IRIS, a leading IT consulting company specializing in software solutions and professional services in the information management domain, is delighted to announce its partnership with AKD, a prominent Benelux law firm. Under the agreed statement of work, IRIS will facilitate the migration of AKD’s existing iManage environment to the iManage Cloud, aligning with AKD’s objectives of streamlining operations, ensuring high availability, accelerating time-to-market for updates and upgrades, and implementing robust security and compliance measures.

AKD, with its team of over 500 lawyers, civil-law notaries, tax lawyers, and dedicated staff across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, is renowned for delivering exceptional legal services and expertise across a wide range of legal fields. With a focus on reducing workload, increasing operational efficiency, and reinforcing data security, AKD has identified the migration to the iManage cloud as a transformative step in their digital journey.

By leveraging IRIS’s deep understanding of the legal industry and expertise in iManage technology, AKD will benefit from a seamless migration experience that addresses their business objectives. The iManage Cloud offers AKD a highly available and scalable environment, ensuring quick troubleshooting and minimizing disruptions in case of failures. AKD will also experience accelerated time-to-market for updates and upgrades, enabling them to stay at the forefront of legal innovations. Furthermore, the iManage Cloud’s robust security features and adherence to industry standards will enhance AKD’s data protection and compliance initiatives, safeguarding sensitive client information.

“The partnership between IRIS and AKD marks a significant milestone in AKD’s digital transformation journey,” said Martijn Tekelenburg, co-managing director at IRIS. “By leveraging the power of the iManage Cloud, AKD will experience enhanced operational efficiency, strengthened data security, and increased agility. We are committed to delivering a seamless migration experience that aligns with AKD’s objectives, providing them with a solid foundation for future growth and success.”

IRIS, with its comprehensive expertise in implementation, adoption, change management, and support, is well-equipped to address the technical, functional, and support aspects of the migration. The partnership between IRIS and AKD ensures that AKD will have a trusted IT partner with a deep understanding of the legal industry, profound knowledge of iManage technology, and a track record of successful implementations.

With over 500 lawyers, tax advisers, civil-law notaries and support staff in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, AKD is a leading Benelux law firm. For our clients, we are the gateway from, to and in the Benelux.

For over a century now, we have combined a full-service approach and a broad sector focus to consider any question from a range of angles and provide quality solutions – anywhere in the world. Literally. From our own offices, of course, and also through our various country teams and our extensive, worldwide Friends Network.

Practicing Dutch, Belgian and Luxembourg law, we have the size, the expertise and the experience to assist in national and international M&As, solve complex public-sector issues, conduct minor and major litigation, and advise on substantial projects such as the energy transition and issues concerning privacy and data security.

IRIS is een toonaangevende leverancier van oplossingen voor informatiebeheer, die al meer dan 25 jaar actief is in de EMEA-regio. We zijn er trots op deel uit te maken van Canon Benelux en bieden strategisch advies, softwareoplossingen, systeemintegraties en technische ondersteuning aan een breed scala van industrieën, waaronder juridische en boekhoudkundige bedrijven, financiële dienstverleners en grote ondernemingen.

Onze focus ligt op intelligent informatiebeheer en we bieden een uitgebreid scala aan oplossingen, waaronder documentdigitalisering, contentbeheer en kennis- en bedrijfsprocesbeheer. We werken nauw samen met toonaangevende technologieleveranciers zoals iManage, Litera-Microsystems, BRYTER en Co-Flo om de meest geavanceerde en innovatieve softwareoplossingen op de markt aan te bieden.

Bij IRIS zijn we er trots op dat we een persoonlijke en op maat gemaakte aanpak bieden voor de unieke behoeften en uitdagingen van elke klant. Ons team van hoogopgeleide consultants, ontwikkelaars en ondersteunend personeel heeft een passie voor het helpen van bedrijven bij het optimaliseren van hun informatiebeheerprocessen. Ons streven naar uitmuntendheid heeft geresulteerd in talloze succesvolle projecten en tevreden klanten.