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Kirkland & Ellis

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Technology - USA - Nationwide

Band 4

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. The firm 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. Kirkland & Ellis 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.

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Work Highlights

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  • Kirkland represented Palo Alto Networks on a broad-reaching partnership with IBM that will deliver AI-powered security outcomes to customers.

Notable Practitioners

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  • Gregg Kirchhoefer
    Gregg Kirchhoefer

    Gregg Kirchhoefer

    Gregg Kirchhoefer draws on his extensive experience with regard to technology contracts. He is particularly knowledgeable on outsourcings and the implications of corporate transactions and data protection for IT service arrangements.

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  • Neil S Hirshman
    Neil S Hirshman

    Neil S Hirshman

    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 on collaborations and strategic partnerships between such providers.

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