PALO ALTO, Calif.--August 23, 2010--IntApp, Inc., the leading provider of risk management software for the legal industry, today announced that Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, a national law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 5 offices, uses IntApp Wall Builder to manage internal confidentiality policies, enforce information access restrictions and track compliance across the firm.
Wall Builder is a web-based confidentiality management application that enables organizations to centrally control, monitor and report on user access permissions across multiple applications including document management, accounting, portal, CRM, time entry and records management systems. It also automates notifications to individuals subject to specific policies and tracks acknowledgments for compliance purposes.
"In response to evolving industry standards and growing client interest in privacy and security, Sutherland chose to deploy IntApp Wall Builder to manage confidentiality and compliance in its document management system," said Richard Kotwa, Director of Client Information & Records Compliance, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. "The Firm selected Wall Builder because it has been tested and proven and because IntApp has a reputation for consistently delivering outstanding client service."
Law firms must closely manage and track internal access to client information for many reasons. These include waiver-driven ethical screens, client outside counsel guidelines, and compliance with regulations such as the HITECH Act, ITAR and several data privacy laws.
Wall Builder replaces distributed, ad hoc approaches to information security with a centralized system that provides organizations with unprecedented capability and control over user access to specific applications, documents and other information. It's the only product for law firms that delivers real-time enforcement while updating access rights in response to attorney behavior to ensure that policies are kept up to date automatically.
"Wall Builder has been integrated with many of our existing software applications and business processes and enables our firm to manage confidentiality and compliance in our document management system," said David McLean, Chief Information Officer, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. "IntApp's Wall Builder product is a demonstration of their focus on solving this challenge facing today's law firms."
"Today, clients are increasingly calling for law firms to enhance their existing confidentiality management practices," said Pat Archbold, head of IntApp's Risk Practice Group. "Sutherland is part of a growing group of firms leveraging Wall Builder, the industry-standard for confidentiality management, to demonstrate their commitment to responding to client and industry requirements."
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is a law firm with global reach known for solving challenging business problems and resolving sophisticated legal issues for many of the world's largest companies. Founded in 1924, the firm handles matters throughout the United States and worldwide. Seven major practice areas—corporate, energy and environmental, financial services, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, and tax—provide the framework for an extensive range of focus areas, allowing Sutherland attorneys to serve a diverse client base that ranges from small and medium-sized start-up businesses to a significant number of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, visit: www.sutherland.com.
