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Study Finds More than Two-Thirds of Legal Department Leaders Seek Advanced Technology Solutions to Alleviate Capacity Demands

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced additional findings from its Technology segment’s annual study of corporate legal departments, in partnership with global legal technology company Relativity .

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  • WASHINGTON, March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced additional findings from its Technology segment’s annual study of corporate legal departments, in partnership with global legal technology company Relativity .
  • Today, a requirement to continually adapt is manifesting in the legal department across adoption of advanced technology, employee engagement, compensation frameworks and outsourcing decisions.
  • More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents said their organizations have specifically evaluated the role of automation and advanced technology in enabling a higher standard of professional quality of life, alleviating capacity demands and increasing talent retention.
  • From Aug. 22, 2022 through Sept. 7, 2022, Ari Kaplan personally interviewed 30 leaders serving as the general counsel or chief legal officer of their organizations.

Vinitaly International Academy Welcomes 21 Italian Wine Ambassadors

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Friday, April 8, 2022

VERONA, Italy, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 23rd edition of Vinitaly International Academy was a joyful week full of intensive learning experiences, networking, tasting, studying, and a little bit of good old panic. VIA is the gold standard of Italian wine education and this year showed off the course to its fullest potential. With the in-person return of both faculty members, Sarah Heller MW and Henry Davar IWE, the course rebounded from COVID restrictions with a subscription of over 50 international students and a tasting list over three days that encompassed close to 140 wines in preparation for a grueling exam that has a typical pass rate of 25%.

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  • Students faced a challenging 4-part exam on Thursday 7 April, which resulted in the inauguration of 21 new Italian Wine Ambassadors, the most successful class to date.
  • About: Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) aims to be the gold standard of Italian wine education.
  • VIA's main objective is to foster a global network of highly qualified professionals such as Italian Wine Ambassadors and Italian Wine Experts: in turn, they will support and promote Italian wine throughout the world.
  • To date there are 292 Certified Italian Wine Ambassadors of which 15 are also Italian Wine Experts.