Hiring of noted industry experts bolster Project Leadership’s Litigation, e-Discovery and Forensics offerings

Chicago, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/29/2010 -- The Litigation Solutions practice of Project Leadership Associates (PLA), the largest business and technology consulting firm focused on the US legal market, has recently hired two leading experts in the electronic discovery and computer forensics fields. Sean Byrne joins PLA as Litigation Solutions Counsel and Chris Tragasz will assume his new role as Senior Consultant in the Litigation Solutions group.

Sean Byrne joins PLA as Litigation Solutions Counsel, where, in addition to working closely with PLA's internal legal team, his expertise in the electronic discovery space is now available to help guide PLA client services and solutions needed by the swiftly evolving litigation marketplace. Sean brings over 15 years of broad experience in the litigation and technology marketplace, as a litigator, and later, as a consultant with several global litigation consulting firms.

In addition to his duties at PLA, Sean represents PLA and other clients on the Illinois Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program Committee, a ground-breaking Federal initiative aimed at providing more structure around and controlling costs involved in the eDiscovery process. He currently serves as a co-chair of its Technology sub-committee, and a member of its Education and Communication/Outreach subcommittees. The Committee consists of more than 60 experts in the field of electronic discovery, including judges and lawyers from some of the largest firms and corporations. PLA is pleased to bring this specialized expertise to our clients.

Sean is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and is certified to practice law in the courts of the State of Illinois, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Chris Tragasz joins PLA as a Senior Consultant in the Litigation Solutions group. Chris was formerly a forensic examiner working at the High Tech Crimes Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General's Office. In that role, he provided forensic analysis for the State of Illinois, Department of Justice, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), and various State and County law enforcement agencies.

Chris is a Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE). He holds A+, Security+ and Network+ certifications. He is also a member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), as well as the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS).

Bruce Malter, PLA's Litigation Solutions Group Leader says, "PLA has become increasingly well known as a skilled, reliable and high quality partner that serves many of the largest law firms and corporate legal departments across the U.S." Bruce comments, "The addition of Sean Byrne and Chris Tragasz to our experienced, highly talented team, adds depth to our already broad capability sets and enables us to offer more value added services for litigation client consumption."

In less than seven years, PLA's Litigation Solutions practice has grown to become one of the nation's leading electronic discovery services providers, with a strong emphasis on quality and client service. PLA's legal practice has worked with more than 360 corporate legal departments and law firms, representing over 75% of the AMLAW 100, including 10 of the top 13 law firms.

"We continue to extend our lead as the top business and technology consulting firm focused on the legal market, through our ongoing investments," notes Dan Safran, Executive Vice President – Legal Solutions at PLA. "We consistently receive high praise for our client facing legal services. The market continues to tell us that it values our experienced consultants and high quality solutions that are focused, but tailored to our clients' needs."

PLA boasts an experienced, multi-disciplinary Litigations Solutions practice that offers case consultation, complex matter management, electronic data discovery, computer forensics, data processing, expert testimony, business and technology consulting and litigation preparedness to assist law firms and corporate law departments.

About Project Leadership Associates, Inc.
PLA is a business and technology consulting firm that empowers small, middle market and enterprise organizations with services across four core solution groups: 1) Business Strategy Execution; 2) Business Operations; 3) Applications; and 4) Infrastructure. PLA has been consistently ranked among Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in America, Crain's Chicago Business's Fast 50 and Everything Channel's CRN Fast Growth 100 List as an annual recognition of growth, performance, and maintaining profitability since its founding in 1998. With headquarters in Chicago and branch offices in Dallas, Indianapolis, Houston, New Orleans, New York and San Francisco, PLA is uniquely poised to offer a broad array of solutions that work collaboratively with clients to help them realize substantial results.

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PLA has established advanced technical competencies delivering Adaptive Planning Implementations. Adaptive Planning is the leader in on-demand budgeting, forecasting, and reporting solutions that streamline financial management, improve collaboration, and drive better business decisions in companies of all sizes.

Chicago, IL / Mountain View, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/29/2010 -- Chicago-based Project Leadership Associates, Inc. (PLA), a leading provider of business and technology consulting services, announced today that its Business Intelligence (BI) practice group has achieved Adaptive Planning certified partner status. Using its proven abilities and experience, PLA will deliver valuable implementation services to clients of Adaptive Planning, the worldwide leader in on-demand budgeting, forecasting and reporting solutions.

As a Certified Partner, PLA has demonstrated advanced technical competencies delivering Adaptive Planning Implementations. PLA will assist Adaptive Planning clients with application configuration, budget model design, data integration and report development.

"Our clients find Adaptive Planning to be flexible and easy to use, and the solution has significantly reduced the amount of time it takes to complete their budget cycles," said Steve Taeyaerts, Executive Vice President of PLA's Business Intelligence Practice Group. "Our clients are able to perform a timely and thorough what-if analysis, which allows them to make faster, more informed decisions. We are very pleased to add Adaptive Planning to our portfolio of solutions that help our clients improve their performance management capabilities."

"We are delighted that Project Leadership Associates has achieved certified partner status," said Greg Schneider, Vice President of Marketing at Adaptive Planning. "Our extensive global partner network is an important contributor to our company's rapid growth, and more importantly, to our customers' high levels of success and satisfaction. We look forward to working closely with PLA going forward."

About Adaptive Planning
Adaptive Planning is the leader in on-demand budgeting, forecasting, and reporting solutions that streamline financial management, improve collaboration, and drive better business decisions in companies of all sizes. By offering affordable annual subscriptions and rapid implementations, and by eliminating the need for new hardware or IT support, Adaptive Planning makes it easy to move beyond spreadsheet-based processes without the cost and complexity associated with traditional business intelligence (BI) and business performance management (BPM) applications. Available both on-demand and on-premise, Adaptive Planning allows finance leaders and management teams to make better-informed decisions, execute with agility and discipline, and ultimately improve competitiveness. Adaptive Planning is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. and can be reached at 650-528-7500 or http://www.adaptiveplanning.com

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