Brad L. Peterson
Partner, Mayer Brown; Chicago

 

Brad L. Peterson focuses on business and technology sourcing and information technology transactions.  In the past three years, he has represented clients in over $4 billion of outsourcing contracts.  He has experience with information technology outsourcing, business process outsourcing, offshore outsourcing, second-stage outsourcing, and in-sourcing transactions.  He has also assisted clients in renegotiating and terminating major sourcing arrangements.

Mr. Peterson has also represented buyers in information technology transactions, including software licenses, ERP implementations, software development agreements, hosted services agreements, and telecommunications transport agreements. 

He was ranked number one in Chambers USA, Illinois Technology, and was included in Best Lawyers in America; Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds; and Leading Lawyers (Illinois).  A frequent speaker at outsourcing conferences, he has written a number of articles for outsourcing publications.

Mr. Peterson received his J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School, where hewas Managing Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.  He received an MBA cum laude from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma.  At Northwestern University, he pursued Computer Studies and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  He is admitted to the Illinois bar.