Firm expands with free-space optics.(Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft)

From: Communications News | Date: October 1, 2001| Author: Ostrovitz, Greta | Copyright information

Lawyers get 24x7 connectivity they demand.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft was faced with a dilemma confronting many growing businesses. The 200-year-old New York-based law firm had outgrown its downtown offices at 100 Maiden Lane and needed to expand. Fortunately, extra space was found just across the street at 125 Maiden Lane, a break in the tough New York real estate market.

The challenge facing the IT department was to provide the New York attorneys and staf...