[September 08, 2010]

Huron Consulting Group Adds E-Discovery Expert

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced that Jake Frazier has joined the Company as a managing director in the Legal Consulting segment focused on corporate in-house e-discovery and information governance solutions.

"As corporations continue to address large-scale litigation matters, Huron provides clients with a predictable cost and reliable result for managing the electronic discovery of all their documents," said James H. Roth, chief executive officer, Huron Consulting Group. "Jake joins a strong Huron team that combines business and legal knowledge to help clients bridge the gap among IT infrastructure, IT applications and legal departments to help streamline the discovery process."

Frazier is an expert in e-discovery, compliance, legal research and document review services. At Huron, Frazier will assist with the continued expansion of the Company's electronic discovery service offerings as well as help clients identify, evaluate and implement in-house discovery and information governance solutions. This includes both managed services or software/hardware investments and implementations. Previously, Frazier served as senior director of e-discovery, information governance and archiving at EMC (News - Alert) Corp. Prior to that, he was the vice president of sales and marketing at RenewData Corp., where he consulted on e-discovery matters for large, complex class action litigation investigations.

Frazier has published articles in legal and trade journals geared toward e-discovery, compliance and record retention developments. He is also a frequent speaker on these topics. In addition, he served as technical editor for eDiscovery for Dummies.

Huron's results-driven services add value to corporate law departments, law firms and government agencies by helping to reduce legal spend, enhance client service, and increase operational effectiveness. Huron's team of consultants includes business process experts, technologists and those with advanced degrees in the fields of law and business. With their deep industry experience and relevant backgrounds, they are equipped to help clients solve the business challenges faced by corporate law departments.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve performance, comply with complex regulations, resolve disputes, recover from distress, leverage technology, and stimulate growth. The Company teams with its clients to deliver sustainable and measurable results. Huron provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including leading academic institutions, healthcare organizations, Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.

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