Taft Chicago attorneys Jillian Cole, Marcus Harris, and Nicholas Brankle co-authored the article “Top 5 Ways Software Vendors Try to Mislead You,” published in the first quarter 2023 issue of The Illinois Manufacturer. The article discusses the different ways vendors can over-sell their products which can result in failed software implementation.

Read the full article here.

Cole is a partner in Taft’s Litigation group focusing on complex commercial litigation, including representing local and national commercial lenders in commercial foreclosures and other special asset litigation. She is experienced in representing secured creditors in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy actions.

Harris has established one of the country’s leading practices devoted to drafting and negotiating Enterprise Software related license, implementation, and SaaS agreements, as well as litigating failed software implementations in courts and before arbitration panels across the country. He is one of the foremost attorneys in the country representing government entities, distributors, and manufacturers in recovering damages arising from failed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software implementations.

Brankle counsels clients on a wide range of intellectual property and emerging technology and data-related products and services. He has extensive experience working with clients to develop and implement privacy and data security programs to ensure compliance with regulations, litigation trends, and laws including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and E.U. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).