Technology & Sourcing

Businesses are rapidly adopting transformative technologies and business processes—from AI and machine learning to robotics and cloud and data transformation—in efforts to modernize operations, reduce costs, improve efficiencies and remain competitive in a dynamic global economy.

Loeb & Loeb’s Technology & Sourcing team delivers commercially grounded legal advice that helps clients adopt transformative technologies and innovative business process models to meet key commercial objectives and mitigate risk.

We support clients throughout the full life cycle of their most critical technology and sourcing transactions, from strategic planning to contract negotiation, renegotiation and exit strategies. With decades of experience structuring large and innovative deals, our globally recognized IT and outsourcing lawyers bring deep market insight and next-generation thinking to help clients close transformative transactions on time and on budget. Our lawyers are consistently recognized as industry leaders, receiving national recognition from top legal directories and publications such as Best Lawyers, The Legal 500, and Chambers and Partners.

We advise clients across diverse industries—including financial services, health care, automotive, retail and real estate—bringing deep sector knowledge and cross-disciplinary insight to every engagement. Our team collaborates seamlessly with colleagues in advertising, digital media, IP, data privacy and emerging technologies to deliver integrated solutions that address complex, cross-functional challenges.

Our lawyers understand the impact of technology and transformation of business processes on our clients’ day-to-day operations. We meet our clients at the intersection of innovation, enterprise and the law, helping them anticipate and navigate risks, safeguard their interests, and drive growth through strategic technology and sourcing relationships.

We advise on the full spectrum of IT transactions, including product and services agreements relating to IT infrastructure, enterprise software, telecommunications, cloud services, data subscription, and emerging technologies such as AI and robotics. Our experience spans both traditional and cutting-edge technologies, enabling us to support clients through complex, business-critical deals and disputes.

As early leaders in cloud computing, we have helped global enterprises implement scalable IT strategies using software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) models. Our team brings deep market insight and legal acumen to cloud-based and hybrid environments.

Our technology capabilities include:

Technology licensing, acquisition, development and implementation
Technology-enabled transactions and transformation
System development and integration agreements, including agile development
Enterprise technology procurement
IP issues, including open-source technology considerations
Privacy and data security issues
Dispute resolution

From traditional models to today’s most advanced and complex sourcing strategies, our lawyers have extensive experience advising on IT outsourcing (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO) transactions. We understand the technologies and methodologies reshaping the sourcing landscape—including cloud-based services, robotic process automation, knowledge process outsourcing, machine learning and AI.

Our team helps clients structure and implement sourcing arrangements that align with business strategy, reduce costs and enable innovation. We also advise on complex transactions that monetize intellectual property and operational capabilities, including joint ventures, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and other sourcing-related deals.

We support clients in deploying critical behind-the-scenes technology and services that power go-to-market strategies, improve operational efficiency and meet evolving customer expectations.

Our lawyers have advised on hundreds of sourcing transactions across a wide range of business functions and service models, including: