Ulrich Bäumer is a partner in the technology group of the international law firm Osborne Clarke. He advises the clients of the firm mainly in the area information technology and outsourcing. He drafts and negotiates complex international IT project (especially outsourcing) contracts and assists the technology clients of the firm in M&A transactions. He also advises in all other aspects of technology and licensing law. He advised many German and international companies on data centre and R&D centre outsourcings - onshore, nearshore and offshore. Ulrich Bäumer has successfully worked on and finalised 150 + international outsourcing projects in the last 15 years. Some of his recent larger IT projects include: Advising a major German bank in its plans and implementation of an outsourcing initiative (offshoring and nearshoring) Advising an international IT company in the acquisition of a data centre in Dusseldorf Assisting various major IT companies in share and asset transaction (data centres, R&D centres) in Europe Developing, drafting, consulting and negotiating various major outsourcing transactions in Europe (infrastructure, application management, BPO, etc.) German business newspaper Wirtschaftswoche ranks him as one of the highly recommended IT lawyers in Germany. Chambers & Partners rank Ulrich as one of the best M&A lawyers for India (March 2013).