Katherine B. O'Keefe

Associate

katherine.okeefe@morganlewis.com

Philadelphia Phone +1.215.963.5564 Fax +1.215.963.5001

1701 Market St.//Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921//United States

Katherine B. O’Keefe focuses her practice on technology, outsourcing and commercial transactions. Katherine regularly assists clients in structuring, negotiating, restructuring and terminating information technology (IT) outsourcing and business process outsourcing (BPO) agreements, technology agreements including software as a service (SaaS) and cloud deals, and commercial contracts such as supply agreements. Katherine represents clients from a diverse range of industries, including the technology, retail, financial services, and health insurance industries.

In her practice, Katherine collaborates with clients and their external consultants to structure and negotiate deals designed to meet defined business and cost objectives, mitigate risks and comply with regulatory and other legal requirements.

Katherine’s experience includes performing targeted contract due diligence and handling third-party consent arrangements for clients.

Katherine is a contributor to the firm’s Sourcing@MorganLewis blog on developments and issues related to sourcing and technology.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Katherine was an Assistant City Solicitor with the City of Philadelphia Law Department, where her practice focused on advising the City in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters. While in law school, Katherine served as a notes editor for the William & Mary Law Review, where her note was selected for publication.

Admissions

Pennsylvania, 2011
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2014

Education

William and Mary School of Law, 2011, J.D.
Brown University, 2006, A.B., Economics, Magna Cum Laude

Sectors

Services

Regions

North America

Events

2/8/2023 - Negotiating XaaS Contracts

12/14/2022 - Global Digital Transformation Webinar Series

4/13/2022 - Digital Transformation

4/20/2021 - 2021 Annual Technology, Outsourcing & Commercial: Virtual Roundtable

4/11/2019 - 2019 Annual Technology, Outsourcing, and Commercial Contracts Networking Roundtable

4/26/2018 - 2018 Annual Technology, Outsourcing & Commercial Contracts Networking Roundtable

5/4/2016 - 10th Annual Women in Shared Services and Outsourcing: An Executive Roundtable

News

8/7/2020 - Morgan Lewis Advises Olympus on Sale of Research Manufacturing Facility

Publications

11/30/2022 - Remote Work Employment Issues: A Conversation with David McManus and Emily DeSmedt

11/23/2022 - Governments Worldwide Accelerate Cloud Adoption

11/17/2022 - LawFlash: New Export Controls on Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items to China

11/17/2022 - Phishing: Proactive Measures to Guard Against Cyberattacks

11/11/2022 - Flood Insurance for Cyberattacks? A Federal Proposal

11/11/2022 - LawFlash: SEC Proposes Rule for Outsourcing by Investment Advisors

11/10/2022 - White House Publishes Blueprint for AI Bill of Rights

11/4/2022 - Contract Corner: Who Was That? Dealing With Turnover

11/4/2022 - Upcoming Webinar on Protecting IP and Handling Cybersecurity Issues

1/31/2022 - Upcoming Webinar: Non-Fungible Tokens: Not All Smart Contracts Are Created Equal

1/27/2022 - New York Attorney General Releases Guide on Credential Stuffing Attacks

1/27/2022 - Smart Legal Contracts under the Legal Framework in England and Wales

1/21/2022 - UK Government's Tech Investment Drive in 2022

1/19/2022 - UK Auto-Renewal Consumer Subscription Terms Come Under Scrutiny

1/12/2022 - Artificial Intelligence and UK Intellectual Property Consultation: Copyright and Patents

1/6/2022 - Technology Trends: Sustainability Is “In” for 2022 and Beyond

6/1/2021 - President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order

5/13/2021 - Businesses Continue Expansion to the Cloud

5/13/2021 - DOL Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Plan Fiduciaries, Recordkeepers, Plan Participants – Part 2

5/6/2021 - DOL Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Plan Fiduciaries, Recordkeepers, Plan Participants

5/6/2021 - Suspension Rights in SaaS Agreements

10/29/2020 - FinCEN Issues Ransomware Advisory

10/28/2020 - Use of Aggregated Data in Artificial Intelligence Solutions

10/22/2020 - State CIOs Respond to COVID-19

10/21/2020 - Everyone Is Still Talking About Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

10/16/2020 - Global Outsourcing Industry Slowly Recovering in Third Quarter

10/14/2020 - Morgan Lewis Partner to Present at 2020 Privacy + Security Forum

10/8/2020 - USPTO Issues Report on AI and IP Policy

10/7/2020 - Morgan Lewis Partners to Present a Fresh Look at Service Engagements and Business Continuity

2/3/2020 - SEC Publishes Report on Cybersecurity and Resiliency

1/28/2020 - Data Privacy Bill Introduced in Washington State

1/15/2020 - CFIUS Issues Final Regulations Under FIRRMA: Technology Industry

1/13/2020 - US and UK Sign Cross-Border Data Access Agreement

1/8/2020 - Upcoming Webinar: Outsourcing 2020

3/28/2019 - Contract Corner: Audit Provisions in Services Agreements

3/27/2019 - Morgan Lewis Partners Author Article on Robotics Process Automation Challenges and Trends

3/21/2019 - Upcoming Philadelphia Event: Annual Technology, Outsourcing & Commercial Contracts Networking Roundtable

3/14/2019 - FTC Seeks Comment on Amendments to Safeguards and Privacy Rules

3/14/2019 - Russia’s Central Bank to Receive the Right to Block Illegal Content

3/7/2019 - Asia-Pacific Outsourcing Trends to Watch in 2019

3/4/2019 - Morgan Lewis Partners to Host Webinar on Localization of Global Outsourcing Deals

6/22/2018 - Mitigating Security Risk in Cloud Offerings Through Diligence, Oversight

3/28/2018 - Suggestions for Successful Implementation of Robotic Process Automation

3/28/2018 - Upcoming Philadelphia Event: Annual Technology, Outsourcing & Commercial Contracts Networking Roundtable

3/21/2018 - Tips for Managing Supplier Relationships

3/21/2018 - United Kingdom Establishes IoT Security Principles

3/14/2018 - US Mayors Join Net Neutrality Cause

3/14/2018 - Web Hosting Services: Are They Secure?

3/7/2018 - Top Trend for 2018: Adoption of Intelligent Automation

3/7/2018 - Upcoming Webcast on the Cloud Shared Responsibility Model

2/28/2018 - Upcoming Webinar to Brief Companies in Russia on Key Software/IT Services Contract Issues

6/30/2017 - Advertisers, Data Collection, and the GDPR

6/29/2017 - US Regulators Launch Fintech Initiatives

6/22/2017 - Federal Court Finds Website Subject to Title III of the ADA

6/22/2017 - FTC Submits Comments on IoT Security

6/15/2017 - Survey Reports on State of Outsourcing and Shared Services Market

6/14/2017 - Upcoming Fast Break Webinar: Security Breach Crisis Response

6/8/2017 - H-1B Visa Petitions from India-based Companies Drop Significantly in FY 2016

6/7/2017 - BROWSER Act Aims to Replace Invalidated FCC Privacy Rules

6/1/2017 - ENISA and Semiconductor Companies Seek Cybersecurity Standards from European Commission

12/1/2016 - DHS Guidelines for IoT Device Security

11/23/2016 - Upcoming Event: Technology Companies and Electronic Contracting

11/22/2016 - State CIOs Increasingly Outsource IT Applications and Services

11/22/2016 - Upcoming Webinar: 2017 Trends and Challenges in Technology Transactions

11/16/2016 - Data Breach Trends

11/16/2016 - Growing Concern over Security of IoT Devices

11/9/2016 - Automation Drives Global Business Services Maturity

11/2/2016 - United Kingdom to Implement EU General Data Protection Regulation

1/28/2016 - New Business Models Changing the Outsourcing Market

1/25/2016 - 2016 Outsourcing Trends to Watch

1/20/2016 - Global Outsourcing Industry Finishes Strong in 2015

1/15/2016 - US Government Issues Regulations Covering Cybercrime Sanctions

1/15/2016 - Avoiding Bias in Big Data

1/8/2016 - FTC Issues Guidance on Native Advertising

1/7/2016 - China’s Controversial New Antiterrorism Law Raises Concerns