To expand court-reporting services to West Coast, U.S.-based Veritext acquires Vancouvers Reportex
Summary
Veritext entered the Canadian market in 2019, with its acquisition of Neeson, soon after expanding west-ward to cover the courts in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. was a “natural extension,” in creating synergies across Canada, says Brian McCann, Veritext’s VP of national services. Between the U.S. and Canada, while the nomenclature, protocols, form of the content and conduct of the proceeding are different, the court reporting process is “virtually identical,” says Christy Pratt, who acquired Reportex in 2006 and now serves as regional VP of Canada West. And once you get over the hurdle of understanding the lingo, then its really pretty seamless.” The Canadian expansion comes amid several shifts in the court reporting industry. There has been a “steady transition” in the labour market away from stenographic court-reporting skills and towards digital-audio court reporting, a “different method of capture,” says Donofrio.