Technology media and telecoms

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Shoosmiths’ national TMT team is one of the largest dedicated practices in the UK, comprising over 20 lawyers (including 9 partners) who regularly act on high-profile TMT transactions for well-known businesses across the sector.

As you’d expect, our experienced TMT lawyers are experts at applying the ‘black letter’ law. But we don’t work in a legal bubble. In a sector where disruption, innovation and constant change are everywhere, we know what is happening on the ground.

What’s more, most of our lawyers have worked in-house. The result? We speak fluent business sense: our lawyers are not just legal experts but TMT experts. A deep knowledge of these sectors—inside and out—means that we have hands-on experience of giving focussed and innovative legal advice.

Our experience TMT lawyers can help you with:

Tech and Digital Media:

Cloud services
Database & API licensing
Digital platforms & online media
Digital Rights Management (DRM) advice:
Digital strategy & business models
Ecommerce law
Games and interactive entertainment
Internet law
IT outsourcing
IT systems procurement
Mobile apps
Online marketing & advertising
Social media law
Software development (including agile methodology)

Telecoms:

IT and telecoms network infrastructure (particularly active and passive infrastructure sharing, whether acting on the Operator or Towerco side.)
Wi-Fi roll out
Mast site leases and other real estate matters

If there is an international aspect to a project, our extensive network of personal relationships with law firms around the world means that we can locate the right legal experts for the job. Our network is complemented by our longstanding membership of the World Services Group (WSG), a multi-disciplinary professional services organisation, which brings together leading advisers in over 145 countries across the globe.

We’d be delighted to hear from you. Contact a member of the team today.

Technology, media & telecoms is part of Shoosmiths’ wider commercial services offering. If you would like help finding the right team or lawyer please contact us on +44 (0)3700 863 000 or contact us by email to [email protected].

Recent experience

Advised Associated British Foods on numerous IT projects including advising on a SAP implementation for Twinings; Allied Bakeries on its procurement of a telematics system across its entire delivery fleet; and various website development and other ecommerce projects across ABF brands such as Jordans, Primark and Ryvita.

Advised Mazda Europe on the procurement of application development, server support and maintenance services in connection with the rollout of a new IT platform for use across its entire UK dealer network.

Advised Molson Coors Brewing Company on various IT projects, including the design, development and deployment of a pan-European e-commerce platform and procurement of image recognition technology to improve in-store execution and audits.

Advised the FTSE 250 bank, in relation to the procurement of its back-office and eSignature platform to be used across its entire motor and premium finance business.

Advised IKEA, leading global home furnishing brand, on the procurement of new EPOS systems for installation in all their UK stores.

Advised O2 on its rollout of Wi-Fi communication services as part of a tri-partite consortium delivering unified services to a public-sector body. Our work included advising on the governance aspects of teaming with other service providers (comprising three service lines from the three consortium members) as well as advising on the service contract with a public-sector client. The governance arrangements were particularly complex, involving careful negotiation tactics to ensure that commercial risks and rewards were allocated appropriately between the consortium members.

Advised Marston’s plc, one of the country’s top pub, on its multi-million pound replacement of its EPOS system across its entire estate, comprising over 1,700 units nationwide.