Gerson Lehrman Group Announces Launch of Council Partners Program

Program establishes enterprise-level relationships with more than 200 leading
professional service and business information firms

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerson Lehrman Group, the world's
marketplace for expertise, today announced the launch of the Gerson Lehrman
Group Council Partners program, a global online network that provides a
significantly expanded range of expertise from leading professional service
and business information firms. Anchor members of the Council Partners
program include more than 200 leading law firms, premier niche consulting
firms, and specialized market research firms, with the vast majority of them
exclusive to Gerson Lehrman Group for expert network engagements.
Through Gerson Lehrman Group's Internet-based platform, Council Partners
obtain access to a broad new distribution channel to reach thousands of new
types of potential clients more efficiently and at lower cost than ever
before. In addition, Council Partners receive access to Gerson Lehrman
Group's proprietary database of more than 200,000 individual experts to better
serve their own clients by expanding their capabilities across all
specialties, functions, and geographies.
"Our work with Gerson Lehrman Group has been defined by a shared
commitment to providing outstanding, customized insights to the most
discriminating of clients," said Orlan Johnson, a partner at Saul Ewing, a
mid-Atlantic law firm with more than 250 attorneys in nine offices, serving
national clients. "Partners in our firm had already worked with Gerson
Lehrman Group to obtain new avenues for development. To accelerate these
benefits, we decided to forge an enterprise-level relationship with Gerson
Lehrman Group through their Council Partners program as part of our firm's
broader commitment to growth and change."
"Gerson Lehrman Group's consulting platform and research-intensive client
base provide an ideal marketing partner, through which we can extend our
leadership position and client base," said Paul Semenza, Senior Vice President
of DisplaySearch, a worldwide leader in display market research and
consulting. "Gerson Lehrman Group's Council Partner tools will enable our
analysts to spend more time conveying insightful expertise to clients, and
less time handling the logistics surrounding consulting engagements, from
securing confidentiality agreements to setting up appropriate payment
workflow."
"Our firm is unique in the aerospace and defense industry," said Richard
Aboulafia, Vice President of Teal Group, a consulting firm with offices in
Virginia, Ohio, and California. "Gerson Lehrman Group's platform provides us
with a distribution channel, payment platform, and partner in serving an
important and demanding part of our client base."
Gerson Lehrman Group clients benefit from efficient, on-demand access to
Council Partners, using the same rules-based environment with which they
already engage Gerson Lehrman Group's more than 200,000 individual subject-
matter experts. Professionals at Council Partner firms are available for
in-depth projects, in-person meetings, and telephone consultations.
"Many top firms invest time and resources to market their services,
diversify their client bases, and sharpen their insights," said Dmitri
Mehlhorn, Managing Director of Gerson Lehrman Group. "Our technology-enabled
platform provides such firms with a streamlined opportunity to achieve all
those goals with the greatest impact, while also growing revenue, rather than
spending money."
A partial list of Council Partners is attached. Further information about
the Council Partners Program, including a list of Premium Partners, is
available at http://www.glgroup.com/Council-Partners/Council-Partners-1.html.
About Gerson Lehrman Group
Gerson Lehrman Group provides technology and services to support a
marketplace for expertise. Since 1998, its platform for consultation and
collaboration has helped the world's leading financial services firms,
consultancies, corporations, and nonprofits find, engage, and manage experts
in a broad range of industries and disciplines. Gerson Lehrman Group's
unparalleled network of the world's leading expert consultants, known as the
Gerson Lehrman Group Councils, includes more than 200,000 subject matter
experts who educate and provide insight to decision makers through a wide
range of consulting methods, including telephone consultations, expert surveys
and seminars. Gerson Lehrman Group has invested in one of the world's most
sophisticated infrastructures for expert recruiting and compliance. For more
information about Gerson Lehrman Group, please visit www.glgroup.com.
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Gerson Lehrman Group Contact:
Christopher Stella
212-880-6517

Council Partner Description
ACA Associates ACA Associates specializes in the commercial
aviation industry, which includes
manufacturers, airlines, airports,
after-market support companies, and ground
service companies.

Alliant Emerging Markets Alliant Emerging Markets' goal is to help
clients capitalize on the growth potential
of developing economies by quantifying,
prioritizing, and mitigating the impact of
credit, financial, and political risks.

Auriemma Consulting Group ACG has offered comprehensive, high-quality
management consulting to the financial
services industry, specifically in the
payments and lending markets.

Bingham McCutchen LLP Bingham McCutchen LLP is a national law
firm with global capabilities, with nearly
1,000 attorneys in 14 offices.

Clark & Weinstock Clark & Weinstock provide the highest-level
strategic advice and consulting services.
They represent some of the world's largest
corporations, mid-size companies, major
trade associations, as well as large and
small nonprofit organizations.

CPM Group CPM Group is a leading commodities research,
consulting, investment banking and asset
management company. CPM is focused on the
fundamental analysis of global commodities
markets.

DisplaySearch DisplaySearch is a leading provider of
information, consulting and conferences on
the display supply chain and display-related
industries.

Health Economics Consulting HECG is a group of academic health
Group economists and health services researchers
providing analysis of costs and outcomes,
markets and businesses, and regulations and
policies.

International Data IDC is the premier global provider of market
Corporation (IDC) intelligence, advisory services, and events
for the information technology,
telecommunications, and consumer technology
markets.

Javelin Group Javelin Group advises on all of the issues
central to the performance of retailers,
distributors and retail investors.

Javelin Strategy & Research Javelin is the leading independent provider
of quantitative research focused exclusively
on financial services topics.

John Burns Real Estate John Burns Real Estate Consulting helps
Consulting executives make informed home building
industry decisions. Their clients include
home builders, developers, lenders, equity
investors and product manufacturers.

Jon Peddie Research Jon Peddie Research provides specialized
services to companies in high-tech fields
including graphics hardware development,
multimedia for professional applications and
consumer electronics, entertainment
technology, high-end computing, and Internet
access.

Life Sciences Strategy Group Life Science Strategy Group has extensive
experience conducting strategic consulting
and market research engagements in many
therapeutic and technology markets.

Muse Stancil & Co. Muse consultants bring an average of 15
years direct industry experience from
operating companies and 28 years of total
experience in the global energy industry.

Ovum Ltd. Ovum is a leading business information
providers operating in the technology and
information, communication and telecoms
sectors.

PKF Consulting Corporation PKF Consulting (PKFC) is an international
firm of management consultants, industry
specialists, and appraisers who provide a
full range of services to the hospitality,
real estate, and tourism industries.

R. W. Beck, Inc. R. W. Beck advances financial, energy,
water/wastewater and solid waste enterprises
by applying our distinct blend of technical
expertise and business acumen to help solve
complex problems.

Saul Ewing LLP Saul Ewing LLP is a full service law firm
with more than 250 lawyers in nine offices
in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey,
Delaware, New York and DC.

Spectrum Gaming Group Spectrum Gaming Group is a full-service
international gaming consultancy with a
highly prized reputation for integrity and
experience.

Stancil & Co. Stancil & Co. supports energy corporations
and financial institutions in the downstream
oil and gas, biofuels, and petrochemical
industries in their efforts to expand and
prosper in the global marketplace.

Teal Group Corporation Teal Group supplies reliable, accurate,
independent aerospace and defense industry
market intelligence.

The Sullivan Group Real Sullivan Group Real Estate Advisors
Estate Advisors provides in-depth analytical reports and
strategic planning services to the nation's
Housing industry.

Wiley Rein LLP Wiley Rein LLP is a full-service law firm
with over 275 attorneys practicing in more
than two-dozen specialties of law.

SOURCE Gerson Lehrman Group

Christopher Stella, Gerson Lehrman Group, +1-212-880-6517