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Christopher Hogan

Tech Transactions Attorney

Chris advises on a wide range of technology and intellectual property matters including, licensing, outsourcing, buy and sell side transactions, fintech and payments processing.

He assists clients with drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts related to technology, fintech, intellectual property and payments processing.

Chris works with global regulated financial institutions, payment processing and social media platforms both at A&O Shearman as well as on various secondments to firm clients. Chris draws on this secondment experience, as well as his time as corporate counsel with FIS, to provide a unique understanding and appreciation for how to effectively advise clients as outside counsel with an eye toward the wants and needs of in-house attorneys and key stakeholders.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Successfully completed a secondment with a large payment facilitator as a member of the product risk legal team advising on payment processing and money transmission related issues.
  • Assisting clients with drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including technology outsourcing, software licenses, SaaS, market data, non-disclosure agreements, and data privacy agreements.
  • Advising on contract execution, regulatory issues, risk and liability exposure, and related data privacy considerations.
  • Successfully completed a secondment with Meta as a member of the commercial legal team.
Previous firm experience:
  • Successfully completed a secondment to a social media platform assisting with content related licensing in the news media space and negotiation of API data feeds.
  • Worked directly with client business units, subject matter experts and in-house counsel to advise on legal and commercial risks.
  • Assisted clients with drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including technology outsourcing, software licenses, SaaS, market data, non-disclosure agreements, and data privacy agreements.
  • Advised on contract execution, regulatory issues, risk and liability exposure, and related data privacy considerations.
  • Prepared various form agreements and assisted clients in creating fall-back matrices for future use in contract negotiation.
  • Conducted M&A intellectual property due diligence on prospective targets for clients.
  • Successfully completed a secondment to a global financial institution assisting with sourcing and procurement of technology related services.
  • Trained junior attorneys on subject matter topics related to technology transactions and intellectual property. 
  • Drafted and negotiated complex outsourced bank services agreement with global financial institutions.
  • Served as point for the initiative to implement necessary data protection agreements during the establishment out of the GDPR.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted: Bar of the State of Florida, 2016

Academic

JD, University of Florida, 2016

BA, University of Florida, 2012

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.