Clifford Chance Continues Global Roll-Out of ADERANT; World's Largest Law Firm Implementing ADERANT Expert, Powered by Keystone in 28 Offices.ATLANTA -- ADERANT, a global provider of business and financial management software for professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organizations, today announced that the world's largest law firm, Clifford Chance Clifford Chance LLP is the largest law firm in the world, both by number of lawyers and revenue, and a component of the UK's "Magic Circle" of leading law firms. In recent years, it has universally come to be accepted as the world's leading global law firm. , has successfully implemented ADERANT Expert, Powered by Keystone key·stone n. 1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone. 2. The central supporting element of a whole. at the firm's German offices in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, and Munich. Clifford Chance's German roll-out of ADERANT Expert is part of the firm's ongoing global implementation of ADERANT's practice management system. Clifford Chance is a truly integrated global law firm with more than 3,300 legal advisors. The firm provides in-depth local knowledge and a uniquely global perspective, successfully advising financial institutions, commercial enterprises, and state and regulatory bodies on complex and critical legal issues. Clifford Chance is implementing ADERANT Expert in its worldwide offices as part of the firm's comprehensive Global Practice Management System project. ADERANT's solution is being implemented in conjunction with Oracle Financials to provide Clifford Chance with an integrated and global practice and financial management solution. "As we deployed our new practice management system globally, ADERANT proved to be a trusted partner," said Paul Greenwood Greenwood. 1 City (1990 pop. 26,265), Johnson co., central Ind.; settled 1822, inc. as a city 1960. A residential suburb of Indianapolis, Greenwood is in a retail shopping area. Manufactures include motor vehicle parts and metal products. , Chief Information Officer for Clifford Chance. "ADERANT worked closely with us to deliver a solution with the functionality and scalability we needed to effectively manage our global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. ." "We are exceptionally pleased that a firm of Clifford Chance's caliber selected ADERANT Expert as the foundation of its global practice management initiative," said Geoffrey Joynt, Interim Chief Executive Office for ADERANT. "ADERANT Expert can help firms of all sizes -- including the world's largest law firm -- gain better visibility, understanding, and control over its matters and finances." Integrating Worldwide Operations Clifford Chance's implementation of ADERANT Expert is a critical part of the firm's comprehensive Global Practice Management System (GPMS GPMS Government Protective Marking Scheme (UK) GPMS Green Product Management System GPMS Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer GPMS Grant Proposal Management System GPMS Generalized Phased-Mission System GPMS Global Price Management System ) project. The primary business objective of Clifford Chance's GPMS project is to enable consistent, global processes throughout the firm's operating regions and individual offices. Clifford Chance's GPMS project will provide the firm with an integrated time and billing, practice management, and financial management solution. Hosted out of the firm's London office, the new solution will be used by all of the firm's fee earners and administrative staff worldwide. The system will also improve users' visibility into financial information and provide the ability to drill-down into matter-level and transactional data. Track Record of Success ADERANT's professional services team played an essential role in helping Clifford Chance roll out its GPMS project worldwide, starting with a pilot program in the firm's Paris and Amsterdam offices. Both offices went live on ADERANT Expert in December 2004, paving the way for ADERANT's professional services team to implement ADERANT Expert in several other Clifford Chance offices throughout Europe and Asia. Clifford Chance's London office went live in October 2005. Its Tokyo, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Beijing, Shanghai, and Bangkok Bangkok (băng`kŏk'), Thai Krung Thep, city (1990 pop. 8,538,610), capital of Thailand and of Bangkok prov., SW Thailand, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. offices followed in March 2006. "Our team has worked very closely with Clifford Chance to make this project a success," said Geoffrey Hutton, Vice President of Global Consulting for ADERANT. "We were able to coordinate our global consulting resources to meet Clifford Chance's implementation schedule while ensuring that each individual office received the business and technical support they required." Currently, Clifford Chance is implementing ADERANT Expert in its North and South American offices, including New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Washington, D.C., Silicon Valley, and Sao Paolo, which are expected to go live in September 2006. Clifford Chance plans to have all of its 28 worldwide offices running on its GPMS and ADERANT Expert by March 2007. About Clifford Chance Clifford Chance Limited Liability Partnership is the first fully integrated global law firm, with 29 offices in 20 countries(1). The firm aims to provide seamless global services to the world's leading financial institutions and multinational businesses. Unrivalled in its international resources, Clifford Chance has over 3,300 legal advisers and is organized around six global practice areas: capital markets; corporate (including M&A); finance; litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and dispute resolution; real estate; and tax, pensions and employment law. (1) Includes an associated office in Romania. About ADERANT ADERANT, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is a leading provider of software for services organizations. The global software company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, consisting of financial, resource and practice management software that enables services organizations of all sizes to maximize operational efficiencies. ADERANT provides solutions to the world's largest and most prominent service organizations - including Computer Sciences Corporation, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Manugistics, Deloitte Consulting, Macleod Dixon LLP, Mayer Brown Mayer Brown is one of the largest international law firms with £538.5m (approximately US$1b) of 2006 revenue[1]. It was founded in 1881 by Levy Mayer in Chicago. Rowe & Maw LLP, Skadden Arps and Winston & Strawn. ADERANT also has offices in Asia Pacific and Europe. More information about ADERANT is available at www.aderant.com. Editors Note: The correct usage of the ADERANT name is all capitals. Javelan and Novient are registered trademarks and ADERANT Expert, Expert Back Office, Expert Executive Office, Expert Front Office, Expert Mobile Office, CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. .Net, Keystone, and all ADERANT product logos are trademarks of ADERANT Holdings, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners. |
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