William Schuerman

Partner

Vice chair, Attorney Evaluation Committee

T 202.973.4230 Washington, D.C.
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Bill Schuerman's practice centers on the development, licensing, and commercialization of technology, data, and intellectual property rights. He advises clients on a range of complex technology transactions, including licensing, development, collaboration, SaaS, resale and distribution, and services agreements, with a particular focus on financial services, fintech and outsourcing matters.

Bill's practice includes the representation of both established and emerging growth companies in a diverse range of technologies and businesses, including artificial intelligence, cloud services, cybersecurity solutions, data management, financial services, fintech, government services, hardware, IoT, and software. Many of these transactions involve a party that is subject to extensive government regulation or oversight.

Bill also advises clients in large-scale sourcing and procurement initiatives, strategic alliances, and joint ventures. This work includes structuring and negotiating information technology, contact center, business process, and finance and accounting outsourcing transactions, as well as advising clients on compliance initiatives and other matters related to third party risk management in regulated industries, including both vendor and non-traditional third party relationships.

Bill, in addition to the above, advises clients on the intellectual property aspects of merger, acquisition, asset sale, and financing transactions, negotiating intellectual property terms and ancillary license and services agreements, and evaluating the intellectual property portfolios of companies.

Practice Highlights

Open banking and data sharing

Represented multiple financial institutions in the negotiation and amendment of API and other consumer data sharing agreements, including hybrid data and technology transactions involving data sharing platforms, mobile wallets, mobile phone applications and consumer banking portals.  Assisted clients in the interpretation of principles, regulations and rules applicable to personal financial data rights and the implementation of related operational and contractual frameworks to support secure access and use of personal financial data.

Fintech and network deals

Assisted financial institutions, fintechs, networks, and technology companies in structuring and negotiating agreements for product and technology offerings in the fintech space, including bank partnerships, customized payments platforms for merchants and cardholders, travel and rewards programs, white-labeled solutions, product integrations, B2B payments products for commercial users, and consumer-facing banking tools.

Strategic relationships

Represented technology companies in strategic alliances, collaborations, and joint ventures, including a licensing transaction for the deployment of a client's enterprise database products as part of a multinational technology company's core cloud services platform, a teaming arrangement for the integration of a client's mobile device security platform with a hardware manufacturer's portable devices, and acquisitions and integrations of technology assets and product lines. Also advised cloud service providers in designing and negotiating structures and agreements to enable direct and indirect sales and distribution of bundled, white-labeled or other complex cloud solutions, including incorporation of data and AI solutions into these solutions.