Why You Should Choose Morrison & Foerster for Sourcing
For any organization contemplating a Sourcing project, whether IT outsourcing, business process outsourcing, business transformation
outsourcing, technology transformation, offshore services or strategic services, Morrison & Foerster has the experience, resources
and approach to help you achieve the solution you require.
We have over 60 experienced sourcing lawyers in our US, European and Asian offices to provide a seamless global service on
all aspects of Sourcing.
Too many advisers see Sourcing as a legal or procurement problem rather than the client’s business opportunity and risk management
process. We work alongside our clients, understand their requirements and then help them achieve their business goals.
We focus on key business drivers such as:
- Lower price and/or better performance or efficiencies?
- Using an in-house solution or outsourcing?
- The use of offshore solutions.
- Business transformation or transferring the status quo?
- Balancing short-term gains and long-term risk management.
Above all, we understand that clients value clear advice from advisers who are focused on achieving a successful long-term
solution.
Our Approach
All of our lawyers understand that project management is an essential part of any Sourcing project, and that the traditional
approach of the lawyer is not enough to assist clients in navigating the complex technical, pricing, performance, risk management
and legal issues involved in Sourcing transactions.
We understand that successful Sourcing transactions establish long-term relationships requiring a clear and flexible framework
that can change and adapt as the client’s needs and business evolve. We implement this approach by structuring contracts
that are built-to-last and to adapt, and that focus on the long-term win for both parties rather than short term gains for
one.
Global Practice
Having a truly global practice with 17 offices in the key US, European and Asian markets, Morrison & Foerster offers clients
an integrated and solutions focused service that supports all aspects of sourcing, including corporate structures, tax, HR,
information security, data privacy and regulatory issues.
Attorney Contacts
Click here for a list of attorney contacts by region.
Representative Matters
- Advising AIG Technologies Inc. on its mainframe and disaster recovery services agreement with Lehman Brothers.
- Advising Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs on one of Europe’s most high profile technology outsourcing and reprocurement projects.
- Advising Hitachi on its complex system and services transactions with IBM.
- Advising IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. in a transaction for the sourcing of mortgage loan processing and insurance protection tracking services.
- Advising Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lenovo Group Limited, the international technology company, on a US $600 million outsourcing
of its worldwide IT services to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). We also advised Lenovo, on the outsourcing
of HR services to IBM.
- Advising Lenovo, on the outsourcing of HR services to IBM.
- Advising NYU Hospitals Center in its long-term technology sourcing agreement with IBM.
- Advising Pearl Group Limited, the closed life insurer, on the outsourcing of payment execution services.
- Advising Royal & SunAlliance on significant BPO, ITO and technology transformation transactions which included off shore services from India.
- Advising Skandia UK, a leading independent provider of long-term savings solutions, on a $200 million, mulitservice, five-year contract with
HCL Technologies. Under the terms of the arrangement, Skandia UK will outsource application optimization, including development,
maintenance and support (across all platforms) and remote infrastructure management to HCL.
- Advising Standard Chartered Bank on the outsourcing of its global back-office IT systems to Atos Origin, including conducting an extensive due diligence exercise
in connection with of some 600 existing contractual relationships and undertaking follow-up work in order to update the relevant
documentation with the vendors concerned.
- Advising the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego in its sourcing of comprehensive information technology and voice services from Science Applications
International Corporation.
- Advising Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on a $65 million, seven-year agreement to provide a full range of managed IT services to Somerfield, a leading UK-based small-format
food retailer incorporating the Somerfield and Kwik Save supermarkets. We also advised TCS on a £180 million five-year contract
to provide applications development and maintenance services to the Legal & General Group.
- Advising Thomson Prometric on the $1 billion outsourcing by ETS of testing and assessment processes and services.
- Advising UKvisas, a joint Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office directorate, in relation to a £297 million ($583 million) business
process outsourcing contract. Services in scope include the establishment of physical visa application centres across the
globe; the provision of information services; the capability to enroll the biometric details of all visa applicants; and the
secure transmission of all visa applicant details.
For more information about our Global Sourcing practice including representative matters, please follow the links below:
ITO and Infrastructure
Business Process Outsourcing
Human Resources Outsourcing
Offshore Outsourcing
Business Transformation
Deal Realignment
In addition, a copy of our Global Sourcing Group brochure is available to download online (pdf format).
