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Vipul Nishawala

Vipul Nishawala

Partner

Partner
Vipul Nishawala

Vipul Nishawala is Global Co-Head of our Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Transactions Group, a team of 75+ lawyers worldwide that advises clients on their most important outsourcing, core systems, cloud, professional services and digital transformation transactions and initiatives.

Vipul is a recognized leader in this space, with more than 25 years of experience in structuring and negotiating strategic outsourcing, services and technology-driven deals for clients across industries, most notably for major financial institutions. He has extensive experience in IT and business process outsourcings, complex cloud arrangements, licensing transactions, adoption artificial intelligence systems, and core systems deals.

Vipul assists clients through every stage of their deals, from developing objectives and issuing RFPs through negotiations and closing. He also counsels on digital transformation initiatives and supplier management strategies and works with clients to resolve challenging scope, performance and financial disputes.
 

  • Advised a global investment management and insurance company on a multi-year cloud platform transaction and a major business processing outsourcing.
  • Led multiple IT outsourcing and system integration transactions for a leading life insurance company.
  • Represented a major provider of human capital solutions in a mission-critical data center outsourcing deal.
  • Advised a global investment bank on its partnership agreements with a leading tech company, its core banking transaction, and its recruitment process outsourcing deal.
  • Represented a global financial institution in the renegotiation of its most critical consulting and professional services arrangements.
  • Led multiple IT outsourcing deals and core platform transactions for a global insurance and re-insurance company.

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Career and qualifications

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) 1992
  • George Washington University Law School (JD) 1995
  • Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law District of Columbia (1998), New York (1996)
  • Joined Clifford Chance as Partner 2023

Awards and citations

  • Recognized in Nationwide Outsourcing
    Chambers USA (2014, 2021 – 2023)
  • Recognized in Nationwide Technology
    Chambers USA (2021 – 2023)
  • Recognized in New York Outsourcing
    Chambers USA (2007 – 2023)
  • Recognized in New York Technology
    Chambers USA (2007 – 2023)
  • Recognized in Outsourcing
    Chambers Global (2009-2015, 2022-2023)