facilities and colocations. Along with the ability to allow local counsel to customize their own figurations, this facility provides reviewers with a comfortable working environment to maximize productivity and efficiency.

Caroline McInnis, an experienced litigator, e-discovery specialist and Boston native, has established relationships with many of Boston’s most skilled contractors and brings hands-on knowledge of the review process. “Adding Caroline to our Boston team brings a combined 15 years of consulting and document review management experience to our Boston operation, making it a dynamic force in the e-discovery community,” stated Rick Avers, President of TrustPoint International. “Our success has been built on our high levels of effective delivery and customer-specific solutions, and Kilian and Caroline’s expertise with both corporations and law firms ensures that we will continue this tradition as TrustPoint grows its infrastructure in the Northeast.”

TrustPoint Boston office joins other TrustPoint offices and state-of-the-art review facilities across the country including New York, Washington DC, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Offerings include Forensics, Early Case Assessment, Processing, Hosting, Legal Staffing and Managed Review, Project Management, Consulting, Technology Integration and Corporate Discovery Management. For additional information on TrustPoint International and our complete portfolio of electronic discovery services, please visit our website at: www.trustpointintl.com or contact Kilian Connolly at 857-366-7664 or kconnolly@trustpointintl.com.

TrustPoint International (www.trustpointintl.com), a leading provider of collection, e-discovery, and managed review services, and Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc. (www.catalystsecure.com), a pioneer in providing cloud-based document repositories for e-discovery and other complex legal matters, today announced they have formed a strategic alliance that will enable clients of both companies to be more effective and efficient in document review.

The partnership provides Catalyst’s clients with access to TrustPoint’s expertise in electronic data collection, data processing, and managed review services. TrustPoint clients will now have easy and integrated access to Catalyst’s powerful, multi-language processing, search and review platform.

“Adding Catalyst to our end-to-end e-discovery offering provides us with one more valuable weapon in our arsenal, giving us the opportunity to further customize our offerings to meet the specific needs of our clients,” said Rick Avers, president of TrustPoint. “We chose to partner with Catalyst because of their platform’s speed, scalability and multi-language capabilities.”

“We are thrilled to partner with TrustPoint” said John Tredennick, Catalyst’s founder and CEO. “The company has established a well-deserved reputation for quality and accuracy and for completing projects within deadlines. Clients who work with TrustPoint can expect the highest level of expertise.”

About TrustPoint International

TrustPoint was formed by industry veterans from some of the most recognized e-discovery and staffing companies to deliver a unique approach to clients’ electronic data. It has become a recognized leader handling electronic data with a combination of experienced project management and technicians coupled with advanced software. For more information about TrustPoint International, please visit it at www.trustpointintl.com.

About Catalyst

Catalyst provides secure, scalable multi-lingual document repositories for electronic discovery, litigation support, and other complex regulatory matters. For over a decade, corporations and their counsel have relied on Catalyst to control litigation costs and make review teams more effective. Our systems and supporting services cover the heart of the litigation lifecycle-from processing and search, to analytics, review, production and trial. For more information about Catalyst, visit: www.catalystsecure.com.

In 1995, The European Union passed privacy legislation called the Data Protection Directive which places comprehensive requirements on businesses that collect, process and transfer personal data from the European Union to the United States. In consultation with the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Commerce developed a “safe harbor” framework which was approved by the EU in 2000. This Safe Harbor certification assures European organizations that the certificate holder provides an adequate level of protection required by this agreement.

“By ensuring that TrustPoint International meets European Data Privacy standards, the Safe Harbor Certification will enable TrustPoint to collect and process data in the European Union as part of our E-Discovery service offerings,” said Todd Tabor, Vice President of Operations at TrustPoint. Christopher Jensen, Partner ar TrustPoint, stated, “Due to the increase in litigation with overseas components, we felt it a neccessity that TrustPoint retain this certification for our current and expanding international client base.”

About TrustPoint International: TrustPoint International was formed by industry veterans from some of the most recognized e-discovery and staffing companies to deliver a unique approach to clients’ electronic data. It has become a recognized leader handling electronic data with a combination of experienced project management and technicians coupled with advanced software.

“Adding Relativity to our end-to-end ediscovery offering gives us the opportunity to bring the most cutting edge tools and technology to our clients, further enabling them to approach ediscovery and review in a more efficient and cost-effective manner,” said Mark Hawn, Chairman and CEO of TrustPoint.

“We look forward to working closely with TrustPoint as a Relativity Premium Hosting Partner,” said Andrew Sieja, president and CEO of kCura. “TrustPoint provides an impressive range of litigation technology services, and it’s exciting to see Relativity become part of that offering.”

About TrustPoint International:

TrustPoint International brings together industry veterans from some of the most recognized e-discovery and litigation support companies to deliver a unique approach to clients’ litigation technology needs. Its fully integrated end-to-end solutions are completely customizable and offer law firms, corporations and government agencies complete transparency and defensibility in the process. Their service offerings include Forensics, Early Case Assessment, Hosting, Legal Staffing and Managed Review, Project Management, Consulting, Technology Integration and Corporate Discovery Management. TrustPoint’s main offices are located in Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia and has international capabilities in London, Tokyo and Moscow. For more information about TrustPoint International please visit http://www.trustpointintl.com.

About kCura

kCura are the developers of the e-discovery software Relativity. Relativity is a web-based platform servicing the analysis, review, and production stages of the EDRM. In addition to document review, Relativity powers kCura’s legal hold management solution, Method, which is a workflow and notification system designed to manage legal hold and risk assessment processes. kCura helps corporations, law firms, and government agencies with e-discovery challenges by installing Relativity and Method on-premises, as well as providing hosted, on-demand solutions through a global network of partners in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. For more information about Relativity and Method, contact kCura at info@kcura.com or visit http://www.kcura.com.

“TrustPoint is by far the most exhilarating company with which I’ve been involved,” said Mark Hawn, Chairman and Founder of the company. “The legal technology services and solutions market, particularly for ediscovery and managed review, is simultaneously enjoying tremendous growth and exciting change. We’ve positioned TrustPoint International to bring a new level of client-customized solutions to ultimately help streamline processes, create greater control and, in the end, save money,” added Hawn.

Hawn has also announced that colleague, Rick Avers, an industry expert himself, will assume the role of TrustPoint’s President. “Its great to be working with Mark again,” said Avers. “Mark’s approach to client solutions has always embraced innovative thinking and cutting edge technology in a culture of unyielding service. I’m honored to be part of this team and lead TrustPoint’s charge to become one of the most respected e-discovery and legal support services companies in the world,” added Avers.

Hawn founded Legal Copies International in 1998, which rose to $100 million in sales out of 26 national offices when it was acquired.  It was named as one of Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing companies in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Hawn later went on to start DocuForce, which he merged into OnSite when he acquired that business. Hawn left OnSite after building it to $70 million in sales and its ultimate purchase by a venture capital group. Avers has always been a leading sales and client service executive with several well-known ediscovery and litigation support companies, with many AmLaw200 and Fortune 500 clients.

About TrustPoint International: TrustPoint International brings together industry veterans from some of the most recognized e-discovery and litigation support companies to deliver a unique approach to clients’ litigation technology needs. Its fully integrated end-to-end solutions are completely customizable and offer law firms, corporations and government agencies complete transparency and defensibility in the process. Their service offerings include Forensics, Early Case Assessment, Hosting, Legal Staffing and Managed Review, Project Management, Consulting, Technology Integration and Corporate Discovery Management. TrustPoint’s main offices are located in Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia and has international capabilities in London, Tokyo and Moscow. For more information about TrustPoint International please visit www.trustpointintl.com.