Lawyers experienced in IT outsourcing will have a good understanding of the outsourcing industry and will be familiar with many of the large service providers and their service methodologies. They are familiar with the pricing models and service levels common in the industry. They will be experienced working with the non-legal advisors also working in the more complex outsourcing transactions. Practitioners in the field of IT outsourcing typically have broad experience with contracts providing for application development and maintenance, IT infrastructure, data center services, hosting and cloud solution, network management, software distribution, managed services, user care, help desk, and cybersecurity. They will often work with lawyers specializing in sales and use tax, employment law, dispute resolution, intellectual property, privacy, and insurance coverage.
Once an IT outsourcing contract is signed, the IT outsourcing lawyer will continue to support the client in advising on contract interpretation and, when necessary, assisting in informal or formal dispute resolution, and in renegotiation or termination of the contract. The IT outsourcing lawyer thus should be involved in the entire lifecycle of an IT outsourcing contract.","DefinitionIsActive":true,"DefinitionCanDisplay":true,"DefinitionAuthorHtml":"Susan Altman","DefinitionAuthorFirmId":17441,"DefinitionAuthorFirmName":"K&L Gates","DefinitionAuthorFirmHasProfile":true,"DefinitionAuthorFirmHasBlfProfile":true,"DefinitionAuthorFirmProfileImageUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/firm-profile-images/k-l-gates-us-17441?t=2021021117452740","DefinitionAuthorFirmBlfProfileUrl":"https://www.bestlawfirms.com/firms/k-l-gates/17441/US","DefinitionAuthorFirmProfileUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/firms/k-l-gates/17441/US","OverviewHtml":"","OverviewCanDisplay":false,"OverviewAuthorHtml":"","OverviewViewUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/united-states/it-outsourcing-law","OverviewIsActive":false,"OverviewAuthorFirmId":null,"OverviewAuthorFirmName":null,"OverviewAuthorFirmHasProfile":false,"OverviewAuthorFirmHasBlfProfile":false,"OverviewAuthorFirmProfileImageUrl":null,"OverviewAuthorFirmProfileUrl":null,"DefinitionViewUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology/practice-areas/united-states/it-outsourcing-law","OverviewAuthorFirmBlfProfileUrl":null,"LexicographicSortName":"17499","SearchItemType":1048576,"SearchItemTypeName":"PracticeAreaDefinition","SearchSortOrder":16,"SortTitle":"17499","HideFromSearch":false}};