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Marcus has established one of the country’s leading practices devoted to drafting and negotiating Enterprise Software related licenses, 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 out of failed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software implementations.

Warranties and representations, ownership of intellectual property, limitations of liability, and indemnity are among the most important issues when negotiating a software contract with an AI Vendor.

  • What’s reasonable?
  • What should you ask for?

That’s what I talk about in my latest video.

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Vendors tout cloud software as a cheaper alternative to traditional on-premise solutions.

  • While cloud solutions can often be implemented at a lower cost, the cost of accessing and using the cloud solution over the life-cycle of the product is often more expensive than an on-premise solution.

I discuss these issues in my latest video.

The likelihood that your ERP project will take longer than expected, be more challenging than anticipated, and cost more than initially estimated is exceptionally high.

  • Common causes of ERP project failure include inadequate requirements gathering, unrealistic timelines, insufficient testing, and resistance to change.
  • What can you do to maximize success?

I talk about this in

Martin Edwards, vice president of Taft’s Public Affairs Strategies Group in Taft’s Washington, D.C. office, contributed to this post.

Early on July 1, the U.S. Senate voted to halt an effort to impose a 10-year moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence. The vote, 99-1, removed the AI provision from President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”

Taft partner Marcus Harris was quoted in the TechTarget article, “SAP agrees to allow Celonis data access until case resolved,” published on June 26. In the piece, Harris provided insight into the ongoing legal dispute between SAP and Celonis, addressing the implications of SAP’s agreement to permit continued data access while litigation is pending.

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Vendors often minimize an ERP implementation’s complexity, cost, and length.

  • Their goal is to sell software, not set a customer’s expectations.
  • But are they contributing to ERP failure? Is the customer to blame for believing them?

Understanding your business requirements and how you want your ERP software to address those requirements is critical to success.

Taft Partner Marcus Harris will moderate the panel “Safeguarding and Upholding Intellectual Property in Emerging Digital Landscapes” at ITechLaw’s 2025 World Technology Law Conference in San Diego. The panel is scheduled for May 15 at 1:10 p.m. PDT and will bring together legal professionals to discuss the evolving challenges of protecting intellectual property (IP) as