The Houston office of Bracewell LLP houses a highly experienced and specialised outsourcing team, which has worked on deals for multinational businesses and global outsourcing vendors. A standout name is practice head Jeffrey Andrews, who is frequently involved in both domestic and cross-border ITO and BPO deals, notably in the energy, financial services, consumer products, retail, manufacturing, commercial aviation, and telecommunications sectors. Jonathon Hance ‘provides a wealth of experience and knowledge’, and clients appreciate his experience in litigation and IP transactions, which contribute to successful negotiations. Lucy Porter is involved in structuring and negotiating of service agreements for BPO, ITO, and manages services transactions, drawing on her in-depth knowledge of global data privacy regulations.
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‘My contact at this practice does not insist that he knows everything and needs to tell me what to do. My work with him is collaborative. He listens and we discuss efforts and potential outcomes before deciding how to move forward. ’
‘Jonathon Hance provides a wealth of experience and knowledge. His background in both litigation and intellectual property transactions, is especially helpful when we work together.’
Key clients
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
- The Holdsworth Center
- PTSD Foundation of America
- Hines Interests Ltd Partnership
- The Menninger Clinic
- Independent Media Initiative & Atom Technologies
- Christian Brothers Automotive
- Texasland USA, LLC
- Houston Hospice
Work highlights
- 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 (SaaS) and professional services agreements.
- 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.
Serves as outsourcing counsel for Hines Interest Limited Partnership, assisting the company with the negotiation of vendor agreements, professional services agreements and independent contractor agreements.
Lawyers
Practice head
Jeffrey Andrews
Other key lawyers
Jonathon Hance, Lucy Porter