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Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Cost of Living Adjustment Considerations in Services Contracts Among Rising Inflation

In outsourcing, technology, and commercial transactions, cost of living adjustment (COLA) mechanisms linked to price indices are coming under increasing scrutiny with current global inflationary pressures....more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Considering Security, Audit, and Other Key Provisions When Your Supplier Shifts to a More Permanent Remote Work Model

With the COVID-19 pandemic, many industries experienced a major shift in how the personnel of key suppliers worked, with “nonessential” personnel in large part working remotely. When this shift to remote work first happened...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Labor and Employment Law Issues in UK and EU Outsourcing Transactions, Part 2: A Conversation with Lee Harding

Welcome to the conclusion of our two-part Spotlight post with Lee Harding in which we discuss key employment/labor and employment law issues in relation to UK and EU outsourcing transactions. In Part 1, we talked about key...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Is Reshoring Here To Stay For Manufacturers?

There has been a lot of talk about “reshoring” in the wake of COVID-19.  Reshoring can take many forms.  It usually refers to a company moving manufacturing facilities or services back to the United States.  Other times, it...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Next Generation Supplier Diversity Programs: Is It Time to Relook and Reimagine?

In the wake of the reinvigorated call for equality and greater diversity and inclusion, many companies—largely through their procurement organizations—are taking the opportunity to revisit their diversity supplier programs,...more

Troutman Pepper

Temporary FDA Policy for Compounding COVID-19 Drugs Poses Opportunities and Risks for Hospitals and Pharmacies

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With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the United States, some hospitals have faced shortages of FDA-approved drug products used to treat the disease. ...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Contract Corner: An Overview of Benchmarking for Customers and Suppliers

Often included in long-term outsourcing/managed services agreements but sometimes overlooked as a contractual right, in this post we look at benchmarking provisions, including what benchmarking is, common rights and...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Meet George Jetson, His Boy Elroy — Commercializing ITO Automation

These days it seems every supplier’s infrastructure pitch book is full of the virtues and potential benefits of their drive toward automation, the objective being to get the same work done for less. What’s not clear is...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

The "Subjective" SLA - Key Stakeholder Satisfaction

Quantitative measures of supplier performance in the form of service levels are critical in any outsourcing relationship. However, they provide an incomplete picture of how well the supplier is performing and meeting the...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

A Step Up on Step-In Rights

Most outsourcing contracts that I see contain a step-in right for the customer. Generally, a step-in right allows the customer to take over the outsourced operations if the supplier cannot or does not perform, and then "step...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Declarations of Indepedence: 4 Tips for the 4th on How to Wind Down an Outsourcing--Without a Revolution

When in the course of commercial events, it becomes necessary for one client to dissolve the operational bonds that have connected it with its supplier, and to assume a new service delivery model. . ....more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Applications Outsourcing Pricing - Part 3

As noted in our previous blog postings on the subject (Applications Outsourcing Pricing - Part 1 and Applications Outsourcing Pricing - Part 2), the most prevalent model for pricing applications outsourcing services involves...more

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