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IP Protection in Digital Transformation Agreements, A French Perspective: Insights from Mathilde Carle

We are excited to welcome Mathilde Carle as a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Paris office and as a guest contributor to our Tech & Sourcing Spotlight series to discuss intellectual property (IP) protection and other related issues...more

Global Capability Centers: The Next Gen of Delivery Models

2025 has seen a notable push by companies to establish dedicated capability centers—or global capability centers (GCCs)—in countries with lower-cost resources and access to a strong talent pool. According to S&S Insider, the...more

Next Gen Outsourcing Its About Transformation

The leveraging of outsourcing engagements to implement and support digital transformation solutions is emerging as the foundation for the next generation of outsourcing. Digital transformation is a critical part of many...more

Sourcing 360: Examining Troubled Digital Implementations and How the Contract Matters

Digital transformation continues to be a buzzword for 2025, with companies considering or implementing new user-facing and back-office artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and other digital tools to enhance end-user...more

Top of Mind Issues When Negotiating Global Distribution Agreements: A Conversation with Marie Davy

As part of our Spotlight series, we welcome Marie Davy, who recently joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in our Paris office, to discuss key issues to consider when negotiating global distribution agreements....more

Outsourcing Update: The Convergence of Business Process Outsourcing and Digital Enablement

Gone are the days when a company could outsource the “people” that perform a business process without considering, and likely including in the outsourcing arrangement, the digital enablement of the underlying workflows and...more

Data Center Operations: Aligning Supply Chain, Compliance, and Customer Expectations

The demand for data centers is continuing to accelerate, fueled largely by generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), broader digital transformation, and organizations migrating to cloud infrastructure. Gen AI adoption...more

Business Process Outsourcing on the Rise: Opportunities and Challenges

The business process outsourcing (BPO) market is growing at an unprecedented rate as technological advancements transform traditional BPO models to keep up with evolving business needs. As BPO service providers implement and...more

Powering the Future with Data Centers: Legal Considerations

Data centers have emerged as the backbone of modern digital infrastructure, serving as physical hubs where essential computing resources and IT and security systems converge to store, process, and secure critical data. With...more

Trump’s $20B Data Center Investment Announcement Underscores the Race for Data Center Capacity

Ahead of his inauguration at the end of January, President-elect Donald Trump announced that Damac Properties, controlled by Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, will make at least a $20 billion investment to build data...more

Unlocking AI and Outsourcing: Strategies for Success

In today’s dynamic business landscape, outsourcing has become an indispensable tool for organizations seeking to streamline operations, cut costs, and access specialized expertise. Yet, as technology advances at an...more

Cracking AI and Outsourcing Conundrums (Part 4): Who Owns—And Has the Right to Use—What

This blog is the finale to our Cracking AI and Outsourcing Conundrums series, a series in which we’ve discussed thought-provoking topics and set the stage for dynamic discussions with outsourcing customers and providers on...more

Transitioning from Traditional Software Licensing to SaaS Models: Key Considerations in Contracts and Business Operations

In the rapidly evolving world of software licensing and distribution, many vendors (and therefore customers) are considering a shift from traditional customer-hosted software solutions to Software as a Service (SaaS)...more

Cracking AI and Outsourcing Conundrums (Part 3): Are You Sure You Know Where and How Your Providers Are Using GenAI?

Welcome to Part 3 of our Cracking AI and Outsourcing Conundrums series. In Part 1, we discussed at a high level the challenges of requiring outsourcing providers to drive innovation through the use of generative AI (GenAI)...more

Cracking AI and Outsourcing Conundrums (Part 2): Enhanced Quality Checks vs. Savings Commitments

In Part 1 of our Cracking AI and Outsourcing Conundrums series, we discussed at a high level the challenges of requiring outsourcing providers to drive generative AI (GenAI) innovation while at the same time complying with...more

European Court Ruling Impacts Digital Advertising Practices

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) recently issued a significant final decision affecting the online advertising industry, particularly concerning the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) developed by the Interactive...more

Understanding CISA’s New Draft Rules for Cyberattack Reporting

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently released draft rules that are set to reshape how critical infrastructure companies report cyberattacks to the US government. The rules are designed...more

Cracking AI and Outsourcing Conundrums (Part 1): When a Push for Innovation and AI Policy Collide

Innovation: all companies want their outsourcing providers to be at the forefront, whether accomplished by proposing ideas, implementing solutions as part of their business-as-usual services, or offering savings based on...more

The Outsourcing Industry in 2024: Anticipated Challenges, Opportunities, and Hot Topics

Industry analysts are predicting significant increases in information technology (IT) and outsourcing spending in 2024, with some predictions being in the double digits. Surges in artificial intelligence (AI) use case...more

2023 Tech & Sourcing Summit: A Summary

On October 25, the Morgan Lewis technology transactions, outsourcing, and commercial contracts team filled a room in New York with representatives from various industries who were looking to engage in interactive discussions...more

Global Perspectives: Data Privacy in China with Todd Liao

As part of our Spotlight series, we welcome Todd Liao, a partner in our Shanghai office who works with clients on a wide range of complex commercial and financial transactions and legal issues involving China. Todd is a...more

Next-Gen Business Process Outsourcing: Who Owns the IP?

As noted in our recent blog posts, The Rise of Next-Gen Business Process Outsourcing and Key Contracting Issues to Consider, the core premise of next-gen business process outsourcing (BPO) includes (1) the leveraging of...more

Next-Gen Business Process Outsourcing: Key Contracting Issues to Consider

Our recent blog post, The Rise of Next-Gen Business Process Outsourcing, highlighted the importance of understanding the exciting opportunities and the challenges of next-gen business process outsourcing (BPO) in order to...more

Contract Corner: The Rise of Next-Gen Business Process Outsourcing: Process Optimization, Digital Innovation, and Outcome-Based...

Business process outsourcing (BPO) transactions are on the rise, with bullish forecasts from industry analysts including a projected revenue annual growth rate (CAGR 2023–2027) for the global BPO market of 6.48%, reaching a...more

UK Government Names Quantum Technologies a Strategic Priority

The UK government published its first National Quantum Strategy (the Strategy) on March 15, setting out £2.5 billion (over $3 billion) in funding quantum research and naming a quantum computing industry as a strategic...more

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