Bio

Anne Friedman focuses her practice on structuring and negotiating large scale strategic sourcing and technology transactions, concentrating on global and domestic outsourcings in the areas of information technology, software development and maintenance, and business process outsourcing. Her practice also includes drafting and negotiating transition services agreements in connection with M&A transactions, software licensing, integration and implementation transactions, hosting agreements, distribution agreements, related corporate transactions, and handling issues relating to data privacy, data security and intellectual property matters. She is often called upon by multinational companies for the negotiation of complex Internet of Things (IoT) contracts, big data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other disruptive technology transactions as they evolve or develop novel solutions to emerging issues. Anne's experience spans all phases of a transaction, including the RFP stage, and contract development, execution, implementation and maintenance. She represents Fortune 500 and other large companies in various sectors including financial services, general and investment banking, pharmaceuticals, health insurance, hospitality, food and beverage, mortgage banking, educational groups and others. Anne was a recent panelist for a webinar on Artificial Intelligence as a commercial and technology contracts expert, whose participants discussed the newly enacted National Artificial Intelligence Act and its impact on AI-related initiatives, committees, and workflows. A critical goal of the panel is to advise organizations regarding best practices to utilize in order to respond to and comply with the emerging regulatory environment and to operate in the absence of clear guidance and standards. The respected legal directory, The Legal 500 recognizes Anne in both Outsourcing as well as Commercial Deals and Contracts. She is highlighted as a "Next Generation Partner" recommending her for excellence in "outsourcing deals in the areas of information technology, software development and business process outsourcing." Prior to becoming a transactional lawyer, Anne litigated on behalf of international pharmaceutical corporations as national counsel in multi-district federal litigation, where she focused on scientific literature review, drafting motions and expert witness development. Providing pro bono legal services is also an important part of Anne's practice. She participated in a New Perimeter program, recently teaching students corporate law in Zambia. Her pro bono clients include a woman's health non-profit, the Executive Service Corps of Southern California, the IMPACT LA project in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia and Bread for the City (also in Washington, DC).