Huron legal’s bob rowe named to the national law journal’s
list of legal business trailblazers & pioneers
Chicago--(business wire)--huron consulting group (nasdaq: hurn), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced that bob rowe, executive vice president of huron legal, has been named to the national law journal’s inaugural list of legal business trailblazers & pioneers. “as the legal market has undergone rapid and profound change in recent years, bob has been instrumental in the growth of innovative and creative solutions to meet the needs of our law department and law firm clients,” said jim roth, chief executive officer and president, huron consulting group. “bob played a key role in the development and management of our u.s. and global e-discovery operations as well as our integrated analytics e-discovery offering. this recognition is a testament to the innovative advancements that huron legal is developing under bob’s leadership during a time where technology is playing an increasingly critical role in the sector.” rowe is included in the ‘technologists’ category, specifically for his work in electronic discovery and with online review platforms. under rowe’s leadership, huron legal introduced a metrics-driven managed review offering coupled with a pricing model that departed from the billable hour and used per-unit pricing. “i am deeply honored to be named to this list of industry influencers who are truly transforming the legal industry,” said rowe. “technology will continue to set the pace for advancements in law departments and law firms, and i look forward to working closely with our clients to help them achieve even greater efficiencies and cost savings.” rowe has more than 20 years of experience specializing in delivering comprehensive solutions and project management for legal matters, including electronic discovery. as practice leader, rowe oversees huron legal’s advisory and business services provided to fortune 500 corporations and law firms. prior to joining huron, rowe was president and ceo of nextra litigation solutions llc, a company providing document review solutions for legal matters that huron acquired in 2006. during his career, rowe spent ten years practicing antitrust law in washington, d.c. with amlaw 100 firms and clerked for the honorable cornelia g. kennedy of the united states court of appeals for the sixth circuit. he received his j.d. from vanderbilt university law school, where he was a member of order of the coif and managing editor of the vanderbilt law review. prior to attending law school, he served overseas in the united states army as a captain in military intelligence. the award recognizes the top innovators, outside the actual practice of law, who have revolutionized the way law departments and law firms conduct business. the honorees will be highlighted in the december issue of the national law journal. about huron legal huron legal provides advisory and business services to assist law departments and law firms to enhance organizational effectiveness and reduce legal spend. huron legal advises on and implements strategy, organizational design and development, outside counsel management, operational efficiency, and discovery solutions, and provides services relating to the management of matters, contracts, documents, records, digital evidence and e-discovery. huron legal is not a law firm; it does not offer, and is not authorized to provide, legal advice or counseling in any jurisdiction. learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com/legal or follow us on twitter: @huronlegal. about huron consulting group huron consulting group helps clients in diverse industries improve performance, reduce costs, leverage technology, process and review large amounts of complex data, address regulatory changes, recover from distress and stimulate growth. our professionals employ their expertise in administration, management, finance, operations, strategy and technology to provide our clients with specialized analyses and customized advice and solutions that are tailored to address each client's particular challenges and opportunities to deliver sustainable and measurable results. the company provides consulting services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including healthcare organizations, leading academic institutions, fortune 500 companies, governmental entities and law firms. huron has worked with more than 90 of the top 100 research universities, more than 400 corporate general counsel, and more than 385 hospitals and academic medical centers. learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.
