About James Paine

James Paine is a nationally and globally recognised business attorney known for his leadership in technology, digital transformation and outsourcing. As chair of the Technology Transactions practice and co‑chair of the Data Centre team at Holland & Knight, he helps clients navigate the intersection of law, technology and strategy – structuring, negotiating, optimising and exiting high‑value commercial technology relationships. His practice spans IT and business process outsourcing, administration and operation of data centres, IT infrastructure and network services, and cloud computing, including SaaS, PaaS and IaaS, together with co-location, hosting and managed services. His work advances mission‑critical enterprise technology deals for global enterprises and innovators.