Events

Outsourcing: A Two-Part Series

Practical Tips for Engaging and Disengaging from Technology and Business Process Outsourcings

Technology Transactions Webinar

June 17, 2008
Noon (ET)/11:00 a.m. (CT)

July 22, 2008,
Noon (ET)/11:00 a.m. (CT)

Join us for two complimentary one hour webinars filled with practical advice for internal corporate lawyers, CIOs, supply chain executives and other professionals involved in executing their companies’ outsourcing strategies. This series, moderated by McGuireWoods Technology & Business Department Co-Chair, Steve Gold, will look first at the planning and initiation of an outsourcing relationship, and then at the key elements necessary for an eventual disengagement.

In the first part, McGuireWoods Technology Transactions lawyers Mike Hepburn and Mark Maier will focus on tips for entering into an outsourcing arrangement, managing risks and anticipating problems inherent in a first time outsourcing. They will address topics including:

Risks and Pitfalls of the Outsourcing Transition
Planning and Preparing for an Outsourcing
Managing an RFP Process
Negotiation Strategies and Contracting Tips

In the second webinar of the series, McGuireWoods Technology Transactions lawyers Derek Roach and Brad Salmon will focus on issues arising out of the process of disengaging with an existing outsourcing provider and tips to avoid potential problems. They will address topics including:

Risks and Pitfalls of the Disengagement Process
Managing Disengagement Risks As Part of the Contracting Process
Getting What is Needed to Re-source the Outsourced Function
Leveraging Lessons Learned in the Next Outsourcing Transaction

This program is designed for internal legal counsel responsible for supporting the procurement and operation of corporate information technology. Advising businesses on the legal implications of critical technology trends is just one of the areas supported by McGuireWoods’ Technology Transactions Practice Group. This practice group is part of the firm’s integrated focus on business transactions driven by technology. For more information, e-mail TechTrans@McGuireWoods.com.

CLE Credit will be applied for in Illinois