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Meighan O'Reardon

Meighan O'Reardon

Partner

Partner
Meighan O'Reardon

Meighan O’Reardon leads the US Tech//Digital team at Clifford Chance. Her practice focuses on negotiating and managing complex services and technology deals across multiple industries, most notably in the financial services, healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Meighan is regularly called upon to lead third party contracting work associated with large corporate transactions including in connection with IT and business process Transition Service Agreements and post-deal operations integration. She regularly supports transformational initiatives at her clients as they procure new services and technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and implement new technology solutions.

With more than 18 years of legal experience, Meighan advises clients on strategic outsourcing transactions, service procurement initiatives, software licensing, data use and protection, and she frequently supports various bespoke commercial services transactions. She works with clients on all phases of transactions from deal structuring, proposals, provider selection, negotiations, and post contract governance. Meighan also counsels clients on data privacy and cybersecurity issues in connection with the use of third party solutions.

Prior to practicing law, Meighan spent 10 years working in management consulting focused on critical infrastructure protection and information technology implementation engagements.

  • Advise Fortune 500 Manufacturing Corporation on Transition Services Agreement and related activities for multi-national spin-off transaction
  • Led engagement to stand-up Manufacturing Spin-off’s IT Infrastructure Managed Services Outsourcing Arrangement
  • Led efforts to provide strategic advice, and structure and negotiate multiple managed services agreements in support of a large G-SIFI’s Bank Cloud Transformation
  • Represented large global bank in strategic multi-year IT transformation to the cloud.
  • Led outside counsel team to augment a third party benefits administrator’s in-house contracting team to support its large volume of customer-facing and procurement deals, including support for annual sales cycle and strategic partnerships with resellers
  • Represent various investment and private equity firm’s in the negotiation and implementation of technology and data agreements to support operations
  • Represented newly formed annuity firm to advise on transition services and assist with Day 1 stand-up commercial contracting news
  • Represented Fortune 50 corporation in support of various commercial contracting needs including SaaS, marketing orders, software & data licensing, staffing augmentation, and managed services.
  • Represent several financial services and retail clients in business process outsourcing transactions related to human resources functions, payroll, recruiting, and finance and accounting functions.
  • Led efforts to assist a multi-national financial services institution with the structuring and negotiation of several HR business process outsourcing transactions related to payroll, recruitment and licensure of supporting systems
  • Represent health data multi-national to establish reseller and collaboration agreements
  • Provide bespoke data privacy and protection advise to healthcare information organization

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Career and qualifications

  • Clarkson University (BA) 1998
  • George Washington University (MA) 2003
  • George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School (JD) 2007
  • Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in District of Columbia (2009), Minnesota (2016), Virginia (2008)
  • Joined Clifford Chance as Partner 2023

Professional bodies

  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) since 2007
  • Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Certified Information Privacy Professional / US since 2007

Awards and citations

  • Leading Lawyer for Outsourcing
    The Legal 500 U.S. (2023)
  • Next Generation Lawyer for Outsourcing
    The Legal 500 U.S. (2019-2022)
  • Recognized for Technology & Outsourcing
    Chambers USA (2018-2023)