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Gardiner Roberts LLP Upgrades to ELITE 3E to Help Decentralize Workflow

Advanced, Web-based Platform Enables Better Firm Management and Client Service with More Timely Data

LOS ANGELES, August 10, 2010 - Gardiner Roberts LLP, a Toronto-based business law firm dedicated to serving the legal needs of a diverse clientele, has selected ELITE 3E for its financial and practice management platform to help increase productivity through improved access to matter and financial data and more automated workflow processes. It will enable the firm to better respond to client requests for improved client service.

“Our previous accounting system was not Web-based and not capable of managing the requirements of integrated communications,” said Mary Fraizinger, CFO of Gardiner Roberts LLP. “3E offers advanced reporting capabilities that are much simpler and easier to use allowing for faster and more timely information. Furthermore, 3E uses Microsoft BizTalk Server to integrate our critical third-party applications for a more integrated view into the health of our firm.”

Jonathan Wigley, partner at Gardiner Roberts LLP, added, “We are at a point in our growth cycle where we have to decentralize processes and information, increase speed of communications and provide the best productivity tools for our staff. 3E can provide a consistent look and feel for internal processes and external work product that will increase efficiency and productivity.”

The 90-timekeeper law firm has grown to become a strategically placed business law firm with a clientele that includes two of Canada's largest banks and government entities, software companies and real estate developers. In addition, for the second year in a row, Gardiner Roberts LLP recently was named one of “Canada's 75 Best Workplaces” by the Great Place to Work Institute.

Specific features of 3E that Gardiner Roberts LLP is eagerly anticipating include:

• Improved case and calendar management – Dates and events can be published to personal calendars in Outlook and synchronized with Blackberry devices.
• More granular breakout of account segments – Accounting staff will be able to specify account segments to include cost centers, departments, sections, offices, practice groups, industries and timekeepers for more detailed reporting.
• Flexible billing options – Professional bill templates and statements can be printed, saved in a variety of formats and distributed electronically.
• Enhanced reporting capabilities - Metrics viewer can be applied to slice and dice information using drag-and-drop features.
• Automated workflow – Direct conflict checking, ease of querying financial status of matter and file opening procedures will be automated.

“Once the management team saw the power of 3E, they immediately recognized the benefits of our advanced technology platform,” said Kim Massana, senior vice president and general manager of Elite. “We are very pleased to add Gardiner Roberts to our growing clientele and look forward to helping them grow their business and improve operational efficiencies.”

ELITE 3E offers powerful core financial and practice management features and built-in application development capabilities—all seamlessly integrated into one high-performance system. Designed from the ground up on Microsoft .NET, 3E provides an integrated development environment that enables firms to become more agile in responding to client needs. A full suite of capabilities is delivered through a consistent web-based user experience that allows staff to easily track and manage activity on a multi-office, global scale.

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About Gardiner Roberts LLP
Founded in the 1920s, Gardiner Roberts LLP has grown to become a strategically placed business law firm with a diverse client base which includes two of Canada's largest banks, several medium to large-sized municipalities, agencies, boards and commissions and other government entities, high tech and software companies, real estate developers, lenders and investors. A number of Gardiner Robert’s LLP lawyers have enjoyed in-house corporate positions and have been appointed as board members of tribunals or as judges. Gardiner Roberts LLP is a member of MSI Global Alliance, an international alliance of carefully selected independent professional firms combining in-depth local expertise with global insight. For more information, visit www.gardiner-roberts.com.

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About Elite
Elite is a leading provider of integrated information solutions to professional services firms worldwide. Elite is part of Thomson Reuters and is a premier provider of financial and practice management systems to the legal industry and to other professional services markets, including accounting, marketing services, and management and IT consulting. For more information, visit www.elite.com.

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