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In Interview, Epiq CEO Addresses Ransomware Attack, Layoffs, and Company’s Future

In Interview, Epiq CEO Addresses Ransomware Attack, Layoffs, and Company’s Future

By Bob Ambrogi
on April 29, 2020

Following a ransomware attack that took down the company’s servers for nearly a month and then layoffs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the chief executive officer of Epiq Global said he is proud of how the company handled these incidents and that he expects the company to bounce back to where it was.

In…

‘No layoffs,’ Epiq Told Staff, Just Days Before Major Cuts

‘No layoffs,’ Epiq Told Staff, Just Days Before Major Cuts

By Bob Ambrogi
on April 20, 2020

On Friday, March 27, David C. Dobson, the chief executive officer of Epiq Global, convened a company-wide all-hands meeting. There would be pay cuts across the board, he told staff. But by making the pay cuts, he explained, the company would avoid layoffs.

Then, three days later, on Monday, March 30, the layoffs began.…

Reports Say Epiq Has Laid Off Some 200 Employees In Wake Of Ransomware Attack

Reports Say Epiq Has Laid Off Some 200 Employees In Wake Of Ransomware Attack

By Bob Ambrogi
on April 10, 2020

The international e-discovery and managed services company Epiq Global has laid off some 200 employees, with more layoffs yet to come, according to several sources familiar with the situation.

Epiq has not responded to emails seeking to confirm these reports.

If true, the layoffs follow news first reported on this blog of a…

New Details Emerge on the Ransomware Attack Against Epiq Global

New Details Emerge on the Ransomware Attack Against Epiq Global

By Bob Ambrogi
on March 5, 2020

On Monday, this blog broke the news that Epiq Global, the international e-discovery and managed services company, had taken its systems offline globally after becoming the target of a ransomware attack.

Now, new details are emerging about exactly what happened to force Epiq to shut down its systems.

The information security and technology news…

Epiq Global Down As Company Investigates Unauthorized Activity on Systems

Epiq Global Down As Company Investigates Unauthorized Activity on Systems

By Bob Ambrogi
on March 2, 2020

Epiq Global, an international e-discovery and managed services company, has taken its systems offline globally after detecting unauthorized activity.

Epiq made the move on Saturday as part of its data security response plan and has brought on a third-party forensics firm to conduct an investigation.

A company spokesperson provided the following statement:…

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Bob Ambrogi is a lawyer and journalist who has been writing and speaking about legal technology and innovation for more than two decades. He writes the award-winning blog LawSites, is a columnist for Above the Law, hosts the podcast about legal innovation, LawNext, and hosts the weekly legal tech journalists' roundtable, Legaltech Week.

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