Telecommunications
Our international Telecommunications practice is consistently ranked as a market leader because of our all-round strength and depth, in particular for our regulatory, commercial and transactional expertise.
Among our clients in the sector are some of the world’s largest telecoms companies, government bodies, regulators, industry participants, financial institutions and major corporations (suppliers and customers). We take time to listen to our clients in order to gain an understanding of their needs, aspirations and goals.
One reason these companies choose Allen & Overy is the complete range of services on offer. As well as the firm’s renowned M&A and corporate finance practice, we advise telecommunications sector clients on banking, regulatory, intellectual property, antitrust, tax, employment, litigation, commercial contract and outsourcing matters.
The team has a broad range of experience, acquired not only in private practice but also in-house at leading telecoms companies and on secondments to corporates and regulatory bodies. This mix of expertise, dedicated knowledge and hands-on commercial experience enables us to provide you with legal services of the highest quality.
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Publications: 04 April 2024
Deconstructing Crypto Episode 10: SBF, AI-Washing and Major Case Developments
In episode 10 of Deconstructing Crypto, Todd Fishman and Gene Ingoglia review the sentencing of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, discuss the SEC’s settlement with two investment advisors over alleged…
Publications: 28 March 2024
U.S. sanctions enforcement in the virtual currency space - USD 1 billion and counting...
Beginning in 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has increasingly focused its enforcement activity on entities operating in the virtual currency space,…
News: 13 March 2024
Allen & Overy and Standard Chartered launch second edition of Guide to Payment Regulations
Allen & Overy and international banking group Standard Chartered have launched the second edition of Guide to Payment Regulations for corporates and fintech customers navigating the evolving payments…
Publications: 11 March 2024
Market Check: Lessons from The Activision-Microsoft Merger
On February 29, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion on Sjunde AP-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard1 (“Opinion”) that called into question established market practices for mergers,…