SEATTLE, WA (December 30, 2011)—Lighthouse, a leader in eDiscovery services, announced that Nathaniel Byington has joined its team as Manager of Hosted Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing Lighthouse's industry leading hosted solutions team and advising clients on review workflow and strategy.

Nat has been involved in eDiscovery since 1999, first leading litigation database search and support teams at Preston, Gates & Ellis (now K&L Gates) and then as an eDiscovery Staff Attorney at Preston, Gates & Ellis. Nat counseled his clients through various eDiscovery issues including data preservation, intake, culling, review, production and post-production support. He advised clients in various industries and across many areas of law. Following nearly a decade in eDiscovery, Nat pursued and obtained his Masters in Computational Linguistics at the University of Washington. His unique combination of a decade of eDiscovery experience and a Masters in Computational Linguistics solidify Lighthouse's position at the forefront of the Technology Assisted Review market.

"I'm pleased that we have been able to add Nat Byington to our team at Lighthouse," said Brian McManus, Lighthouse's Managing Partner. "Nat brings a wealth of legal review experience to our clients, and will further our capabilities to provide the most comprehensive and cost-effective hosted review services. His technical expertise around computational linguistics will also provide value to us and our clients as we deliver our proprietary Technology-Assisted Review service to the market."