Ricoh USA Inc. has announced the appointment of Phil Casale as director of e-discovery sales. Most recently, he was chief information officer at an Am Law 200 firm. Casale has advanced technical knowledge, as well as proven expertise in information governance, solution development, process automation, litigation and e-discovery.

"Phil brings a wealth of experience to Ricoh's market-leading e-discovery team, and we're thrilled to have him at the helm of our continued leadership and innovation in this growing area," said Bob Lamendola, senior vice president of the Technology and Head of Digital Services Center, Ricoh North America. "Phil's appointment demonstrates our continued commitment to developing and accelerating the future of legal service delivery — one that makes collaboration and communication from any and every location possible, truly overhauling the way legal information is viewed and managed, and the way legal work gets done."

Ricoh's e-discovery solutions offer increased information governance, insight and control to help legal organizations make more informed business decisions, glean critical information from their data, proactively manage costs and mitigate risk. Ricoh's managed e-discovery and infrastructure-as-a-service solutions combine technology and expertise to consolidate information in a scalable and secured cloud environment supported by in-house expertise in managing complex infrastructure. This unique combination provides law firms with improved operational efficiency and the security required to help ensure client data and other sensitive information stays confidential. This is all achieved while simultaneously freeing in-house IT resources from the burden of the advanced technology and complex infrastructure required of e-discovery.

"It's an exciting time in the legal profession, as emerging technologies advance the way we're able to address client needs," Casale said. "The culture of the legal field is changing drastically and law firms are becoming more agile today, relying heavily on cloud services and solutions like e-discovery. I'm eager to contribute at Ricoh, helping to craft and lead the way toward the future of legal work."