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ABOUT THE AUTHORS RICK McDANNEL serves as the Manager of Information Technology at Thompson Coburn LLP. Rick has been with Thompson Coburn since 1991 and in the computer field for over 28 years. He is responsible for the design, architecture and management of enterprise systems and software, including SharePoint, SQL Server, enterprise search, desktop software, Web technologies and third- party product integrations. Rick participates in the strategic and tactical direction of technology within the firm as a member of the technology committee and as the leader of the SharePoint steering committee. He can be reached at rmcdannel@thompsoncoburn.com. DON FUCHS is an attorney with AMS Legal, a leading provider and pioneer in extranet and client collaboration solutions for law firms and corporate legal departments. Don has advised major law firms and corporate legal departments nationally on extranet and collaboration practices for more than eight years. His primary focus is helping IT departments successfully roll out extranets, both internally and externally, to minimize cost and administrative overhead while maximizing the impact on the firm’s attorney and client relationships. Don can be reached at dfuchs@ams-legal.com. THAD JAMPOL is IntApp’s Chief Technology Officer, responsible for overseeing the company’s overall product and technology strategy. He is the architect of IntApp’s confidentiality management, application integration and time-capture solutions. Thad is an expert in legal software applications and IT environments and has worked with many large law firms internationally to address business process optimization, information risk management and regulatory compliance challenges. He can be reached at thad.jampol@intapp.com. 62 Portal Platforms ILTA White Paper MARCUS LIBAN co-founded LawPort over a decade ago to help law firms leverage their knowledge assets and grow their businesses. Today, he is a legal industry expert in deploying efficiently architected, state-of-the-art knowledge portals for law firms across the U.S. and internationally. Marcus previously served as CTO for Baker & McKenzie and Littler Mendelson, where he successfully managed and deployed global IT processes and technology. Marcus has over 23 years of legal industry technology experience across multiple disciplines, including IT management practices, enterprise-needs analysis, business process improvement and solutions deployment. He can be reached at mliban@sydneyplus.com. BRIAN LYNCH works with law firms to address client confidentiality, regulatory compliance and risk management issues. He specializes in consulting services including internal assessments, audits and optimal practices training. Brian chairs the Law Firm SharePoint Consortium and coordinates the activities of its membership. Prior to joining IntApp, Brian held a leadership role with the risk team at Baker & McKenzie, where he was intimately involved in firm initiatives tied to global matter intake, conflicts management and data privacy compliance. He can be reached at brian.lynch@intapp.com. HAL MARCUS is Global Sales Director for SydneyPLUS LawPort. He practiced as an IP/antitrust litigator at Wall Street’s Mudge Rose before embarking on a career in legal technology that has spanned nearly two decades, starting with roles at LexisNexis and Law.com. As a longstanding principal at LiveNote, Hal educated thousands of attorneys on litigation technology strategies, helping LiveNote become the most widely used litigation software by the Am Law 200. He then served Thomson Reuters as Vice President