Derek Johnston is a member of Sutherland’s Outsourcing and Software Systems Acquisition/Implementation Team. He has more than 15 years of experience. Derek’s practice focus has three aspects: customer side offshore and onshore outsourcing transactions including business process outsourcing (BPO), information technology outsourcing (ITO), application development maintenance (AD/M), managed network services (MNS), human resources outsourcing (HRO) and application service provider (ASP) arrangements; software systems acquisition and implementation transactions; and transition services arrangements in merger and acquisition transactions.

He has broad experience in the insurance, retail, consumer products, electronics, utility, energy and online data/analytics industries.

The geographical coverage of his engagements includes Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, People’s Republic of China, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Before joining Sutherland, Derek was a partner with two international law firms in their outsourcing, software systems integration and capital markets groups. His practice focus at those firms was outsourcing, software systems acquisition/implementation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and capital markets/private equity groups.