Bird & Bird's team is experienced in supporting cross-border outsourcing projects and tech transactions and acts on behalf of large companies from the technology, communication, retail, consumer goods, financial and services segments. Co-head Fabian Niemann advises on IT law as well as regulatory issues, while co-head Henriette Picot frequently supports outsourcing projects. Jörg-Alexander Paul complements this with expertise in business process outsourcing (BPO).

Noerr supports financial service providers and insurance companies as well as companies from the pharmaceutical, technology and automotive sectors in outsourcing contracts as part of carve-outs, transaction-related license agreements and strategic cooperations. Thomas Thalhofer is a key contact for outsourcing and multisourcing projects and has expertise in IT litigation; he jointly leads the practice with Torsten Kraul, who focuses on outsourcing, IT transactions as well as the implementation of digital business models and the application of new technologies. Peter Braut is another key member and complements this with data protection expertise. In April 2023, AI expert David Bomhard joined Aitava.

White & Case LLP is experienced in sourcing, outsourcing and technology-related transactions and complements this with expertise in the outsourcing of IT infrastructure as well as application management, business process outsourcing and cloud computing. The team acts primarily, but not exclusively, for clients from the finance, insurtech, energy and automotive sectors, which benefit from the cross-practice and cross-location cooperation. The team is led by Jost Kotthoff (sourcing, outsourcing and various technology transactions; also system integrations and software licensing) and includes data protection and cyber security expert Detlev Gabel and Martin Munz (IT, sourcing and contract law). Local partner Mathias Bogusch is a further contact for sourcing transactions, commercial agreements, joint ventures and cooperation agreements and complements this with expertise in IP with a focus on software and data.

Hogan Lovells International LLP regularly cooperates with other locations as well as the corporate practice and is well versed in transaction support. The team focuses on risk examination at the interface between IT and IP, including risks associated with the use of open source software; the use of personal and non-personal data as well as advice on potential losses of know-how. This is complemented by expertise in joint venture formations for the development and use of new technologies and the out-licensing of software. This focus is mirrored by the practice heads Stefan Schuppert (IP, contract law and data protection), Martin Pflüger (IT, e-commerce, data protection with a focus on technology, life sciences, automotive), Marcus Schreibauer (outsourcing, IT transactions, data protection, cyber security) and Christian Tinnefeld (data protection, data security, IT law; litigation).

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH specialises in the logistics and technology sector and, in cooperation with the M&A team, supports companies and technology service providers in transactions and outsourcing, where Christian Kuß advises on new technologies such as AI and big data. Michael Rath is well versed in regulated outsourcings, EBA compliance as well as data protection. The transaction support includes the design and negotiation of relevant documents, the implementation of post-closing measures as well as sourcing and IP matters; Wulff-Axel Schmidt is a key contact for the latter.

SKW Schwarz offers outsourcing expertise in the banking sector, which is called upon by software developers, companies and banks. This is complemented by data protection expert Matthias Orthwein's experience as well as the industry expertise in the healthcare sector, where the practice advises hospital groups on the sourcing of IT infrastructure. Other sector capacities include the energy sector, as was demonstrated in supporting an IT outsourcing service provider for municipalities on several outsourcing projects. Other core topics are SaaS projects and cloud-based business models. Since January 2023, Daniel Meßmer, who specialises in the implementation of software and cloud-based business models, has been the sole head of the practice; former co-head Andreas Peschel-Mehner (IT and IP) remains part of the team. Franziska Ladiges (data protection) was appointed to partner in January 2023.

GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB supports financial institutions, companies and start-ups with a cross-practice approach in national and cross-border IT and business process outsourcing projects. The team assists with traditional contract law, employment law, data protection as well as regulatory issues pertaining to the finance and insurance sectors. Florian Schmitz heads the practice and comprehensively advises on IT, outsourcing and digitisation.

The IP, Media & Technology team at Heuking advises on IT security, data protection as well as the introduction of cloud-based systems, including related litigation, and frequently acts across the healthcare, finance, energy and telecoms sectors. The partner roster was strengthened in January 2023 with the appointments of Christine Grau (IT, cyber security) and Lutz Martin Keppeler (outsourcing, technology-related transactions) to equity partners, while Marcel Maybaum (IT and M&A) made salary partner.

Taylor Wessing regularly supports IP-related transactions thanks to Tim Jonathan Schwarz's specialisation in transactions in which the use, licensing and utilisation of intellectual property are the focus. The team recently supported a large-scale partial sale of IP rights in the gaming sector. Paul Voigt (IT and data protection law) heads the practice, which also includes Mareike Gehrmann (digitisation projects) and Malek Barudi (copyright and media law); the latter two made partners in April 2023.