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Lisa Comber practices in the firm’s London office. She is a solicitor qualified in England and Wales and is an associate in the firm’s commercial and technology practice. Lisa qualified as a solicitor in January 2002 and has extensive experience in information technology, e-commerce and outsourcing. She specialises in advising Top 100 companies on their IT and security requirements. Lisa has advised both public and private sector organisations on a number of large-scale and complex IT projects. Lisa’s experience includes: acting for a US fitness company in connection with its proposed franchise expansion into the UK and a US software house in connection with reseller arrangments for the licensing of its software in the Middle East advising companies on compliance with EU/UK data protection laws including guidance on protecting against, and dealing with, security breaches and drafting controller-processor, processor-subprocessor and trans border dataflow agreements acting for a prime contractor in the negotiation of contracts with the Department of Health in connection with the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) including advising on procurement procedures and negotiating subcontracts advising local authorities on the procurement (and re-procurement) of ICT systems and services including the procurement procedures and contract documentation for the supply of computer software, hardware and services for use in 1300 schools in Northern Ireland advising international natural resource companies on the contractual terms for the provision of technology and related services into a joint venture and the provisions relating to the supply of various natural resource products including biodiesel acting for a large City investment bank on the procurement of various IT systems and services ranging from negotiating and drafting contracts for colocation/disaster recovery services, market data services and provision of contractors through to advising on international jurisdictions and data protection compliance drafting procurement procedures, standard terms and conditions and guidance for a Special Health Authority within the NHS advising a US company on contractual terms relating to its purchase of a majority share in Turkish land for the purposes of oil and gas drilling advising a financial software house on its licensing and support terms including negotiating contracts with third party suppliers (based in the US and UK) and customer contracts (various UK and US investment banks) advising an insurance company in connection with the provision of a platform to process insurance quotations including negotiating contracts with third party service and data providers advising a large travel company on the data protection implications of the Foreign & Commonwealth’s proposals for a single emergency contact centre for aircraft disasters. | 