Davis Wright Tremaine LLP acts on the full range of issues relating to outsourcing, including transactional and intellectual property issues. The firm handles IT, business process, applications development and maintenance outsourcing transactions. It is also experienced in advising on the use and deployment of AI in services. The practice is overseen by Andrew Lorentz and New York-based Andrew Meinick. Christopher Ford assists clients in financial services, payments, fintech and platform implementation matters. William Schuerman works on SaaS, development and services agreements, with a focus on IP-related issues. Based in Seattle, Evan Shapiro focuses on data protection, regulatory and licensing matters in the tech, media, education and communications sectors. Lawyers are based in Washington DC unless stated otherwise.
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- The DWT firm is my go-to legal resource for all servicing-related deals in the credit card issuing and management space. Christopher Ford, in particular, is viewed as the preeminent attorney in this space and brings to the table not only an ardent command of the law but also a business-centric approach to dealing with virtually every counterparty that we could come across with sound counsel on what is and isn't possible to get a deal done. He and the entire DWT team act as true advisors as opposed to legal scribes blithely acquiescing to unreasonable demands of their client.
- I have already lauded Christopher Ford's performance and his abilities across over a dozen negotiations I have done with him. Chris brings to the table unmatched knowledge of players in the industry, a negotiation cadence and methodology honed over decades of experience, an even temper even in the face of unbridled lunacy from the other side of the table, and a commitment to excellence that I have not seen in other lawyers from other firms.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Andrew Lorentz; Andrew Melnick
Other key lawyers
Christopher Ford; William Schuerman; Evan Shapiro