Experienced in large, cross-border outsourcing transactions, Bracewell LLP is experienced in staffing and service agreements across a range of industries, including energy, financial services, consumer products and manufacturing. The firm has particular strength working with multinational ad Indian outsourcing vendors. It advises on SaaS and ITO transactions, with data protection and intellectual property capabilities. Within the Houston practice, Lucy Porter focuses on data privacy matters concerning HR, security and IT structures. Jeffrey Andrews departed the team in January 2026.
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Key clients
- Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- Competitive Power Ventures, Inc.
- Empower Pharmacy
- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP
Work highlights
Advising Oncor Electric Delivery Company in structuring and negotiating strategic sourcing agreements for the supply of goods and services, including steel, cable, transformers, engineering services and field services.
Representing Southwest Airlines in the structuring and negotiating of strategic IT agreements, including premise software license agreements, cloud services agreements for Software as a Service offerings and professional services agreements.
Advising Empower Pharmacy in a range of data privacy and compliance matters, including on the development and implementation of a comprehensive data privacy compliance program tailored to meet both federal and state regulatory requirements.
Other key lawyers
Lucy Porter