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In the current economy, companies are again looking to outsourcing as a means to cut costs and reduce overhead. For companies with existing outsourcing engagements, this means identifying opportunities to renegotiate agreements and gain increased efficiencies. Even companies that have in the past resisted outsourcing are now reconsidering in hopes of equipping their businesses to better deal with fluctuating markets. Success in outsourcing is not, however, guaranteed. Now more than ever, successful outsourcing requires that companies identify key issues and develop strategies to address and manage those issues in their outsourcing agreements and throughout their outsourcing engagements. Join Jason Haislmaier, a partner at Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, as he highlights and provides proven legal strategies for dealing with many key issues facing companies in outsourcing transactions today, including: - Structuring and negotiating statements of work and service levels - Identifying key contract issues for companies (and outsourcers) - Addressing privacy and data security issues - Dealing with intellectual property and licensing concerns - Detecting and managing financial and operational difficulties of outsourcers - Expediting the agreement negotiation process