Contract negotiation for international IT provider with automotive clients on complex IT outsourcing contracts

Background

The client is a leading global IT company. I supported the client's legal department for a six months period (secondment wise) in the negotiation and drafting of various complex IT contracts with automotive customers.

My Services

• Review and negotiation of complex IT contracts in the field of IT outsourcing, agile software development and DevOps (Development & Operations)
• Review, negotiation and co-drafting of framework contracts
• Identification and evaluation of risks, making proposals for mitigating legal risks
• Advisory support in a case of an upcoming major litigation with a large customer

Expertise Gained

• Negotiation of complex IT contracts with many hundreds of pages
• Tendering procedures for complex IT contracts
• Dealing with long, complex and only partially negotiable contract drafts of customerd
• Complying with comprehensive internal requirements and guidelines of the client when drafting contracts (contract playbook)
• Strictly risk-oriented negotiation and drafting of IT contracts
• close integration with the internal legal department and business