White & Case LLP
Client SatisfactionWhite & Case LLP is experienced in sourcing, outsourcing and technology-related transactions and complements this with expertise in the outsourcing of IT infrastructure as well as application management, business process outsourcing and cloud computing. The team acts primarily, but not exclusively, for clients from the finance, insurtech, energy and automotive sectors, which benefit from the cross-practice and cross-location cooperation. The team is led by Jost Kotthoff (sourcing, outsourcing and various technology transactions; also system integrations and software licensing) and includes data protection and cyber security expert Detlev Gabel and Martin Munz (IT, sourcing and contract law). Local partner Mathias Bogusch is a further contact for sourcing transactions, commercial agreements, joint ventures and cooperation agreements and complements this with expertise in IP with a focus on software and data.
Work highlights
- Advising the energy company E.ON SE on the establishment of a joint venture with Igneo Infrastructure Partners with the aim of further advancing the expansion of high-speed broadband infrastructure and supplying 1.5 million households and large customers across Germany with fiber optic broadband connections.
- Advising wefox Holding AG on the $400 million Series D financing round.
- Advising various banks on the implementation of changed regulatory and data protection requirements regarding outsourcing relationships in contractual and procedural terms.