Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

Please join us for our fifth annual Artificial Intelligence (AI) Boot Camp. Throughout the series, Morgan Lewis lawyers will explore the latest in AI developments, insights, usage, and integration, as they may impact companies of all sizes and across industries. Discussions will examine key challenges and opportunities presented by AI from a business and legal perspective.

Get ahead of the game by joining partner Don Shelkey and associates Charlotte Cavendish and Jesse Taylor on March 4, 2026, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET, for a discussion on emerging trends in sports business transactions. From artificial intelligence–driven fan engagement to innovative sponsorship models shaping the future of sports transactions, the Morgan Lewis team will explore the trends, opportunities, and challenges shaping these transactions.

In Part 1 of this Contract Corner, we discussed the renewed focus on resilience in outsourcing agreements for 2026 and how resilience is increasingly becoming a design requirement, not just an untested BCP. In Part 2 we look at how geopolitical pressures can quickly become delivery constraints and how many organizations are leveraging global capability centers as an anchor for critical knowledge and continuity, and provide a practical 90-day action plan and high-level contract checklist that deal teams can leverage during strategy planning.

Outsourcing strategies in 2026 are being shaped by persistent disruption. Geopolitical uncertainty, major service outages, talent disruption, and post COVID-19 consolidation initiatives are driving a renewed focus on resilience in outsourcing operations and contracts.

Please join us on Thursday, February 5, 2026, from 12:00–1:00 pm ET as Morgan Lewis partners Don Shelkey and Heather Egan explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how business operate, innovate, and deliver value. The Tech & Sourcing team will dive into legal, commercial, and other strategic issues shaping AI adoption with topics ranging from contracting to compliance.

Global capability centers have become a central component of many companies’ technology and shared services strategies. Unlike traditional outsourcing, GCCs allow companies to retain direct control over personnel, intellectual property, and delivery priorities—with this control, however, comes a significantly different legal risk profile.

Kari Krusmark, a partner in our technology transactions, outsourcing, and commercial contracts practice, is a leading advisor in complex technology initiatives, outsourcing arrangements, and digital transformation projects. With deep background guiding global companies through high-value technology deals, evolving regulatory requirements, and vendor ecosystem shifts, Kari has a unique perspective on how organizations should prepare for the rapidly changing technology and outsourcing landscape. Her insights highlight the key trends shaping 2026 and what businesses should be doing now to stay ahead.

We invite you to join us for the next presentation of our Tech & Sourcing webinar series Navigating the Global Landscape Through Innovation on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm ET, focused on global capability centers.

We invite you to join us for the next presentation of the Tech & Sourcing webinar series Navigating the Global Landscape Through Innovation on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 12:00 pm ET.

Morgan Lewis’s technology, outsourcing, and commercial contract team, along with Boston Consulting Group, recently hosted a roundtable dinner in London, during which senior stakeholders from technology suppliers and large businesses discussed how the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting offshoring and outsourcing.