Caitlin Howe - McDermott Will & Emery

Overview


Caitlin (Cate) Howe focuses her practice on outsourcing, technology, and commercial transactions. In the outsourcing space, Cate represents clients in information technology and business process outsourcing transactions, and healthcare systems in revenue cycle management outsourcing. Cate also counsels clients in a wide variety of technology transactions, including cloud computing and other ‘as a service’ arrangements, software licenses, technology development and licensing agreements, e-commerce arrangements, technology maintenance and service agreements, and software compliance audits. In addition, she advises clients in strategic commercial transactions, including supply, manufacturing, distribution and reseller agreements. Cate also counsels clients on intellectual property and commercial contract issues that arise in the context mergers and acquisitions, including transition services agreements.

Results


  • Represented Boulder Community Health in negotiating its outsourcing agreement with Optum to manage key nonclinical functions, including revenue cycle management
  • Represented John Muir Health in negotiating its outsourcing agreement with Optum to manage key nonclinical functions, including revenue cycle management, information technology, analytics, purchasing and claims processing
  • Represented Churchill Mortgage in its business process outsourcing transaction with Infosys
  • Represented Sensus in its transaction with Nicor Gas for a comprehensive AMI system (including smart meters, related communications equipment and software)
  • Represented Commerce Bank in its licensing and service agreement with Temenos for the license and implementation of a new core banking system
  • Represented Monsanto in three major IT outsourcing transactions with three separate providers, including (1) a global data center deal, (2) an IT helpdesk and end user computing deal and (3) an applications development and maintenance transaction

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Recognitions


  • Chambers USA, Up and Coming, 2022 to 2023
  • The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2021 and 2022, Technology Law
  • Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Stars, 2020

Credentials


Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, JD, magna cum laude, 2013
Principia College, BA, with highest honors, 2010

Admissions
Texas

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