Alain Traill

Alain’s representative experience includes advising:

Sourcing and Commercial Arrangements

• A global bank on the renegotiation of its multi-billion-dollar outsourcing of investment banking IT infrastructure (and resolving related disputes)
• A national stock exchange on its transition to a new trading technology platform
• A global investment bank on the launch of its first UK retail trading product and procurement of a white-labeled wealth management platform
• A global chemicals organization on agreements with a systems integrator and SAP, for the rollout of a new global ERP solution
• A luxury retail and technology provider on re-platforming the e-commerce websites of multiple fashion brands
• A global biotech organization on regional and consolidated, global agreements for outsourced core finance processing
• A provider of cloud-native IT infrastructure, on its customer terms and arrangements with hosting providers and integrators
• A US and EU payments provider and acquirer, on the launch of a new online payment solution
• A provider a cloud-backed, blockchain platform for issuing and administering equities and debt on its customer terms
• IHS Markit on a joint venture with Pimco, Man Group, and State Street, for the development and provision of a new cloud-based asset management platform
• A global social media organization on its global agreements with telecoms providers for user verification (and resolving related disputes)
• A European telco on the outsourcing and digital transformation of its business support systems
• A global bank on four separate agreements with an APAC-based fintech provider, to digitize and create new bank offerings 
• Theramex, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners, on the first generation outsourcing of regulated functions regarding its portfolio of medical products
• A global FMCG company on the transition of its outsourced infrastructure services to the cloud
• A global financial services institution on its collaboration with a technology provider for the creation of a new agency securities lending platform
• A leading global investment bank on the procurement of a blockchain-based netting calculation service
• A leading global investment bank on its collaboration with a SaaS provider, to offer a new FX payments solution
• An APAC bank on the procurement of a white labelled, end-to-end loan origination platform
• A leading global crypto asset platform on a joint venture with an EU bank for the launch of a Euro-denominated fiat-backed stablecoin
• A national telecoms provider on the procurement of a new, managed network infrastructure solution
• Various financial services organizations on regulated, intra-group outsourcing arrangements
• UK government departments on separate projects for the rollout of broadband and mobile network infrastructure, and on a contract for a high-profile automated public service*

Technology Regulation

• Various clients on rolling-out AI policies and procedures across their organizations
• A global commodities trading firm on its collaboration with an AI-driven market intelligence provider
• A global asset management firm on procuring an AI data management and labelling solution, and on the use of AI in recruitment
• An AI-powered music generation provider on copyright and liability risks regarding AI, and related governance issues
• Various financial services clients and service providers on compliance with and contracting under EU and UK digital operational resilience laws
• Web 3, digital asset, and internet service providers on the application of EU and UK online content regulation
• A global webshop provider and an online medical hub on potential online content liability in the UK and EU
• Two leading social media providers on updating their terms to account for EU and UK online content regulations
• Various US and APAC emerging companies on selling to consumers in the UK and EU, including updating terms, notices, and user journeys
• A leading NFT platform on liability for claims under UK consumer law
• A US-based SaaS provider on an investigation under UK consumer law
• Various payments and financial data providers on structuring user terms and notices for the launch of new products
• An international payments services provider on a review of its use of intrusive employee monitoring technology across multiple jurisdictions*
• Two leading financial services organizations on separate ICO/FCA investigations regarding alleged misconduct*

* Matter handled prior to joining Latham