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Dean W. Harvey Partner

Member, Firmwide Management and Executive Committees

  • Dallas

    D +1.214.965.7731

    F +1.214.965.7799

    Dallas

    500 North Akard Street, Suite 3300

    Dallas, TX 75201-3347

    +1.214.965.7731

    DHarvey@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

Communications*

  • Represented a communications technology company in licensing a hosted video message solution for a Tier 1 provider.
  • Represented national communications provider in establishing broadband service in Texas in developing and negotiating customer and supplier arrangements.
  • Represented a network company in arrangement with a Tier 1 provider to establish a hosted solution for voice over Wi-Fi.
  • Represented broadband security company in negotiation of various agreements related to the provision of security solutions for cable broadband providers.

Technology Transactions

  • Represented multiple public and private entities in licensing and implementing traditional ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle, and SaaS solutions such as Workday.
  • Represented multiple retailers in arrangements to development, publication and support of mobile apps across multiple platforms, as well as in the development of terms and conditions and privacy policies and procedures for such applications.
  • Represent a web-based data analytics services company that mines publicly available data in social media to enable retailers to develop more successful marketing programs.
  • Represented both providers and buyers in various cloud, SaaS and IaaS arrangements.
  • Represented a U.S. entity in negotiations with a Japanese entity to license software for distribution in Indonesia.
  • Represented a U.S. entity in software licensing arrangements with a variety of Latin American entities.
  • Represented multiple entities in data licensing arrangements in retail, healthcare and energy industries.
  • Represented a large billing and collections entity in an arrangement with a large U.S bank to create and market a digital wallet for consumers.

Retail Technology/Services

  • Represented national and regional retailers in arrangements to develop or acquire, deploy and support POS and other store systems.
  • Represented national and regional retailers in arrangements to acquire SaaS based CRM.
  • Represented national and regional retailers in telecomm arrangements, opposite: AT&T, Sprint, Century Link, Hughes Satellite Network Systems, and others.
  • Represented multiple retailers in arrangements various HR related technology matters, including SaaS HR systems, traditionally licensed HR systems, and outsourcing HR functions.
  • Represented national and regional retailers in negotiating arrangements to acquire and implement ERP solutions, both traditionally licensed and SaaS arrangements. In 2010, he represented a national public chain in acquiring a SaaS solution for both its HR and financial systems.

Outsourcing

  • Represented a retailer in a multi-vendor outsourcing to replace a 20-year incumbent provider.
  • Represented an international retail energy company in a business process outsourcing related to call center, billings, collections and other back office functions.
  • Represented a defense contractor in a proposed enterprise-wide outsourcing of payroll processing services.
  • Represented a large hospital system in an HR sourcing for administration of medical and dental plans, disability, long-term care, AD&D, employee assistance, and other benefit plans.
  • Represented large provider of management and technology consulting services in bid for business process outsourcing of eligibility determinations for all state benefits programs.
  • Represented a governmental entity in outsourcing lottery operations, which entailed all operations to support tens of billions of dollars in state revenues.

Healthcare Technology/Services

  • Represented multiple hospital systems in negotiations with EMR providers for EMR acquisition and implementation. Most recently he represented a healthcare system in the acquisition of a replacement EMR solution involving a total cost of $150MM.
  • Represent healthcare revenue cycle vendors in negotiations with hospital systems to provide end-to-end or a la carte revenue cycle services. Recently represented a revenue cycle services vendor in a multi-year end-to-end revenue cycle services arrangement for approximately thirty hospitals within a healthcare system.
  • Represent a healthcare data analytics non-profit that leverages data in a hospital’s EMR to provide real time patient risk analytics in negotiating services arrangements with multiple hospital systems.
  • Represented healthcare system in negotiating arrangement to develop a custom patient accounting system.

Data Security

  • Represented in responding to a data security breach involving a stolen system with credit and driver’s license numbers from all 50 states and several foreign countries.
  • Represented a national mobile provider in PCI DSS gap analysis and remediation.
  • Represented a consortium of 50 hospitals in drafting all security policies required to comply with HIPAA.

Data Privacy

  • Represented a national healthcare system in the creation of registration authorities, certificate practice statements, certificate policies and relying party agreements. 
  • Represented a mobile provider in analyzing CPNI compliance requirements associated with new GPS applications.
  • Advised a multi-billion dollar retail entity in compliance with HIPAA and Gramm Leach Bliley privacy requirements by helping it establish a compliance office to oversee the retailer’s procedures. 
  • Represented a healthcare vendor in securing protected health information and non-public personal financial information which was seized by a subcontractor’s creditors.

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Education

  • University of Texas School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1997, Associate Editor, Texas Law Review
  • West Virginia University, B.S., Computer Science, summa cum laude, 1986