Mindcrest

Mindcrest was founded by Ganesh Natarajan, George Hefferan, Teju Deshpande and Rohan Dalal.{{cite web |title=Global Legal Operations - DWF Group |url=http://www.mindcrest.com/locations-and-contact |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221211050/http://www.mindcrest.com/locations-and-contact |archive-date=2010-02-21 |access-date=2010-05-27 |work=DWF Group}} Natarajan was a partner at international law firm McGuireWoods LLP who frequently traveled to India.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} In 2001, he asked a colleague at the firm Hefferan to launch Mindcrest.Sachdev, Ameet.[http://mindcrest.com/news-events/news/law-firms-slow-outsource "Law Firms Slow to Outsource"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714095130/http://mindcrest.com/news-events/news/law-firms-slow-outsource |date=2011-07-14 }}, Chicago Tribune, 19 January 2004. They asked Dalal, an entrepreneur who was experienced in operations in India and in outsourced services, and Deshpande, an IT and process expert,Perez, Juan Carlos.[https://www.pcworld.com/article/166337/google_to_reveal_apps_enhancements.html "Google to Reveal Apps Enhancements"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612055340/http://www.pcworld.com/article/166337/google_to_reveal_apps_enhancements.html? |date=2009-06-12 }}, PC World, 8 June 2009. to bring their expertise to the new venture.

In 2006, Mindcrest received $4 million in funding from Talon Asset Management.{{cite web |url=https://www.talonmanagement.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209182250/http://www.talonmanagement.com/ |archive-date=2010-02-09 }}[http://mindcrest.com/news-events/press-releases/mindcrest-secures-4m-investment-talon-asset-management "Mindcrest secures $4m investment from Talon Asset Management"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318054145/http://mindcrest.com/news-events/press-releases/mindcrest-secures-4m-investment-talon-asset-management |date=2010-03-18 }}, PRWEB, March 2007. Mindcrest opened its Pune facility in 2007[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/04/24/stories/2007042401671100.htm "Mindcrest launches new facility in Pune"], Business Line, 24 April 2007. and moved to an expanded Mumbai facility in 2009. Also, in 2009, Mindcrest launched its real estate group.[http://www.mindcrest.com/news-events/news/mindcrest-launches-global-real-estate-due-diligence-group-team-experienced-attorney "Mindcrest Launches Global Real Estate Due Diligence Group. Team of Experienced Attorneys to Provide Abstracting and Analysis for Real Estate Transactions Worldwide"], PRWEB, June 2009.

DWF, a UK law firm, acquired Mindcrest in January 2020.{{Cite web |title=Listed UK law firm DWF acquires Chicago managed legal services business |url=https://www.globallegalpost.com/news/listed-uk-law-firm-dwf-acquires-chicago-managed-legal-services-business-69584836 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.globallegalpost.com |language=en}} With this integration, Mindcrest becomes the Managed Services arm of DWF. The new entity will be branded as DWF Mindcrest.{{cite web |last=Mindcrest |date=2020-01-29 |title=DWF Acquires Mindcrest |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dwf-acquires-mindcrest-300995708.html |website=PR Newswire}}

Members of Mindcrest's board of directors:

• William E. Wolf – COO, Talon Asset Managementhttps://www.talonmanagement.com/TALON/WEB/me.get?web.websections.show&MS1215_862#WWOLF {{Dead link|date=February 2024}}
• Manish Kothari – President and co-founder of AlphaSmart, Inc.
• Walter Freedman – previously COO of Wheels, Inc. and previously CEO of Yoplait USA
• Ganesh Natarajan – President and CEO, Mindcrest Inc.
• George Hefferan – Vice President, Sales and General Counsel, Mindcrest Inc.

Mindcrest was selected by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) as the legal process outsourcing company in its ACC Alliance program.{{cite web|url=http://www.acc.com/legalresources/alliance/index.cfm|title=ACC Alliance|work=acc.com|access-date=2010-05-27|archive-date=2010-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619172429/http://www.acc.com/legalresources/alliance/index.cfm|url-status=dead}}

• Business process outsourcing in India
• Cyber security standards
• ISO/IEC 27001
• Offshoring
• Outsourcing
• International Organization for Standardization
• List of ISO standards

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Category:Outsourcing companies