Our skilled attorneys have the experience to help companies handle the complex legal issues surrounding the telecommunications industry and across all parts of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry. Our team tirelessly works with clients to identify strategic objectives for transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and advises on solutions to regulatory challenges and contract disputes.
Our telecom clients include carriers, broadcast station owners, satellite communications systems, internet service providers and content distributors, wireless and optical equipment providers, and other organizations who operate in the internet, telecommunications, and media sectors.
Our lawyers have in-depth knowledge in EU legislative and regulatory mechanisms, the institutions involved in them and the role of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), the ex-ante and ex-post tools of the regulator, the 2002 ‘new’ regulatory framework and the authorization regime, access and interconnection issues, the universal service obligations in Europe, and the concepts of privacy and personal data protection. Our lawyers have also wide knowledge in US telecommunications law and regulation, ITU and WTO, submarines and satellites (international regulation of outer space and underwater cabling), regulatory issues in developing markets, the Asian experience, the innovative regulatory and policy alternatives attempted in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Our team have finally substantial legal (including ADR), regulatory and technical knowledge with telecommunications contracts including access and interconnection agreements, wholesale mobile agreements, outsourcing contracts, and consumer contracts, and ready to address any complex disputes in the best efficient manner.