Technology

We understand that adopting and promoting innovation is critical to our clients’ success in meeting the ever-changing challenges in an increasingly competitive environment.

McGrath North provides innovative strategies to meet our clients’ business goals.  We regularly assist clients in the development, acquisition and implementation of complex information technology software and services.

Our clients operate in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, agriculture, and information technology, and range from emerging start-ups to established Fortune 500 companies.

Our attorneys are dedicated to understanding our clients’ technology needs and challenges, and then partnering with them to achieve business-oriented, practical solutions to improve quality, increase efficiencies while decreasing costs, and complying with evolving legal landscapes.

Representative Services

We advise clients on a full-range of technology-related legal issues, including:

• Providing licensing advice for complex information systems and providing insight into the challenges presented in operating in today’s heavily regulated environment.
• Negotiating IT transactions for licensees and licensors, including acquiring and implementing enterprise-wide licenses for mission critical operations software, hardware and technology-based services.
• Crafting and implementing sophisticated outsourcing, licensing and development arrangements, including business process and information technology outsourcing.  Prepare and negotiate outsourcing services agreements outsourcing major technology functions and operations to third party vendors.
• Developing software and technology strategies, including guidance on open source creation and use. 
• Guidance to clients on cyber security issues, from developing security policies and procedures to vendor management and cyber liability insurance, information security best practices, data breach response and mitigation, and auditing.
• Counseling clients on the acquisition, provision and implementation of technology solutions involving data, data mining, data aggregation and analytics, and data center and hardware operations implementations.
• Navigating the legal rules and implications of social media, including compliance  with consent requirements, drafting end user agreements for mobile apps and downloadable software, drafting and negotiating website development and hosting agreements, drafting website privacy policies and terms of use, and developing company policies regarding use of social media.