Morrison Foerster, Outsourcing | Chambers USA Profile

About

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Morrison & Foerster’s global sourcing group attorneys have over a century of collective outsourcing experience and have handled more than 300 outsourcing deals in the past five years alone. We leverage our many years of outsourcing experience to remain at the pinnacle of industry. One of our most recognized differentiators is our ability to harness new market trends and evolving technologies to structure and implement innovative outsourcing mechanisms, including cloud-based solutions, robotic process automation, and strategic integrator models.

Clients rely on our global presence and expertise to navigate and execute complex, multinational outsourcing transactions. With over 50 attorneys with expertise in outsourcing transactions, we have one of the largest outsourcing groups of any law firm, giving us deep bench strength at all attorney levels and allowing us to effectively staff large projects, close transactions under intense deadlines, and advise on multiple transactions at any given time. With offices on three continents, we have dedicated outsourcing and technology transactions lawyers located in key countries.

We advise clients ranging in size and sophistication, from early-stage companies to the world’s leading multinational enterprises, in virtually every sector and on every transaction type: from financial services to pharmaceuticals and from traditional information technology and business process outsourcing to bet-the-company transformational deals.

Chambers Review

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Technology - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Morrison Foerster has a high-quality outsourcing team fielding expertise in cutting-edge cloud service deals and infrastructure transactions. Represents businesses at all stages of the life cycle, with particular expertise negotiating multisource deals on behalf of multinational corporations. Its diverse client base features national and international companies in the financial services, healthcare and media sectors, among others. Leverages its impressive nationwide and international talent pool to advise on major cross-border deals.

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Work Highlights

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Morrison Foerster advised Nikon America in its acquisition of Avonix Imaging.

Strengths

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"Morrison Foerster has top problem-solving skills."

Technology respondent
USA

"Morrison Foerster takes the time to clearly understand our business and our concerns. It understands and negotiates the fine points, and offers up viable solutions for any roadblocks."

Technology respondent
USA

"Morrison Foerster has top problem-solving skills."

Technology respondent
USA

"Morrison Foerster takes the time to clearly understand our business and our concerns. It understands and negotiates the fine points, and offers up viable solutions for any roadblocks."

Technology respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Tessa Schwartz

Band 2

Tessa Schwartz is highly experienced in the field of technology and intellectual property transactions, including patent acquisitions and development agreements. Her clients operate in hi-tech fields such as machine learning, e-commerce and social media.

"Tessa Schwartz's client care is excellent, she is someone I look to for complex cases."

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Vivian L Hanson

Band 2

Vivian Hanson chairs the firm's outsourcing practice and is recommended for ITO, BTO and myriad technology arrangements of the greatest complexity.

"Vivian Hanson is professional, responsive and a highly valued adviser to our clients."

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William Schwartz

Band 3

William Schwartz centers his practice on handling technology and IP matters in a corporate context, such as development, distribution and commercialization, joint ventures and licensing. His clients include well-known players in the IT, communications and semiconductor industries.

"William Schwartz is legendary in his field."

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