
- Company Overview
Company Overview
QuisLex is an award-winning leader in the legal services industry. With our patented approach to quality, we specialize in litigation and data breach document review, contract management, privacy and compliance support, legal spend management, M&A services, and legal operations consulting.
What Makes Us Unique:
- 1,000+ Permanent Employees
- Nationally Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
- 60% of Project Leaders Are Women
- Six Sigma Certified Process Management Team
- 10-Year Average Tenure for Senior Project Managers
- Technology Expertise in Over 20 Legal Related Software Tools
Since 2004, our teams have supported global clients, across 16 time zones and various jurisdictions, from industries such as Technology, Pharma, Retail, Finance, Insurance and Banking. QuisLex is a highly acclaimed legal services provider delivering the benefits of operational excellence, process rigor, and expertise for complex legal work.
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- 1 People
High Performance Professionals
Since 2004, QuisLex has pioneered innovations in legal managed services. We tailor our client services to solve the challenges of resource constraint, cost management, flexibility, and scale.
QuisLex has more than 1,000 highly trained, permanent employees, creating an unmatched combination of on-demand expertise and scale. We focus on developing and maintaining the best legal operations workforce through rigorous training, formal mentoring, and competitive salary packages.
- 2 Technology
Identifying the Right Technologies
Through a thorough vetting process, we incorporate leading technologies into each of our service offerings. Our IT team knows how to maximize the benefits of each platform, and we can advise clients on the costs and benefits of taking on new legal technology.
- 3 Process
Industry Leading Process Rigor
QuisLex was founded on the idea that even complex and intricate legal services can be delivered more effectively through a scalable, well-managed process. Our Legal Quality Management System uses an ISO 9001:2015 certified process that applies Six Sigma-based methodologies to deliver quality and consistency.
- 4 Security
Uncompromising Data Security
Uncompromising cybersecurity and confidentiality are of paramount importance to QuisLex. We were the first LPO organization to be certified under ISO 27001:2013, SSAE 16/ ISAE3402 (SOC 1), and AT101 (SOC 2) standards for data security.
The Result: Measurable Quality,
Efficiency, and Risk ManagementAs an alternative legal services provider (ALSP), QuisLex is uniquely focused on quality with the goal of increasing performance while reducing cost and risk. Our clients reap the long-term benefits of our continuous investments in people, processes, and technology. Simply put, talented, properly nurtured, developed, and incentivized employees - operating within a process-oriented environment that leverages effective technology - leads to consistently exceptional results.
During unprecedented times, our commitment to quality and security continues at the same level as we have always provided to our clients. Our secure remote work environment remains a multi-pronged, multi-layered approach to security, allowing for a continued highest level of quality.
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Leadership Team
QuisLex is led by executives whose careers have been at the intersection of law, quality, consulting, and information security for the greater part of two decades. Taking the professionalism, client focus, training practices, and ethics of top global legal departments and law firms, we have combined these attributes with process expertise and technological savvy to create a truly unique and unrivaled managed legal services provider.
Ram Vasudevan
Chief Executive Officer
Ram has presided over QuisLex’s rapid growth since its inception and has over 25 years of experience providing high-quality services to his clients in a variety of settings. Prior to joining QuisLex, Ram spent eight years advising clients on corporate and M&A transactions with Skadden Arps and Sidley Austin in New York. Prior to joining Sidley, Ram worked as a Project Manager for a multi-national consulting company, managing projects for large financial services clients. Ram received his Master of Law from Columbia University School of Law, his MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Madras.
Sirisha Gummaregula
Chief Operating Officer
Sirisha has been advising boards of directors, corporate legal departments, and law firms on a variety of strategic matters for more than 20 years. As QuisLex’s Chief Operating Officer, she heads up teams of data analysts, Six Sigma black belts, process experts, statisticians, legal technologists and attorneys to design and implement tech-enabled and process based solutions to solve her client’s most pressing issues in litigation, corporate, compliance and legal spend. Sirisha specializes in using a data-driven, silo-busting approach in devising bespoke solutions for clients and has helped them achieve significant savings across various industries. Before joining QuisLex, she was the Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Quest Diagnostics where she was responsible for all corporate legal matters and Six Sigma, and spent nine years at Shearman & Sterling, where she advised clients on M&A and corporate finance transactions. Sirisha was named to the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s distinguished Women of Legal Tech list of 2020 and was selected by Corporate Counsel as an honoree in the 2020 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards in the Leadership Awards: Innovative Leadership category. Sirisha is a lawyer by training, graduating from the University of Madras and Northwestern University School of Law.
Michel Sahyoun
Chief Technology Officer
Michel leads our technology, security and data protection efforts, and was instrumental in QuisLex being the first LPO to obtain internationally recognized certifications in those areas. Michel also leads our technology innovation group, utilizing cutting edge technology to provide optimized solutions for our clients. He has over 20 years of experience in risk management and in designing, building and deploying mission critical applications for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining QuisLex, he was Vice President and Senior Architect of Risk Management at JP Morgan Chase. Michel holds Masters of Engineering degrees in Computer Science and Operations Research from Columbia University.
Joseph Polizzotto
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Client Services
Joe brings decades of world class experience to the QuisLex Leadership team. Prior to joining QuisLex, Joe was Deutsche Bank General Counsel-- Americas and previously General Counsel of Lehman Brothers. His many professional distinctions include the Alfred J. Rauschman Award from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) for contributions to the Compliance and Legal Community and a distinguished career in financial services. Joe has also appeared before the United States Supreme Court and has testified on behalf of the financial services industry before Congress. Joe received his J.D. from New York University School of Law and his B.A. from Columbia College.
Jennifer Contegiacomo
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Jennifer is an accomplished legal and business leader with over 25 years of experience in the legal industry gained at McDermott Will & Emery LLP as an associate, senior attorney, and counsel. She advised on countless matters, including M&A and corporate transactions, legal operations, and complex litigation. Jennifer is a cum laude graduate of New York Law School, where she was an Articles Editor for the Law Review and an Executive Committee member of the Moot Court Association. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from S.U.N.Y., Fashion Institute of Technology.
Brian Corbin
Vice President, Legal Solutions and Operational Excellence
Based in Berlin, Germany, Brian brings to QuisLex nearly twenty years of experience in the legal industry, and works with clients across each of QuisLex’s service offerings. Most recently he served as Executive Director, Assistant General Counsel with JPMorgan Chase & Co., managing teams spread across four continents and overseeing a global partnership between lawyers, technologists, data analysts, law firms, and ALSPs to deliver enterprise-class software and legal automation solutions to the firm. While much of his time with JPMC was focused on discovery and litigation-related law, process, and technology, he also managed programs related to legal metrics, data privacy, contract lifecycle management, outside counsel management strategy, data analytics, and information governance, in addition to building and growing offshore legal teams in Argentina at the bank’s Buenos Aires Corporate Center. Prior to joining JPMC, Corbin oversaw the delivery of offshore services at a managed legal services firm in Bangalore, India, and before that practiced at the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP. He holds an MBA along with his J.D. and is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C.; he is a Certified eDiscovery Specialist (CEDS) and Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).
Robert Coppola
Vice President, Legal Review Services
At the intersection of law, business, and technology, Bobby Coppola, Vice President, Legal Services at QuisLex, is focused on adding value and delivering high quality legal services to clients in the most cost efficient manner. He leverages his unique skills and background to solve complex problems for companies and law firms globally. His responsibilities at QuisLex include operational oversight and execution, management of key client relationships, and driving strategic growth across QuisLex’s service lines. Bobby came to QuisLex after practicing law for over seven years at Quinn Emanuel and Gibson Dunn. Bobby is located in QuisLex’s New York City headquarters. He received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in Political Science from Williams College.
Andy Banquer
Vice President, Corporate Solutions
Andy has worked in the alternative legal services space for the past seven years, focusing on contracting improvement and compliance. He has worked extensively with in-house legal leadership to turn their strategic objectives into impactful projects and activities. He actively manages legal service models to deliver consistent quality results more efficiently and cost-effectively. Andy has over 20 years of experience working in-house with Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies where he managed commercial legal teams in the U.S. and Asia Pacific. He earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and has a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Dartmouth. Andy is based in our San Francisco office.
Aush Arsh
Vice President, Corporate Solutions
Aush helps clients design and build processes, templates and guidance documents and implement technology solutions for corporate projects. He oversees multiple projects involving contract review, drafting, analysis, negotiation and ongoing contract management support for clients across sectors. Aush completed his LL.B. degree from the University of Delhi and Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Laws and Management from The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. Aush is based in our Hyderabad operations center.
Sailaja Meesaraganda
Vice President, Client Solutions
Sailaja designs and builds workflows and project plans for QuisLex’s clients, and is responsible for ensuring project delivery in line with client requirements. She actively manages projects in a variety of areas, including contracts negotiation, contracts review and analysis, M&A due diligence, post-merger integration and legal research, and works with clients from a wide array of industries. Before joining QuisLex, Sailaja worked with a law firm handling IP related matters and practiced in the Delhi High Court. She received her LL.B. degree from Amity Law School, Delhi, where she graduated first in her class.
Danielle Noonan
Associate Vice President, Legal Solutions
Danielle is an Associate Vice President, Legal Services with over a decade of experience in executing all aspects of e-discovery reviews for global clients, including hundreds of financial services cases, as well as in consulting with in-house legal teams to streamline and standardize their protocols, processes, and guidelines for all stages of the EDRM cycle. She received her Juris Doctorate cum laude with a concentration in Intellectual Property from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and recently acquired an Advanced Masters of Law degree in Law and Digital Technologies from Leiden University in the Netherlands. Danielle joined QuisLex in 2010 after many years as an associate in the litigation department at Kaye Scholer LLP (now Arnold & Porter LLP) in New York. Danielle is based in our NY office.
Shanil Vitarana
Executive Director, Global M&A and Corporate Solutions
Shanil comes to QuisLex with 15 years of global in-house legal experience with Fortune 500 public companies and a leading sovereign wealth fund backed private company. He has led M&A, strategic investments and large commercial transactions in the US, as well as in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa while being based in Dubai, U.A.E for several years. Shanil will be managing and overseeing M&A and corporate solutions, and assisting with business development. He received his J.D from the University of Connecticut School of Law, LL.M from the University of Sydney Law School, and his B.A from Rutgers University - New Brunswick.
Briana Hulet
Director, Legal Solutions
Focusing on providing the highest quality legal services, Briana Hulet, Director, Legal Solutions at QuisLex, has over 13 years of experience, beginning in the top ranks of Big Law, and focusing on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on financial, environmental, mass tort, labor and employment, and regulatory matters. Briana manages and oversees matters involving multiple jurisdictions and across continents. Her responsibilities include all areas of managed review operations as well as managing key client relationships. She came to QuisLex after practicing law for over six years at Jones Day. Briana is located in QuisLex’s New York City headquarters. She received her J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of North Texas.
Mark Wilcox
Global Vice President, Business Development
Mark Wilcox is a veteran "Customer First" sales leader with over 15 years’ experience as a sales executive in the legal software and services industry. Prior to joining QuisLex, he spent 10 years running sales in the eDiscovery space and 3 years in legal and cybersecurity compliance space. Mark has over 30 years of sales leadership success across multiple industries and is skilled at applying innovation and process excellence across industry lines, while engaging and providing value to customers. He received his BS in Corporate Communication from Oregon State University and has taught sales training and public speaking courses through Dale Carnegie and Miller Heiman.
Suzanne Ganier
Director, Legal Spend Solutions
Suzanne is a former practicing attorney who represented various insureds and worked for various insurance carriers. She has been working in Legal Operations and Spend Management since 2008, first as the head of Legal Operations for an insurance carrier and then as a consultant, head of Legal Bill Review and Program Director for companies in the alternative legal service provider space. Suzanne has a B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Santa Barbara, a J.D. from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, and an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.
Julie Maeir
Director, Human Resources and Communications
Ms. Maeir, a former practicing attorney specializing in the areas of insurance and reinsurance coverage, has over 18 years of legal recruiting and staffing experience, as well as in the areas of HR and business development. Prior to joining QuisLex, Julie was Director of Attorney Placement and Marketing for a national legal staffing firm. Julie manages QuisLex’s hiring and on-boarding of contract attorneys in the US in addition to handling HR, recruiting and marketing for the US-based QuisLex team. She received her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis and her B.A. in political science from the University of Illinois.
- Operations Centers
Operations Centers
QuisLex’s ISO 27001:2013 certified legal operations centers are purpose-built for our managed legal services and include state-of-the-art security. These facilities possess the necessary communication infrastructure (secure servers, video conferencing, and comprehensive 24/7 IT support) to ensure the remote provisioning of our services is completed seamlessly and securely regardless of location or time.
Hyderabad Operations Center
Our Hyderabad location accommodates more than 1,000 full-time employees and is dynamically scalable to handle projects of any size. Home to QuisLex’s core operational groups and teams of specialists including linguists, data scientists, technologists, et al, the HOC has served as the base for hundreds of successful client engagements.
Security Controls:
- ISO security standards
- 24/7 live CCTV monitoring
- Biometric access control system
- Physically separated project areas
- Leading firewalls, IPS and IDS systems
- Segregated project networks
- Secure private lockers
- Controlled email, internet, external media and printing access
Workspace Features:
- Private offices for visiting attorneys
- Configurable workspaces
- Soundproof project rooms
- State of the art AV systems
- Advanced technological infrastructure
Secure Remote Work:
When we are unable to work from our secure facilities due to a disaster or pandemic, we provide our employees with company-issued laptops. The laptops are only used to connect to the QuisLex secure infrastructure, are locked-down, encrypted, and protected by security software. No data can be stored on the remote devices. This integrated model allows us to seamlessly support our clients.
- Certifications & Accolades
Certifications & Accolades
Certifications- ISO 27001:2013
Certification for Information Security - ISO 9001:2015
Certification for Quality Management - SSAE 16 (formerly SAS 70 Type II)
Certification for Compliance - HITRUST CSF Certified
- HIPAA compliant
- Nationally Certified by the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council as a Minority Business Enterprise
Accolades- Band 1 ranking in Chambers and Partners’ second annual rankings of service providers within the alternative legal services industry. QuisLex ranked in Band 1 for two of the core areas of the Alternative Legal Service Providers sector report: Contract Lifecycle Management and Litigation Services
- 2021 Association of Corporate Counsel Value Champion with NetApp, KP Labs and LexCheck
- 2020 Association of Corporate Counsel Value Champion with VMware
- 2019 Association of Corporate Counsel Value Champion with Deutsche Bank
- 2018 Association of Corporate Counsel Value Champion with Ocwen Financial Corporation, and their counsel Hunton Andrews Kurth and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- QuisLex COO Sirisha Gummaregula was named to the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s distinguished Women of Legal Tech list of 2020
- QuisLex COO Sirisha Gummaregula was selected by Corporate Counsel as an honoree in the 2020 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards in the Leadership Awards: Innovative Leadership category
- QuisLex COO Sirisha Gummaregula was selected as a Top 50 COO at the 2022 OnCon Icon Awards.
- ISO 27001:2013
- Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility
A Diverse and Caring Community of Professionals
QuisLex recognizes the importance of being a responsible corporate citizen and actively engaging with, and supporting, our community.
Since 2006, QuisLex and QuisLex employees in Hyderabad have supported an orphanage housing at-risk girls. We provide food, primary health care, volunteer teachers, computers, and planned activities. In 2010, we adopted the QuisLex Primary School, where we provide vocational skills training, raise funding for the self-employment of women, and increase awareness in nutrition and health.
In the United States, QuisLex has been a long-time supporter of multiple organizations including:
- Make Room for Debate, which supports programs in Chicago public schools that encourage participation in debate
- The Silicon Valley Law Foundation which provides legal services to indigent people
- The Day One Foundation which works to prevent teen dating violence
- Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York
- LOGOS School, an independent, therapeutic middle and high school offering a unique combination of individualized academics and innovative therapy for students who have social, emotional or behavioral challenges
- Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project which works to ensure that the legal system is accessible to residents of Brooklyn who would not otherwise have their rights protected or their voices heard
- GlamourGals Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and organizing teen volunteers to provide ongoing companionship to those living in senior homes
For more information about our community involvement and the organizations we support, please read or download the PDF by clicking here.