Barbara Murphy Melby

Practice Areas

Barbara Melby, a deputy leader of the firm’s corporate and business transactions practice, represents clients in such complex transactions as outsourcing, strategic alliances, technology and data-related agreements, and other services transactions. Active in the outsourcing and technology transactions legal market for the last 25 years, she also advises businesses on privacy and security issues that arise in transactions involving sensitive data and technologies.

As a pioneer in the outsourcing services field, she has helped shape the outsourcing legal market over the last 30 years. She is sought after to handle many of the largest and most innovative deals in the market, including in the areas of information technology, human resources, call center, commercial operations, finance and accounting, procurement, research and development, logistics, and facilities outsourcing. She collaborates with clients on transactions for onshore, offshore, managed, and co-sourced solutions.

She regularly advises clients on the use and commercialization of data and content and assists clients in constructing and negotiating market-appropriate contract provisions relating to data security requirements and processes; remote work considerations; and data breach, response, and remediation.

In addition to authoring the seminal books on outsourcing, she speaks on outsourcing and technology transactions at business, legal, and professional conferences. She also hosts an annual event for women in outsourcing with KPMG: Women in Shared Services and Outsourcing (WISSO). She spearheaded the launch of, and continues to lead, Morgan Lewis’s blog on technology, outsourcing, and commercial transactions—Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis. Now she serves as the Philadelphia office leader for CBT and serves on the firm's advisory board. Prior to these roles, she led the technology transactions, outsourcing, and commercial contracts practice area.

To learn more about Barbara and her experience, please go to: https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/bmelby.

Personal

Vassar College, 1987, B.A.; Boston University School of Law, 1991, J.D.

Industry Sector Expertise

Technology

Fintech

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Automation

Life Sciences

Healthcare

Banking

Digital Banking

Retail & Ecommerce

Energy

Sports

Insurance

Financial Services

Aerospace & Defense