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McDermott Will & Emery LLP Offices

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
2501 NORTH HARWOOD STREET
SUITE 1900
DALLAS, TX
TEXAS
United States
Visit website 1 214 295 8000 1 972 232 3098

Mr Shawn Helms

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+1 214 2958090 [email protected]

Work Department

Corporate Advisory

Position

Shawn C. Helms is co-head of the Firm’s Technology Transactions & Outsourcing Practice. Shawn has broad experience in the areas of information technology, outsourcing, blockchain, crypto, artificial intelligence (AI), digital health and telecommunications. He focuses his practice on complex transactions involving technology and intellectual property, including information technology outsourcing (ITO), business process outsourcing (BPO), licensing, cloud computing arrangements (IaaS, SaaS and PaaS), technology maintenance and services, technology development/customization (including iPhone and Android), wireless infrastructure, AI, generative AI (such as ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion), social media issues, strategic alliances, e-commerce, internet of things (IoT), confidentiality, strategic sourcing and data security/privacy. Shawn has considerable experience in blockchain and cryptocurrency matters including NFTs, DAOs and enterprise blockchain applications. Shawn regularly works on the transactional aspects of cryptocurrency bankruptcy and liquidation matters. Shawn also regularly works on digital health matters involving wearables, data licensing and strategy issues, AI and mobile applications. He also advises clients on IT and IP diligence, transition services agreements (TSAs) and other technology and intellectual property matters relating to the acquisition or divestiture of businesses. Shawn also has significant experience in advising clients through software audits and related negotiations and settlements, open source software issues and software escrow matters.

Shawn has been working in the field of AI for more than 10 years and is the founding member of the McDermott AI cross-practice group and resource center (ailawcenter.com). Shawn is regularly working with clients in connection with issues related to utilizing generative AI, particularly in the implementation and utilization of technologies like ChatGPT, Bard, Dall-E 2, Stable Diffusion, and GitHub Copilot.

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United States > Finance > Fintech

Acknowledged for its strength in digital asset disputes and bankruptcy litigation, the team at McDermott Will & Emery LLP is also well-equipped to handle regulatory compliance and transactional matters. Leading the practice from New York, Joseph Evans leverages his understanding of regulatory frameworks to handle complex litigation and to advise on the regulatory aspects of transactions. Also in New York, Joseph Evans represents clients in federal and state criminal investigations as well as related civil matters, while in Dallas, Shawn Helms focuses on transactional blockchain work, including matters involving intellectual property considerations.

 

United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing

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Shawn Helms – McDermott Will & Emery LLP

McDermott Will & Emery LLP has ‘fantastic negotiators and knowledge of the current market’, and clients praise its specialist knowledge of outsourcing transactions from both the buy-side and sell-side perspectives. Acting for both vendors and customers, the firm has deep experience, particularly in its Dallas office, where the bulk of its practice group resides. The lead partners are Shawn Helms and ‘industry leader’ Jason Krieser. Helms has developed niche expertise in AI-driven outsourcings, as well as deals involving cryptocurrency and blockchain. Krieser is also knowledgeable in AI and blockchain matters, and has notable experience in digital health, telecoms, RPA arrangements, IoT, and e-commerce.The firm’s active involvement in the healthcare space Heather Bethancourt and Caitlin Howe handle a large deal for the outsourcing of revenue cycle management and IT functions by a non-profit healthcare system based in Minnesota. Long-standing outsourcing expert David Guedry and Raja Chatterjee also play pivotal roles in the practice. In Los Angeles, ITO and BPO specialist Matthew King handles deals involving middle and back-office financial services processes, facility management, and much more.

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