▁a ▁priv ately - h eld ▁company ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁port folio ▁of ▁H . I . G . ▁companies . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁John ▁F enn elly ▁was ▁named ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer . ▁The ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁R ory ▁Cow an , ▁is ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Lion bridge ▁fully ▁acquired ▁Tokyo - based ▁G engo , ▁a ▁crow ds our ced ▁translation ▁and ▁A I ▁training ▁data ▁provider . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁Lion bridge ▁provides ▁local ization ▁and ▁A I ▁training ▁data ▁services ▁in ▁ 3 5 0 + ▁languages . ▁In cluding ▁its ▁US ▁headquarters , ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁offices ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁countries . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies / court ▁cases ▁A ▁se cur ities ▁class ▁action ▁law suit ▁involving ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁file d ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁under ▁" Sam et ▁v . ▁Lion bridge ▁Techn ologies , ▁Inc . ▁et ▁al ." ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁Lion bridge ▁employee ▁was ▁awarded ▁none conom ic ▁dam ages ▁of ▁US D ▁ 3 6 6 , 2 5 0 ▁and ▁economic ▁dam ages ▁of ▁US D ▁ 2 2 1 , 4 3 3 ▁due ▁to ▁failure ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁ful fil ▁its ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁employee ▁obtain