Ms Sharon Harrington > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Richmond, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

RIVERFRONT PLAZA, EAST TOWER
951 EAST BYRD STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219
VIRGINIA
United States
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Ms Sharon Harrington

Work Department
Global Technology, Outsourcing & Privacy
Position
Counsel
Career
Sharon is a transactional attorney with broad experience. She advises companies in complex commercial and technology transactions and assists her clients in related disputes. Sharon frequently negotiates software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, licenses, and other supply and service agreements and handles issues related to data use and monetization.
Sharon also has experience with acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, and cross-border transactions valued at between $50 and $600 million in the energy sector where she began her legal career. Having practiced for more than 10 years as a transactional attorney, Sharon has devoted the last five years to commercial contracting and brings a wealth of practical experience to business transactions.
Memberships
Admitted to the District of Columbia and Virginia State Bars
Education
- JD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, 2009
- BA, University of Virginia, 2003
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
The global outsourcing and technology practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP continues to advise on the full spectrum of matters, ranging from complex ITO and BPO transactions and outsourcing agreement negotiations to software compliance audits. The department also demonstrates strengths in various forms of outsourcing. including IT, procurement, SaaS, accounting, and cloud computing, in addition to handling novel projects related to AI, machine learning, and data monetization. Jeffrey Harvey spearheads the division and demonstrates tenacity in negotiating and documenting global, large-scale, and complex BPO and ITO transactions, often for Fortune 100 clients. Randall Parks is recognized for his skill in assisting corporations with high-value tech outsourcing projects, while Andrew Geyer leads on complex multi-tower outsourcing transactions. Christina Edwards primarily advises on the negotiation of various tech agreements, while Sharon Harrington handles outsourcing arrangements for luxury goods and investment firm clients on major outsourcing mandates. From the Washington DC branch, Cecilia Oh is reputed for covering the department’s work in fintech and mobile payments, while Jessica Yeshman advises clients from the retail, financial services, and food and beverage sectors. Unless stated otherwise, all individuals are based in Richmond.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Miami Elite > International corporate and M&A
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings