Fisher Phillips Incorporates Courtroom Insight into its Knowledge Management Program
Share Article SAN RAMON, Calif. (PRWEB) April 21, 2021 Courtroom Insight, developer of the first litigation knowledge management platform focused on arbitrators and expert witnesses, announced today that Fisher Phillips has purchased Courtroom Insight to facilitate its firm knowledge management efforts.
With more than 450 attorneys in 36 offices across the United States, Fisher Phillips is one of the largest firms in the country representing management exclusively in labor and employment law.
Evan Shenkman, Fisher Phillips’ Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer, said “I’ve been following Courtroom Insight’s progress for several years now and I am impressed with the constant evolution of their product. Our clients will greatly benefit from our firm’s growing database of attorney feedback on arbitrators, experts, judge
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