Information Technology
Overview
Information technology forms a critical part of any business not only in terms of financial commitment (whether a supplier or customer) but also in terms of its impact on productivity, market competitiveness and future business aspirations.
Accordingly, Freehills IT legal team seek to add value to our clients' businesses by using our broad commercial, legal and information technology industry experience to help our clients achieve their business objectives when dealing with the supply, acquisition or exploitation of technology resources and services.
We have particular strength in technology transactions involving major IT outsourcing, software development, systems acquisition and integration, database warehousing, maintenance and support, licensing, distribution, agency and teaming agreements. In dealing with the dynamic area of IT, our lawyers have extensive experience in IT law which spans across the areas of telecommunications, e-commerce, corporate, intellectual property, trade practices, privacy, and information security. A number of our lawyers also have qualifications in both computer science and law.
The IT legal team contributes its industry and legal expertise to IT issues arising from mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions and to providing legal risk management advice and training for technology suppliers and procurement departments.
We regularly work with large buyers of IT goods and services and have the capacity to handle all legal aspects of IT procurement projects. We also work closely with our clients either in the running of or participation in tender processes for the acquisition of IT goods and services.
Information technology forms a critical part of any business not only in terms of financial commitment (whether a supplier or customer) but also in terms of its impact on productivity, market competitiveness and future business aspirations.
Accordingly, Freehills IT legal team seek to add value to our clients' businesses by using our broad commercial, legal and information technology industry experience to help our clients achieve their business objectives when dealing with the supply, acquisition or exploitation of technology resources and services.
We have particular strength in technology transactions involving major IT outsourcing, software development, systems acquisition and integration, database warehousing, maintenance and support, licensing, distribution, agency and teaming agreements. In dealing with the dynamic area of IT, our lawyers have extensive experience in IT law which spans across the areas of telecommunications, e-commerce, corporate, intellectual property, trade practices, privacy, and information security. A number of our lawyers also have qualifications in both computer science and law.
The IT legal team contributes its industry and legal expertise to IT issues arising from mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions and to providing legal risk management advice and training for technology suppliers and procurement departments.
We regularly work with large buyers of IT goods and services and have the capacity to handle all legal aspects of IT procurement projects. We also work closely with our clients either in the running of or participation in tender processes for the acquisition of IT goods and services.