Today, alternative legal service provider Empire Technologies Risk Management Group (ETRM Group) announced it has acquired legal services company Goldmind. Goldmind provides e-discovery, data forensics, data breach support services and professional staffing, among other offerings, to U.S.-based law firms and corporations, especially those in the Washington D.C.-area.

In a press release announcing the acquisition, Kenya Parrish-Dixon, ETRM Group's general counsel and COO, noted, "Acquiring a digitally-enabled firm like GoldMind gives ETRM Group an expanded platform in the Washington, D.C. area and an opportunity to continue to broaden our footprint and technology-driven niche within the U.S."