Paul O'Hare

emphasis

• Outsourcing
• Software and IT systems procurement
• Distribution and agency law
• Software development and licensing
• Copyright and intellectual property issues
• E-commerce
• Data protection
  

Representative Work

• Advising a number of leading outsourcing service providers on major outsourcing projects and renegotiations across a range of sectors
• Advising luxury goods retailer on the outsourcing of its global warehousing and logistics functions
• Advising handheld device manufacturer in connection with its customer, distribution, and supply contracts
• Advising clients in the retail and consumer electronics sectors on the launch of their European web stores, including the outsourcing of the logistics and fulfilment functions
• Advising luxury goods retailer on the development and global implementation of a new ERP system
• Advising leading global software companies on a range of IP projects
• Advising mobile network operator on its landmark cooperation agreement with another network operator on 3G mobile network roll out, infrastructure sharing and roaming arrangements in the UK
• Advising mobile network operator on the outsourcing of its field and network maintenance services

About

Paul advises suppliers and buyers on a range of technology-related contracts and issues. He advises a number of global and UK-based software and data supply companies on the full range of their operational and transactional requirements, including advising on licensing and distribution channel models, and on strategic copyright and related intellectual property rights issues.

Paul also has extensive experience of technology and business process outsourcing contracts and of complex technology procurement contracts, across a range of sectors including retail, financial services, telecommunications, legal services, and consumer electronics.

Paul qualified as a solicitor in 1998. He graduated with a degree in Law and French from the University of Kent in 1995 and gained a distinction in his Law Society finals in 1996. He joined the practice in October 2000 from Theodore Goddard. He became a partner at Kemp Little in March 2003.