Meighan O’Reardon is a leader on the Complex Commercial Transactions & Outsourcing Team and also heads the US Tech//Digital team at Clifford Chance. Her practice focuses on structuring, negotiating, and managing complex services and technology deals across multiple industries, most notably in the financial services, healthcare and manufacturing sectors.
Meighan's practice includes work with private equity clients to identify and execute strategies to find operational efficiencies and value at both the sponsor level and within portfolio companies. 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, to post contract governance.
Prior to practicing law, Meighan spent 10 years working in management consulting, focusing on operations process improvement, critical infrastructure protection and information technology implementation.
- 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
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Washington D.C.
- +12029125502
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- Practice area Commercial Transactions & Outsourcing
Career and qualifications
- Clarkson University (BA) 1998
Professional bodies
- Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) since 2007
- IAPP - Certified Information Privacy Professional / US (CIPP/US) since 2007
- IAPP - Certified Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) since 2024
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)