by HLP Integration | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog
HLP is proud to announce that it will support St Jude Children’s Research Hospital as part of the HLP CARES charitable initiative. Along with the goal of universal participation by all HLP employees, no matter how small the donation, HLP has committed $10,000 of the company’s 2017 profits. St Jude’s goal is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Treatments invented at St Jude have helped push the overall survival rate for childhood cancer from 20% when the hospital opened in 1962 to more than 80% today. Families never receive a bill from St Jude for treatment, travel, or accommodation. Importantly, over 75% of St Jude’s funding comes from individuals and companies. Please visit St Jude’s website (https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude.html) for more information about their mission and...
by HLP Integration | Apr 19, 2016 | Press Release
HLP Integration is pleased to announce that Huong Nguyen has joined HLP Integration as the Senior Vice President of Strategy, Corporate Sales, and Product Development for Sentio Software, HLP’s next generation predictive coding application. Huong brings close to a decade of experience advising technology companies in the legal market. She has sat on the Advisory Boards of two start-ups that were eventually bought by HP and Lexis-Nexis. “Huong is a highly skilled lawyer who balances strong legal credentials with equally substantial technology, intellectual property and counseling experience,” said Hy Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of HLP Integration. “She brings her unique experience having worked for prestigious law firms, in-house as counsel for Intellectual Property Litigation at Impax and as a critical advisor on the board of two very successful start-ups. We look forward to working with her to take Sentio to the next level.” Sentio Software is a next-generation analytics solution that leverages technology assisted review via “Real Time” machine learning capabilities that expedite the commencement of the review process, along with a suite of attorney audit and tracking tools specifically developed to track review accuracy and performance. Sentio Software uses a modified Continuous Active Learning approach which let users train the software by tagging a small portion of the data and from that, the tool brings up related documents to train the model. Analogous to a music streaming service “choosing” which songs a user will enjoy based on previous song selections, Sentio Software uses selections provided by users to continuously train a ranking algorithm that orders the documents from most to least likely to be relevant...
by HLP Integration | Oct 2, 2015 | News, Press Release
HLP EXPANDS ITS SUITE WITH THE ADDITION OF SENTIO SOFTWARE WASHINGTON, DC, Sept., 2015 – HLP Integration, a full service litigation consultancy and information management technology services company, in partnership with AITHERAS, LLC, a leading information technology and data management solutions firm, and Rina Systems, a software development company with expertise in predictive coding solutions, announced today the addition of Sentio Software, a next-generation analytics solution provider that leverages technology assisted review (TAR) via “Real Time” machine learning capabilities that expedite the commencement of the review process, along with a suite of attorney audit and tracking tools specifically developed to track review accuracy and performance. “The addition of Sentio Software further strengthens HLP Integration’s comprehensive suite of services, enabling HLP to mitigate risk and drastically reduce litigation spend for clients through innovative technologies and seamless processes,” said Hy Hetherington, CEO of HLP Integration. “With ever-growing volumes of data subject to review, our clients are looking for premium technologies and best practices across human and technology workflows to reduce the time and cost associated with eDiscovery.” Analogous to a music streaming service “choosing” which songs a user will enjoy based on previous song selections, Sentio Software’s TAR tool uses document tags provided by human users to continuously train a ranking algorithm that orders the documents from most to least likely to be relevant in real-time. Unlike traditional linear review, Sentio Software allows the managing attorney to determine that a review is complete without requiring “eyes-on” review of every document. Conventional TAR platforms necessitate the use of subject matter experts to review large seed sets of documents, adding to both the time and cost...
by HLP Integration | Jan 11, 2014 | Event, News
AIA Post-Grant Patent Practice Conference Date: February 19-20, 2014 Location: Arlington, VA Program Level: Intermediate Credit Available: CLE (14 credit hours – pending) The America Invents Act led to significant changes in the American patent system. One such change is the creation of post-grant patent review. The International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI), in cooperation with Bloomberg BNA, is hosting this two-day, CLE credit eligible conference about this new procedure. This conference will be based on the Bloomberg BNA treatise Post-Grant Patent Practice, which was authored by four former Administrative Patent Judges. The treatise will be distributed to each attendee as part of the materials – a $395 value! The first day of the event will give an overview of the statutory and regulatory basis for post-grant practice and will discuss how post-grant practice has evolved over its first year. The second day will feature mock demonstrations of the various hearings that occur during post-grant review. These demonstrations will feature prominent attorneys who have significant experience before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Actual Administrative Patent Judges have been invited to judge these mock demonstrations. Finally, the event will feature luncheon addresses by the Honorable Randall Rader and Pauline Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. To register or learn more, please visit:...
by HLP Integration | Nov 4, 2013 | News, Press Release
Washington, D.C. — Kevin Albert has been promoted to the position of Chief Technology Officer and Partner at HLP Integration. Michael Hardy has been promoted to the position of Partner at HLP Integration. Mr. Albert has been with HLP Integration for three years specializing in computer forensics and electronic discovery. In his expanded role, Mr. Albert heads all of HLP Integration’s technology services which include Computer Forensics, Electronic Data Processing, Hosting, Document Review Management, Translation Services and Consulting Services. Prior to joining HLP Integration, Mr. Albert worked at KPMG, Huron Consulting Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers in various forensics and e-discovery management roles. Mr. Hardy brings over 15 years of experience in handling complex litigation matters for both corporate clients and law firms and regularly councils his clients on the best course of action to complete a matter on time and within budget. Mr. Hardy truly believes that Litigation Support must to be viewed as a collaborative information sharing exercise between stakeholders that leverages collective knowledge in order to reduce cost. With this philosophy at heart, Mr. Hardy been instrumental in shaping HLP Integration into an industry leader. Hy Hetherington, HLP Integration’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner described Mr. Albert as an exceptional problem-solver who is adept at aligning technology and business strategies. “Kevin provides our clients essential guidance to help them successfully maneuver through the litigation process with his real-world solutions to complex problems. He brings a unique blend of technical expertise, business management and customer service focus,” said Mr. Hetherington. “Kevin not only focuses on providing the technical solutions that our client’s demand, but he does so with an...
by HLP Integration | May 5, 2013 | News, Press Release
Seoul, Korea–HLP Integration welcomes Mr. Ho Lee as Managing Director of our new Seoul, Korea office. Mr. Lee is an internationally renowned expert in patent licensing, purchasing, and litigation with more than 30 years experience. Mr. Lee started his career as a research and development engineer and LG Electronics before moving to LG-Phillips LCD and then to LG Electronics as an intellectual property senior manager. Most recently, Mr. Lee was vice president of IP Cube Partners where he was in charge of patent licensing and purchasing on behalf of major Korean companies. He has worked on more than 100 patent cases that totaled well over $100m in license and purchase contracts. Mr. Lee received a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Material Engineering from Seoul University and an MBA from Helsinki University. HLP Integration has been providing clients with cost effective and efficient solutions to address the evolving requirements for litigations and investigations since 2007. HLP Integration helps the legal, corporate and technology communities find and implement better litigation support solutions by providing clear, concise and objective leadership. More information about HLP Integration, its partners and services can be found on their site at...
