Holland & Knight - Research Services Research Guide

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RESEARCH SERVICES RESEARCH GUIDE

YOUR SOURCE FOR LEGAL AND CORPORATE RESEARCH

Holland & Knight's Research Services team maintains industry-standard resources, including hundreds of subscriptions to key databases, online services, research tools, publications, periodicals and more. Our best resource remains our people. Our information professionals are educated, skilled thought leaders who regularly speak on research topics and collectively have more than 200 years of professional experience. Save time and money using your dedicated information experts. Let Research Services work for you. For additional information on Research Services and access to our key resources, link to our HK Today page at http://research.hklaw.com.

WHAT WE DO

CASE LAW RESEARCH AND LEGAL PRECEDENTS

ƒ Locate state or federal cases that support a legal argument

ƒ Find sample motions, legal precedents, forms or guidance language

SECURITIES, CORPORATE AND SEC FILINGS RESEARCH

ƒ Locate deal information by pulling relevant SEC filings or find SEC precedents for unique transactions

ƒ Private equity research including fund ownership and deal data

ƒ Locate security pricing, corporate ratings or analyst reports

BACKGROUND RESEARCH AND PUBLIC RECORDS

ƒ Provide information on companies or individuals, including full background reports as well as lien, judgment, asset, sanction, criminal and driving records

PRACTICE-SPECIFIC RESEARCH

ƒ Intellectual property research, including locating patent family trees and historical patents

ƒ Tax research, including searching regulations and rulings

ƒ Land use research, including municipal to federal permit and property research

ARBITRATOR AND EXPERT WITNESS RESEARCH

ƒ Find arbitrator and expert profiles

ƒ Provide expert challenge reports, affidavits or trial testimony

AD HOC RESEARCH AND GUIDANCE

ƒ Contact us with any question or need: researchservices@hklaw.com

ƒ Learn research best practices and identify starting resources

LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY HISTORY

ƒ Provide or compile legislative/regulatory history for federal or state statutes/regulations

ƒ Locate committee reports, transcripts, versions of bills and other material to assist in determining legislative intent

LITIGATION ALERTS

ƒ Track ongoing litigation by setting up notifications for new cases filed against clients

ƒ Alerts can be based on courts, plaintiffs, defendants, counsel, practice group areas or key language

LITIGATION ANALYTICS

ƒ Judge research, including profiles, rulings for specific industries, pleading examples and appeals information

ƒ Pull time-to-motion statistics by motion type, court, law firm and/or judge

ƒ Opposing counsel research or jurisdictional research by court

CURRENT AWARENESS

ƒ Customize weekly newsletters for industry and practice groups

ƒ Create ad hoc newsletters on clients, potential clients, countries, deals or other key topics

PROVIDE BOOKS AND TREATISES

ƒ Curate print and electronic collections, providing treatises through resources such as West eLibraries, Lexis Digital Library and the New York Law Institute

TRAINING, ACCESS AND CREDENTIALS

ƒ Remote or in-person database and general Research Services trainings available for individuals and groups

ƒ Resource credentialing and access support

RESEARCH SERVICES TEAM

Contact Holland & Knight's Research Services team at researchservices@hklaw.com or x34211

Hours of coverage: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. CT / 5:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PT

OPERATIONS

Courtney Toiaivao Director of Research Services New York

CONTRACTS

Lida VanOrman Contracts Manager Nashville

RESEARCH

Karen Wry Research Manager Boston

Jeff Davis Senior Research Analyst Dallas

Jackie Norton Senior Research Analyst Miami

Morgan Wood Senior Research Analyst Operations Center

Nicole Cullinane Research Analyst Operations Center

Marla Morris Research Analyst Denver

TECHNICAL SERVICES

Abby Walters Technical Services Manager Operations Center

Claire Larson Technical Services Librarian Chicago

Angela Kennedy Research Services Senior Operations Manager Dallas

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

Erin Vassalotti Digital Solutions Manager Philadelphia

Brianne Scott Research Lead Operations Center

Amy Fritz Senior Research Analyst San Francisco

Kama Siegel Senior Research Analyst Portland

Katherine Baer Research Analyst Operations Center

Margaret Fennessey Research Analyst Houston

Laura MacAvoy Digital Solutions Librarian Operations Center

Eric Berg Senior Research Analyst Operations Center

Elizabeth Hadden-Peck Senior Research Analyst Operations Center

Marshall Voizard Senior Research Analyst Operations Center

Thomas Baer Research Analyst Operations Center

Sarah Foster Research Analyst Boston

Dorothy Fraysier Technical Services Librarian Operations Center

Sabrina Gonzalez Technical Services Librarian Operations Center

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