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 of mergers and acquisitions, including transition services agreements.

Results


  • Represented Cognizant and its affiliate, TriZetto, in negotiating their renewal of their outsourcing and license agreements with EmblemHealth
  • Represented Care New England in its outsourcing transaction with Kyndryl for IT services
  • Represented Northern Light Health in negotiating its outsourcing agreement with Optum to manage several nonclinical functions, including revenue cycle management, information technology, analytics, enterprise project management, supply chain, and certain aspects of care management
  • Represented Boulder Community Health in negotiating its outsourcing agreement with Optum to manage various nonclinical functions, including revenue cycle management
  • Represented MedStar Health in its IT outsourcing negotiations with Kyndryl
  • Represented John Muir Health in negotiating its outsourcing agreement with Optum to for functions including revenue cycle management, information technology, analytics, purchasing and claims processing

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Recognitions


  • Chambers USA, Technology: Outsourcing – Up and Coming, 2022-2024
  • Legal 500 US, Recommended, 2023-2024
  • The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Technology Law, 2021-2022
  • Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Stars, 2020

Credentials


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

Admissions
Texas

Languages
English
French