Rakesh Gopalan > McGuireWoods LLP > Charlotte, United States > Lawyer Profile

McGuireWoods LLP‘s tech and outsourcing team, led by Rakesh Gopalan, a specialist securities and technology practitioner based in Charlotte, advises both product vendors and buyers of IT platforms on the full range of mandates, including ITO, BPO, ERP, SaaS and IoT implementations, integrations and deployments. Associate Casey Kuretich, in Pittsburgh, leverages her experience of reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial sales contracts, including reseller, distributor and service provider agreements for technology vendors in order to advise clients on SaaS licensing and outsourcing deals. The pair advise retailers, trading companies and distributors, asset management firms and healthcare companies on both offshore and onshore outsourcing deals.

McGuireWoods LLP has a well regarded fintech team that covers many corners of the industry. This includes consumer and business lenders, payment processors, data aggregators, crypto and blockchain technologies and alternative finance. The lawyers advise on the regulatory and transactional aspects of new product launches and partnership agreements, as well as broader corporate M&A and financings. Compliance, litigation, investigations and regulatory advice also feature heavily on the agenda. The team co-chaired by Charlotte-based technology and securities partner, Rakesh Gopalan , who has good experience in capital markets and outsourcing deals, and litigator, Molly White , in Los Angeles, who is a former SEC prosecutor. Sarah Zielinski in Chicago is experienced in class action disputes and compliance matters.

McGuireWoods LLP has developed a prominent track record in representing investors, including private equity funds, strategic buyers and banks, on high value M&As, joint ventures, IPOs and financings where IP is a key asset. The team is also active in standalone technology transactions, including IP licensing and transfers, and broader collaboration, software-as-a-service and outsourcing agreements. Sector strengths include fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain and the internet-of-things. In addition to technology companies, the firm also represents end-users. Rakesh Gopalan leads the team from Charlotte, with Richmond-based corporate partner, James Anderson, also active in the space.