America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2005: Business Process Outsourcing

Chambers & Partners has compiled their independent and objective list of America's Leading Lawyers for Business based on comments gathered from thousands of interviews with clients and lawyers from Maine to Hawaii. This guide -- which is designed to reflect market opinion -- contains a view of the firms and attorneys who are considered leaders in their field.

In Chambers' 2005 review of national legal talent in the area of "Business Process Outsourcing: National," our Firm and our lawyers are listed among the best in the country.

Chambers' comments:

National Ranking:  4

The Firm: Market sources particularly note this practice for its customer-side work, although it also represents service providers. It built a historical presence in "some of the earliest outsourcing transactions," say observers, and continues to handle major work. Recent examples include advising a large financial institution on various outsourcing agreements relating to call centers, HR and finance and accountancy. It has also been acting for a Canadian-based manufacturer of technology equipment in relation to an agreement with a Swedish company concerning the outsourcing of a range of services critical to the business, including manufacturing and accounting.

The Lawyers: Gregg Kirchhoefer heads the firm's IP/technology transactions practice group in Chicago. A "knowledgeable" technology lawyer, his practice encompasses the outsourcing of business processes, IT, applications processing and application service providers.

The Clients: The team acts for service providers and customers in manufacturing, financial services and other business sectors seeking to outsource critical functions. It has recently been advising a service provider on an outsourcing deal with a large financial services institution.

Reprinted with permission from Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2005 - www.chambersandpartners.com.