Outsourcing - USA
What the team is known for
Kirkland & Ellis' technology and outsourcing group comes highly recommended because of a strong background in complex IP and transactional matters. Acts for clients such as energy and healthcare companies on a range of domestic and cross-border IT and BPO deals, including digital transformations, strategic service arrangements and revenue cycle management. The firm leverages broad corporate and capital markets expertise to represent high-value M&A and private equity investments in the technology field. The group is further skilled in negotiating and drafting strategic collaborations and license agreements.
Strengths
"Kirkland has extremely high business and legal acumen. Its capacity and bandwidth is exceptional as is its timeliness."
"The firm is excellent at spotting issues which may arise from a decision, both legally and commercially."
"Kirkland & Ellis is creative in its approach to problem solving. It is formidable to negotiate with."
"Not only do Kirkland's partners have a broad depth of experience and breadth of knowledge about the law, its associates are intelligent, responsive and very good contract drafters."
"Kirkland & Ellis is an excellent firm in the outsourcing area."
Work highlights
Kirkland & Ellis represented SSM Health Care Corporation in its strategic alliance to outsource services relating to revenue cycle management, care transformation and digital health innovation.
Kirkland & Ellis represented Thoma Bravo in its $6.4 billion take-private acquisition of Medallia, a customer and employee experience software company.
Notable practitioners
Neil Hirshman assists corporate customers and vendors with outsourcings and IT contracts of all kinds. He also advises on investment strategy with regard to innovators of outsourced technology and business process service providers, as well as collaborations and strategic partnerships between such providers. "Neil Hirshman is an authoritative leader who knows all the issues and could anticipate them all. We feel really comfortable with his representation." "Neil provided a great deal of strategic advice. His legal and business strategy helps us in negotiations." "Neil Hirshman makes the subject matter accessible to every type of person. He is also good at facilitating discussion on complex matters, which helps promote compromise between parties in transactions."
