Marina G. Aronchik

Marina has particular experience advising companies in the chemical industry on complex technology and service agreements, including supply chain arrangements, site services agreements, and operating services agreements. Prior to her private practice, Marina worked at the headquarters of one of the world’s largest chemical companies where she drafted and negotiated a wide range of commercial agreements.

Technology Agreements

• A global multi-brand restaurant company in negotiations with cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions provider
• A global agriculture and construction company in negotiations of a series of software, digital services and data agreements as part of digital transformation of the agriculture-related portion of the business
• A global food and agriculture company in negotiations of a strategic cloud ERP deal
• A food service distributor in the negotiation of software license and implementation agreements of on-premises and cloud ERP systems as part of the company’s digital transformation
• A franchised restaurant chain in negotiations with a digital ordering platform provider
• A global online service provider and media/publishing entity on technology issues and a transition services agreement in connection with a carve-out divestiture of a trademark solution
• A global online service provider and media/publishing entity in the negotiations with various cloud providers
• A global publishing company in a number of IT transactions, including cloud computing agreements
• A financial services provider in the negotiations of a large-scale system implementation and maintenance agreement

IT, Business Process, and Facilities Management Outsourcing

• A global spirits company in outsourcing of managed security services
• A global payroll company in outsourcing of global facilities management functions
• A global pharmaceutical company in the negotiation of a strategic agreement for IT services, including robotics implementation
• A multinational chemical company in the negotiation of a strategic agreement for integrated facilities management and real estate services
• A nationwide retailer in outsourcing of IT and data center functions and licensing of an AI solution
• A multinational information provider in multiple phases of its outsourcing of finance and accounting
• A multinational information provider in multiple phases of its outsourcing of global facilities management and data center functions

Chemical Industry Transactions

• A global chemical company on site services agreements, operating services agreements, transition services agreements, business services agreements, and other service arrangements, as part of multijurisdictional carve-out divestitures, including the following:
  • Sale of US Gulf Coast marine and terminal operations and assets for more than $600 million
  • Sale of rail infrastructure assets and related equipment at six major North American sites for more than $300 million
  • Sale of a specialty chemical business for more than $800 million
• A global chemical company in the negotiation of a complex IT services agreement in support of construction of a global chemicals complex in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia
• A multinational chemical company in the negotiation of a strategic agreement for integrated facilities management and real estate services
• A global chemical company in the outsourcing of a global human resources and payroll functions