Datacert to Moderate European Corporate Counsel Forum Panel

LONDON, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

- Jerome Raguin to Oversee Panel Discussion on Managing Outside Counsel

Datacert, Inc., the premier global provider of enterprise legal management solutions, announced today that it is taking a lead role in an exclusive, invitation-only conference featuring Europe's most influential legal industry insiders.

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The European Corporate Counsel Forum, sponsored by Consero Group, LLC, will address the current and looming challenges that face European general counsel, providing an opportunity to share best practices, benchmark, and explore strategies to confront the legal pitfalls of 2012 and beyond.  The event takes place 25-27 March at Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel in London and is expected to draw more than 45 general counsel.

"This is a wonderful opportunity to engage colleagues and share our business solutions for the legal industry," said Jerome Raguin, associate director, EMEA, Datacert. "I look forward to leading discussions central to today's business climate."

Raguin will moderate a panel titled, "Improving Communication, Cost Predictability and Efficiency with Outside Legal Counsel."  Discussions will focus on such fundamental questions as how to choose and evaluate outside counsel, how much to budget, determining when flat fee arrangements make fiscal sense, how to improve relationships and monitoring the impact e-billing has on relations between general counsel and their outside counsel.

Raguin will be joined by panelists Susie Flook, Group General Counsel, The Body Shop International plc; Marco Kerschen, Vice President & Head of European Legal Division, Polo Ralph Lauren, Europe; and Richard Tapp, Company Secretary and Director of Legal Services, Carillion plc.

As one of Europe's leading and most innovative legal technology companies, Datacert is a regular contributor to industry conferences and events in the region.  Datacert's European headquarters are based in London, with additional offices in Paris, Frankfurt, and Basel.

About Datacert, Inc.

Datacert is a technology innovator and the premier global provider of enterprise legal management software and services that empower law departments to collaborate more effectively, manage legal systems more efficiently, support changing business needs and their global workforces, and make more strategic business decisions. Datacert's offerings include its flagship product, Passport®, a patent-pending technology platform, and legal spend and matter management applications. Datacert solutions are relied upon by Fortune® 500 corporations, Fortune® Global 500 corporations, and 100 percent of the AmLaw 200. Headquartered in Houston, with offices throughout North America, EMEA, and APAC, Datacert has law firm, vendor, and agent connections in more than 150 countries. Visit http://www.datacert.com for more information and follow us on Twitter for real-time updates http://twitter.com/Datacert.

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