amir azaran

Lead role in designing and implementing new IT infrastructure, including a high-availability database system, to achieve faster and more reliable trade clearing processes for the Chicago Board of Trade and other futures exchanges. Lead role in designing and implementing new IT infrastructure, including a high-availability database system, to achieve faster and more reliable trade clearing processes for the Chicago Board of Trade and other futures exchanges..

* Deployed information technology solutions to address both engineering and business needs. * Renegotiated maintenance and support contracts with over a dozen software licensors to achieve significant annual savings for the company.

Planned and oversaw implementation of engineering changes to printed circuit boards and other guidance system components built for several military and civilian programs, including the F-22 fighter jet and the Pegasus rocket. Led engineering response team that designed, tested, and manufactured mechanical components to correct faulty wiring design of guidance system prototypes scheduled for delivery.

Transactional practice focused on technology and outsourcing agreements, with extensive experience in in the financial services, retail, online travel, and healthcare industries. Representative experience: Lead outside counsel to one of the top four online travel agencies in the negotiation for the development and hosting of a private-label consumer travel website for a leading credit card issuer, with a total projected deal value over $200 million. Lead outside counsel to large financial services company in the negotiation of agreements with multiple providers, both domestic and foreign, in connection with the procurement of ultra-low latency telecommunication circuits for high-frequency algorithmic trading applications. Counsel to a natural gas utility in the negotiation of a ten-year, $250 million dollar business process outsourcing transaction, involving negotiations against several leading providers for the outsourcing of all aspects of the customer experience (call center, bill payment, remittance processing, and back office systems).

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Executive Editor, Chicago Journal of International Law