Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

During the Biden administration, there was a push to prioritize and modernize cybersecurity responses, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) agreed to work with the technology industry to develop a new cybersecurity framework. Now, those promises have come to fruition as NIST has provided updated industry-leading guidance in the cybersecurity field.

Logistics issues in all phases of the supply chain have their own set of challenges at an international level.

This article explores some of the unique considerations in the shift to cloud-native ERP solutions. These considerations are in addition to typical commercial contracting issues, such as risk allocation, downside protections, data protection, cybersecurity, and termination and disengagement services rights.

Chicago recently experienced its first dust storm since 1934, resulting in low to zero visibility in some parts of the city.

In an earlier two-part series, we explored key factors for companies and influencers to consider when drafting and negotiating influencer agreements to advertise and market products and services on social media.

In our March 2024 blog post Study Finds Average Cost of Data Breaches Continued to Rise in 2023, we highlighted the key findings of the Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023. Each year, the report sets forth a vast dataset analyzing data breaches at hundreds of organizations to spot trends and developments in security risks and best practices. The Ponemon Institute recently published its Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024, showing an increase in data breach costs in many areas of business.

Global Capability Centers (GCCs) enable global enterprises to provide information technology and business process services from a central delivery location.

Sports sponsorship contracts traditionally focus on category exclusivity and entitlements while overlooking data sharing language. However, with the rapid evolution of data usage in the industry, incorporating data sharing rights and obligations in sponsorship contracts is essential to maximize benefits for sponsors and sports entities.

As the summer 2025 concert season continues to ramp up, we want to take the opportunity to explain why your favorite band or artist might only be performing once in your region this summer: a radius clause.

We are excited to welcome Mathilde Carle as a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Paris office and as a guest contributor to our Tech & Sourcing Spotlight series to discuss intellectual property (IP) protection and other related issues in agreements to design, build, license, host, and support digital solutions, including automation, AI, and software as a service (SaaS) products.