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LeVar Burton to Keynote ATD’s 2024 Techknowledge Conference


An actor, director, producer, writer, and speaker, Burton’s keynote, “A Conversation With LeVar Burton,” will touch on myriad topics, including the literacy problem in America, the future of the written word, and the impact of digital technologies.

ATD TK 2024 showcases the latest industry technology trends and newest innovations disrupting the workplace learning landscape. This three-day, one-of-a-kind experience includes lecture-type sessions, interactive workshops, hands-on learning labs, and casual networking. Seven tracks—including disruptive technologies, data and analytics, and technology strategy for leaders—will help TD professionals tackle challenges, seize opportunities, and foster growth in the L&D field.

TK 2024 will take place in person and virtually. The early bird registration ends November 17. For more information, visit techknowledge.td.org/. Follow the conference action on Twitter at #ATDTK.

About ATD

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) is the world’s largest professional membership organization supporting those who develop the knowledge and skills of employees, improve performance, and help to achieve results for the organizations they serve. Established in 1943, the association was previously known as the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD).

ATD’s members come from more than 100 countries and work in public and private organizations in every industry sector. ATD supports talent development professionals who gather locally in volunteer-led US chapters and international member networks and with international strategic partners.

For more information, visit td.org.

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Paula Ketter, Association for Talent Development, 7036838100, [email protected], td.org 

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Dimensional Insight a Top Performer in 2023 KLAS Data & Analytics Platform Report


Dimensional Insight’s solution scored stellar ratings across all six KLAS customer experience pillars, including Value (A), Loyalty (A), Operations (B+), Product (A-), Relationships (A), and Culture (A). Customer feedback revealed impressive satisfaction rates:

  • Keeps all promises: 95%
  • Would buy again: 100%
  • Avoids charging for every little thing: 94%
  • Top rating for proactive customer service

Customers interviewed by KLAS highlighted Dimensional Insight’s broad functionality, regular upgrades, and ability to integrate diverse datasets. Notably, customers reported that the sophisticated analytics solution is scalable with pulling in data and can integrate a high number of data source types.

“We are thrilled that Dimensional Insight has been recognized by KLAS for our dedication to delivering outcomes and value to customers,” says Fred Powers, CEO and co-founder of Dimensional Insight. “Our entire organization is dedicated to providing powerful, intuitive solutions that empower our customers to improve operations, reduce costs, and enhance patient care. This report affirms that our efforts are paying off, and we’ll continue innovating to give healthcare organizations the metrics and insights they need.”

With its overall performance score of 91.8 out of 100, Dimensional Insight stands out for driving tangible outcomes, delivering value, and offering unparalleled customer support.

“Dimensional Insight has consistently been a top performer in the data and analytics category for more than a decade, which is a feat unmatched in our category,” says Kathy Sucich, vice president of marketing at Dimensional Insight. “It speaks to the consistency of our product, the dedication of our staff in helping customers achieve success, and the tangible outcomes our customers realize by using our platform.”

About Dimensional Insight
Dimensional Insight® is a leading provider of analytics, data management, and performance management solutions, offering a complete portfolio of capabilities ranging from data integration and modeling to sophisticated reporting, analytics, and dashboards. Founded in 1989, Dimensional Insight has thousands of customer organizations worldwide. Dimensional Insight is an 8-time Best in KLAS winner and consistently ranks as a top-performing analytics organization by customers and industry analysts in its core market segments including healthcare, manufacturing, and beverage alcohol. For more information, please visit https://www.dimins.com.

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Schlafender Hase® Appoints AndrI Cerbe as co-CEO, Paving the Way for International Growth


AndrI Cerbe also shared his excitement: “Delivering the best possible proofreading software to customers has always been the core value of Schlafender Hase. I am truly inspired by the quality of TVT and the dedicated team behind it, who have made it the industry leader it is today. I am eager to continue fostering Schlafender Hase’s customer-centric approach, with a special focus on supporting our clients in delivering safe and compliant patient-centric healthcare.”

The appointment of AndrI Cerbe as co-CEO underscores Schlafender Hase’s commitment to internationalization and future growth. With his management skills and industry knowledge, the company is well-positioned to expand its global footprint and offer innovative solutions to an ever-widening customer base.

About Schlafender Hase:

Schlafender Hase delivers an easy-to-use document comparison software for regulatory affairs to reduce the time spent proofreading and reduce the risk of errors in any content. Our solution, TVT®, catches even the smallest differences early in the process, ensuring that only approved content is printed or published. TVT easily verifies text, artwork, barcodes and spelling, and generates an audit trail report.

Designed for and proven within the highly regulated life science industry, TVT is currently used by all of the top 20 life science companies and 5 health authorities.

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Kindrie Eaton, Schlafender Hase, 1 617-607-4900, [email protected], https://www.schlafenderhase.com/

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Aragon Research Says that Generative AI Has Created a New Race in the Intelligent Contact Center (ICC) Market


Aragon Research introduced the concept of the Intelligent Contact Center in 2018, a vision that initially faced skepticism regarding the AI-driven shift. However, with the advent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and the rise of large language models, it’s evident that AI has firmly established itself in the landscape.

As we step into 2024, the demand for the Intelligent Contact Center is undeniable, yet the pursuit of Intelligence is only beginning. A significant aspect of this journey is automation, with Generative AI shaping the ICC architecture.

It is crucial to assess ICC providers based on their present omni-channel capabilities and their vision for the evolution of both human and virtual agents. With the increasing convergence of Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) and contact center functionalities, new use cases are emerging, propelling business growth.

Contact centers are under immense pressure to modernize, enabling more effective omni-channel interactions and faster, accurate responses. Moving forward, virtual agents will play a pivotal role in answering foundational queries, allowing human agents to tackle more complex tasks.

The ICC market landscape has shifted significantly, with Generative AI taking the lead in powering virtual agents. The top 15 vendors featured in this report are navigating transformative changes unseen since the inception of this market a quarter-century ago.

The providers assessed are:

Avaya, Cisco, Dialpad, Five9, Genesys, Intermedia, LiveVox, Mitel, NEC, NICE, Talkdesk, UJET, Unify, Vonage, and 8×8.

Enterprises are encouraged to use this report as a valuable resource for evaluating Intelligent Contact Center providers. Meanwhile, ICC providers can leverage it to gauge their progress along the Intelligence Roadmap. Aragon clients can access The Aragon Research Globe™ for the Intelligent Contact Center, 2024, and other reports at http://www.AragonResearch.com.

About Aragon Research

Aragon Research delivers high-impact visual research, consulting, and advisory services to provide enterprises the insight they need to make better technology and strategy decisions. Aragon Research serves business and IT leaders and has a proven team of veteran analysts.

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Geo Week 2024 Announces Sneak Peek of Stellar Keynote Lineup


Sunday’s keynote, The Bright Future Ahead: Navigating AEC, 3D, and Geospatial Innovation and Change, will be led by Claire Rutkowski, SVP and CIO Champion at Bentley Systems, and include panelists Andrea Springer, VP of Digital Technology & Innovation at Stantec, and Ben Stocker, Construction Technologist at Skender, with more panelists to be announced. The keynote will discuss emerging technologies, including generative AI, large language models, augmented reality, and how digital twins are already impacting day-to-day work in surveying, AEC, and other industries. While some of those technologies are still in their early stages of adoption, keynotes will focus on what’s coming next and what workflows look like in 2030. This visionary panel will share their predictions, cautions, and enthusiasm about what’s next, including a look at today’s workforce and how it can be prepared for the seismic shifts ahead.

Monday’s keynote, Geospatial for Good: How is Geospatial Technology Changing the World? features insights from Este Geraghty, Chief Medical Officer and Health Solutions Director at ESRI, with an additional speaker to be announced. Through the development of technologies and techniques, including lidar, GIS, bathymetry, photogrammetry, AI, and beyond, geospatial knowledge is being applied across disciplines to help address many critical problems. In this keynote, technology thought leaders will share their visions of how geospatial technology is already being used to make a difference in addressing climate change, sustainability issues, disaster response, public health, and social justice, and discuss how the geospatial community can get involved.

“Both of these keynotes will shine a light on the future – from the benefits of geospatial technology to the future of work,” said Carla Lauter, Conference Chair and Editorial Analyst for Geo Week. “With the rapid pace of change across myriad industries, shining a critical spotlight on the road ahead is more important than ever.”

Geo Week also features vendor-delivered Product Previews, Exhibit Hall Theater presentations, and workshops, in addition to an Academic Hub, multiple networking events, and the Geo Week Awards Celebration. More than 151 solutions providers have confirmed booths on the Exhibit Hall Floor with additional companies being confirmed every week. More than 150 associations and media partners are confirmed as supporters.

Geo Week provides education, technology, and resources for professionals in industries including AEC, Asset & Facility Management, Disaster & Emergency Response, Earth Observation & Satellite Applications, Energy & Utilities, Infrastructure & Transportation, Land & Natural Resource Management, Mining & Aggregates, Surveying & Mapping, and Urban Planning & Smart Cities.  

Visit http://www.geo-week.com for more information on attending or exhibiting.Register now for Super Saver pricing.   

About Geo Week
Geo Week, presented by Geo Weeks News was created in response to the changing needs of built world and geospatial professionals, and to acknowledge the increasing convergence of technology. Geo Week’s conference program and tradeshow floor feature commercial applications of 3D technologies, innovations, and case studies in the built environment, advanced airborne and terrestrial remote sensing solutions, smart products for a full project team, and much more. It occurs February 11-13, 2024, at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO. For more information, visit https://www.geo-week.com/. 

Geo Week is produced by Diversified Communications’ technology portfolio, which also includes Commercial UAV News; Geo Week, Geo Week Newsletter, 3D Technology Newsletter, AEC Innovations Newsletter, Geo Business (UK) and Digital Construction Week (UK).

For more information about exhibiting at the Geo Week, visit the Exhibitor Information page or contact Casey Reynolds, Sales Manager, at [email protected] or (207) 842-5624. For attendee inquiries, visit the Attendee Inquiry page or email [email protected] 

Questions?
Lora Burns
Geo Week Senior Marketing Manager
[email protected]  

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Catholics for Choice Applauds the Passage of Issue 1 in Ohio


“Catholics and the majority of people of faith support abortion access, no matter what the hierarchy spends or says. And Ohio’s Catholic bishops spent big, sinking well over $1.4 million into a losing campaign so desperate that it frequently resorted to lies, misinformation, and anti-trans demagoguery to try and scare voters away. Catholics in Ohio — especially the many who need abortion care — deserve so much better from their church.

“Catholics for Choice was proud to spend a small fraction of the money the bishops spent to combat disinformation and put 47 billboards up across the state to share the truth: Pro-choice Catholics are not alone. We participated in more than 20 in-person events in the weeks before the election, and we distributed thousands of pro-choice Catholic pledge cards in support of Issue 1. We are grateful to the pro-choice faithful who saw these signs and followed their consciences, all the way into the voting booth.

“Tonight’s victory demonstrates just how out of touch Ohio’s bishops are with the lives of those they are called to serve. Catholics who have abortions are participating richly in the life of the church — indeed 1 in 4 abortion patients is Catholic — so the hierarchy and their radical far-right allies must stop perpetuating stigma and shame. They would be wise to practice Pope Francis’s call to encounter, exorcise their own partisan extremism, and transform their hearts and minds by listening to those who have had abortions..

“Emboldened by the passage of Issue 1 in Ohio, Catholics for Choice will redouble our commitment to fully restoring the fundamental right to abortion access that was so cruelly stripped away through decades of political maneuvering and overreach by the Catholic hierarchy.”

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Catholics for Choice shapes and advances sexual and reproductive ethics that are based on justice, reflect a commitment to a person’s well-being and respect, and affirm the capacity of all people to make moral decisions about their lives.

Contact: John Becker, Press Secretary
Phone: 202-203-0931
Email: [email protected]

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Webbula verified to have the most accurate data for the most segments compared to the largest Providers by Truthset


“We are thrilled to rank so high among the largest data providers,” said Vince Cersosimo, CEO of Webbula. “We continue to ensure ethical data collection with the utmost accuracy, it’s ingrained in all we do as a company.”

“We understand that the quality of data input in any marketing campaign is reflected in the Return on Ad Spend (RoAS). Our success as a company is built on the success of our clients and the quality of the data we provide,” said Douglas Egeth, COO of Webbula.

In Q3 2023, Webbula ranked number one for the following attributes against Truthset’s largest data suppliers:

Car Ownership
Employment
Geography: DMA
Geography: Division
Geography: Region
Geography: State
Household Income
Home: Home Renter
Language Spoken
Luxury vs. Standard Car
Pets: Cat Owner
Pets: Dog Owner
Race/Ethnicity: African American
Race/Ethnicity: White
Small Business Owner

“Webbula and Truthset have been working together for 10 consecutive quarters and it is clear from our partnership that Webbula keenly understands the importance of accurate data. Their performance in Truthset’s quarterly analysis speaks for itself.” – Truthset

You can find Webbula’s audience segments within all of Webbula’s best-in-class data management platforms and advertising data solutions partners’ marketplaces, such as Oracle and TruAudience.

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Lawrence Millar, Webbula, 888-993-2285, [email protected], webbula.com

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Tetrate Introduces 100% Upstream-Powered Tetrate Enterprise Envoy Gateway to Streamline Developer Experience for Gateway Use Cases


*About Envoy Gateway, the core of TEG*
Envoy Gateway, the core of TEG, is an open source project under the umbrella of Envoy and the CNCF, created in May of 2022 to “bring Envoy to the masses.” Envoy Gateway makes it simple to use Envoy Proxy as a service and API gateway by leveraging the new Kubernetes Gateway APIs and delivering a simplified deployment mode aimed at common cloud native use cases.

*Introducing TEG: a fully supported distribution of 100% upstream Envoy Gateway*
TEG, as a fully supported distribution of 100% upstream Envoy Gateway with additional tooling and support, including the following:

  • Cross-cluster service discovery and load balancing
  • OIDC, OAuth2, WAF and rate limiting out of the box
  • Support for Ingress-of-Ingresses deployments
  • “Per app team” deployments with Tier 1 and Tier 2 logic
  • Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) alerting and upgrade management
  • Simplified lifecycle management
  • FIPS 140-2 compliant Envoy
  • Turn-key installation and upgrade
  • 24/7 support with service level agreements (SLAs)

“Several players in the ecosystem—including Tetrate, Ambassador Labs, VMware and others—have joined forces in the open source Envoy Gateway project to ‘democratize ingress,’ providing a highly performant solution based on the Kubernetes API,” said Bas van Beek, founding engineer and general manager of TEG at Tetrate. “Envoy Gateway makes Envoy simple to use, serves as ‘API Gateway Lite,’ and essentially commoditizes the control plane so that the ecosystem can shift our efforts up the stack to provide more value for users.

“In addition to serving as a primary contributor to the Envoy Gateway project, Tetrate is offering TEG as a fully supported, 100% upstream distribution of Envoy Gateway with additional tooling and support for the enterprise. TEG is available today for a free technical preview. We encourage everyone to give it a try and give us your feedback.”

***Sign up and start using TEG***
***Visit Tetrate at Booth #L12 to see a demo of TEG***

*TEG Use Cases*
TEG is designed for app teams who want to replace or augment existing load balancers, are looking for an “API Gateway Lite” solution, or who need to take advantage of TEG’s capabilities for Ingress-of-Ingresses or multi-cluster applications. Ideal use cases include:

  1. Modernize in place: To migrate from monoliths to microservices, pair TEG with your existing F5 deployment to provide per request control and policy, enabling self-serve app modernization at the app team’s pace.
  2. Replace default ingress for per-request control and visibility: TEG is a drop-in replacement for OpenShift HAProxy ingress or simple NGINX to unlock control, visibility, authentication, and rate limiting. It can also be used as a more featureful replacement for stock cloud load balancers like ELBs for cloud-first deployments.
  3. Ingress-of-Ingresses to enable app team self-serve: TEG enables app teams to keep consistent external addresses and consolidate policies for North-South traffic while allowing app-team self service. TEG presents a consistent facade (address, DNS name, etc.) to users while auto-discovering clusters as they are provisioned and deprovisioned. TEG also supports heterogeneous applications in each cluster.
  4. API Gateway Lite: With TEG, rate limiting and OIDC/OAuth2 authentication are available out of the box. Enforce authentication for any app, provide SSO for applications without code change, and rate limit on IP5-tuple, HTTP headers and more. TEG integrates with API endpoint protection providers such as Cequence Security.
  5. Cross-cluster discovery and failover at ingress: TEG auto-discovers clusters and their available services based on configuration and rules and automatically fails over to remotes as local traffic fails, faster than a GLB can respond. With TEG, failures are identified quickly and outages are mitigated.

*Availability and Pricing*
A technical preview of TEG is currently available, sign up for a trial today. TEG will be generally available in Q1 for direct purchase from Tetrate and for self-service purchase in the AWS Marketplace. TEG software and supporting service is $5K per cluster per year, with unlimited gateways in each cluster.

*Additional Resources*
Read the getting started blog
Check out the documentation

*About Tetrate*
Rooted in open source, Tetrate was founded to solve the application networking and security challenges created by modern computing so enterprises can innovate with speed and safety in hybrid and multicloud environments. As applications evolve into collections of decentralized microservices, monitoring and managing the network communications and security among those myriad services becomes challenging. This is why some of the largest financial institutions, governments and other enterprises rely on Tetrate to deliver modern application networking and security. Find out more at http://www.tetrate.io.

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Robert Cathey, Tetrate, +1 865-386-6118, [email protected], www.tetrate.io

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Camelot Secure Continues to Redefine Cybersecurity Excellence; Sherri Thomas, Chief Revenue Officer, Makes Shortlist for Cyber Woman of the Year 2023


A precedent has been set at Camelot for bringing the cybersecurity industry’s most talented individuals on board in leadership roles; additional industry accolades include:

  • CSO.com/CSO Magazine’s Cybersecurity Startups To Watch For In 2023. Camelot was recognized for its offensive approach to cybersecurity, proactively identifying and mitigating threats rather than relying on traditional reactive measures.
  • CSO50 Award Winner. Camelot was honored for the innovative development of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance eDiscovery Tool.
  • Cyber Defense Magazine. Camelot was named a Top InfoSec Innovator in the Most Innovative in Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Detection and Response category.

About Camelot Secure

Camelot Secure (Camelot) is a leading cybersecurity company that takes a revolutionary approach to protecting digital assets. Unlike traditional cybersecurity solutions that rely on reactive measures, Camelot operates from a threat perspective, proactively identifying and mitigating threats before they can cause damage. In addition, the company leverages a world-class workforce of the military, intelligence community, and private sector experts to protect our customers’ data and systems, their components, and common cyber-attack surfaces. The company uses the most advanced solutions to address cybersecurity challenges, including proactive, persistent automated Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Hunt tools and offensive attack surface monitoring technologies. Through these services, Camelot enables its customers to be more proactive and predictive in their approach to cybersecurity, delivering exceptional value and empowering businesses to protect their digital assets like never before. Learn more at camelotsecure.com.

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Greenberg Traurig Adds Veteran Attorney Joshua B. Forman to Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing Practice


Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. added digital infrastructure industry veteran Joshua B. Forman as of counsel in the Miami office, enhancing the firm’s capabilities in this rapidly expanding area of the technology sector.

MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. added digital infrastructure industry veteran Joshua B. Forman as of counsel in the Miami office, enhancing the firm’s capabilities in this rapidly expanding area of the technology sector.

Forman, who brings more than 10 years of in-house experience, most recently served as senior vice president and general counsel at Netrality Data Centers. He previously was general counsel and chief compliance officer for GlobeNet Telecom.

“Josh’s mastery of the bread-and-butter contracts and transactions that drive digital infrastructure adds another layer of experience to our already industry leading knowledge base,” said Kemal Hawa, Washington, D.C. based Corporate shareholder and co-chair of the firm’s Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing Industry Group. “As we see increased demand for data centers and subsea connectivity amidst an intensely competitive environment, we are confident our clients will benefit from Josh’s experience in the trenches as in-house counsel.”

Forman provides legal advice on a wide range of telecommunications matters, with a deep focus on data center expansion, operations, and transit services including fiber access and interconnection. His holistic practice addresses commercial, corporate, tax, and other issues. He also has guided the regulatory approval process for clients with U.S. agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission, Department of Homeland Security, and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, as well as various regulatory entities in Latin America.

“Digital infrastructure is the foundation of our modern economy and a critical element for the data storage and cloud computing capabilities that all businesses need today,” said Jaret L. Davis, co-managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Miami office. “As Miami continues to grow its footprint in the technology and digital infrastructure industries, we are focused on strategic expansion to better serve our clients. Josh, who is already well-known to key industry players, brings a unique skill set and understands what keeps clients up at night.”

Forman earned his J.D. from the St. Thomas University School of Law, and a B.A. in Finance from The George Washington University.

“After working as an in-house attorney for a decade, overseeing billions of dollars in transactions and other compliance matters, I was looking for an opportunity to put my experience to work on a broader scale,” Forman said. “I am thrilled to join Greenberg Traurig’s highly respected digital infrastructure and data center team that has such a strong presence in my hometown of Miami, but also has the global platform to serve clients across the United States and internationally.”

Greenberg Traurig’s Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing Industry Group is composed of a dedicated team of attorneys with experience advising clients in virtually every type of cloud transaction in more than 100 countries, including some of the largest data center operators and content and cloud service providers in the world. We regularly represent data center operators, cloud service providers, telecommunications carriers, content providers, investors, and lenders in connection with data center acquisitions, leases and development projects, terrestrial network deals, and submarine cable consortium and private subsea cable contracts. Learn more here.

About Greenberg Traurig’s Miami Office: Greenberg Traurig‘s Miami office, founded in 1967 by business-savvy attorneys with a commitment to community service and diversity, has actively supported South Florida’s growth as an international financial and cultural center. As the gateway between the United States and Latin America, Miami is not only the place where Greenberg Traurig was founded, but is an essential hub of the firm’s global network. With a team of more than 180 attorneys based in Miami, Greenberg Traurig delivers targeted legal services and solutions to clients around the world. Today, the office is proud of its “Miami Roots, Global Reach.” The attorneys advise local, national, and international companies in numerous industry sectors, including aviation, construction, entertainment, financial institutions, gaming, healthcare, infrastructure, international finance, manufacturing, real estate, hospitality, retail, and technology.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.

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