Outsourcing
Global Guide 2024 : USA
Band 2
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Our full-service outsourcing practice and offering cover a range of areas, including employment, privacy and information management, tax, intellectual property, trade and commerce and regulatory issues. Our extensive experience in outsourcing arrangements brings to our clients a unique perspective that comes from having represented both users and providers of outsourced services across a wide range of industries. We take a commercial 'fair for all' approach by treating the process of negotiating the agreement as the starting point to build towards a mutually beneficial, lasting relationship. We operate as a single global team offering integrated and cost-effective advice at each stage of a project's cycle.
Baker McKenzie has extensive experience in complex, transformational outsourcing transactions, with a special emphasis on complex ITO and communications, shared services, application development and maintenance, highly bespoke BPO including finance and accounting, manufacturing, operations, engineering, HR, network outsourcing and facilities and data management outsourcings. We advise clients on structure, RFP preparation and down selection, negotiating, contracting, implementation, governance and renegotiation. Having closed tens of billions of dollars in contracts to outsource critical business functions, our lawyers possess a deep and sophisticated understanding of the unique features of outsourcing agreements.
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie is a high-profile practice with expertise in sophisticated BPO and ITO transactions. Specializes in multijurisdictional outsourcing contracts and their compliance with regulatory frameworks, alongside related strengths in international regulatory, telecom and intellectual property matters. Possesses a deep understanding of prevailing technology issues, such as data protection, privacy and cloud-based services. Clients are drawn from a wide range of industries including healthcare, food and drink, IT suppliers and retail.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie advised PayPal on multiple cross-border M&A and investment matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Baker McKenzie do everything globally. It has a great data privacy practice that ties into outsourcing."
"Baker McKenzie do everything globally. It has a great data privacy practice that ties into outsourcing."
Notable Practitioners
Peter George has wide-ranging experience handling matters on a global scale, including BPOs, ITOs and data licensing, often on behalf of clients in closely regulated industries. His practice in the technology space encompasses areas such as robotic process automation, cloud services and social media.
Samuel Kramer is an expert in the licensing of hi-tech IP and software, outsourcing arrangements and data privacy. His practice includes a focus on the fintech industry and supply chain integration.
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