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Experience:
Sonia Baldia counsels corporate clients across various industries on a broad range of national and international sourcing and technology transactions. She has extensive experience with outsourcing of critical information technology and business process functions to onshore and offshore providers; cross-border technology transfers; strategic alliances; intellectual property acquisition, development, marketing, and distribution agreements; licensing arrangements; web agreements; and consulting services agreements. She also counsels clients on IP procurement and management strategies in the US and internationally.
Sonia has been recognized by Chambers & Partners (based on client and peer reviews) as one of the leading lawyers in the business process and information technology outsourcing fields, for her "tremendous knowledge of the field, both legally and business wise". She is "pleasant to deal with" and "an extremely good negotiator," in addition to being "intelligent and upfront when it comes to negotiating." Chambers USA, 2007.
Prior to joining Mayer Brown LLP, Sonia was a consultant to the US Agency for International Development and to the US Department of Commerce, advising foreign governments on information technology, telecommunications, e-commerce, and intellectual property-related development projects. She has served as Adjunct Faculty in intellectual property law at the George Washington University Law School and has been a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute in Munich; the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Tokyo; and the International Development Law Institute in Rome.
Notable Engagements:
Advised a major public utility conglomerate on sourcing strategy and resulting sourcing initiatives, including offshore outsourcing of application development, maintenance and support services to India, and comprehensive procurement/supply chain management arrangements with multiple suppliers.
Represented a major defense contractor in offshore outsourcing of information technology, infrastructure and help desk services, involving US and European operations.
Assisted a global technology corporation with the outsourcing of complex business processes, including finance, accounting, collections, payroll and procurement, and related IT services, involving operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Counseled a major REIT on a broad range of technology agreements, including telecommunication and Internet agreements, software licenses, and agreements for the purchase, development, maintenance, support, commercialization, and licensing of critical business systems.
Advised a global consumer products leader on outsourcing of employee services, benefits, travel, HR training, call center operations and related IT support; assisting the client in resolving formal and informal contract disputes and in expanding the arrangements to include major corporate acquisitions.
Assisted a major bank with multiple arrangements in connection with offshore outsourcing of application development, maintenance and support services to India.
Assisted a major petrochemical company with comprehensive outsourcing arrangements for IT infrastructure, telecommunications and finance and accounting services.
Counseled a leading insurance company on offshore outsourcing of legal services to India.
Education:
The George Washington University Law School, SJD, Intellectual Property Law, 1998, University of Georgia School of Law, LLM, 1992, University of Delhi Faculty of Law, LLB, 1991, Punjabi University, BS, 1987. |
