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John has practiced predominantly as an IT, outsourcing and commercial attorney and business consultant since 1995, during which time he has been involved in a number of multidisciplinary projects with technical, risk management, IT and management consulting experts. 

John's main areas of expertise are:- 

• transaction advising – John has assisted clients to procure or tender for the provision of goods and services;
• outsourcing – John has extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of complex outsourcing agreements ranging from IT, Facilities Management, Fleet to Supply Chain Management and Warehousing;
• information technology - John acts for a number of information technology vendors and has extensive experience in the drafting of Information Technology Agreements, including Licensing Agreements, Maintenance Agreements, Distributor Agreements and Development Agreements;
• corporate and commercial - John provides legal advice to clients on corporate and commercial issues including sales of business and shares, shareholders agreements and others; and
• e-Commerce - John advises clients on the risks of online transacting, statutory issues and alternatives with regard to corporate structuring. In addition to this John sat on the Deloitte & Touche e-business exco and presented e-Business 101, the Deloitte & Touche international training program for e-Business, to members of the firm. 

John regularly presents papers at conferences on legal and business issues relating to contracts, outsourcing and e-business. John is also passionate about training and presents courses to clients and public forums on Basic Contract Law, Contract Management and Service Level Agreements.