We utilize a unique blend of legal expertise and technological savvy to provide relevant advice.

One of the biggest challenges is staying on top of constant innovations in the TMT sector.

 

Whether you are a digital conglomerate or a disruptive start-up in the region, our lawyers can guide your business safely through the constant evolution of the TMT sector and ensure that your interests are always protected.

 

TECHNOLOGY 

 We help technology developers, consumer technology companies, vendors and users with corporate/M&A, technology transactions, intellectual property, regulatory compliance and disputes.

 

Our cross-practice lawyers are experts in technology law and are intimately familiar with the new legal reforms on e-commerce, data protection and cybercrimes that have been enacted by several countries across the MENA Region.

 
Our services include:
  • Assisting technological companies with corporate structuring, corporate governance, incorporation, acquisitions, closing down of subsidiaries, joint ventures and taxation.
  • Drafting and negotiating all types of technology transactions including software licensing, financing transactions, non-disclosure agreements development agreements, distribution agreements, content agreements and terms of services.
  • Handling issues pertaining to intellectual property such as copyrights, trademarks and patents.
  • Advising on compliance with local laws and regulations on e-commerce, data protection, blockchain and encryption.
  • Handling dispute resolution proceedings including: copyright infringement claims, technology ownership disputes and breach of technology services agreements.

 

MEDIA

 

From newspaper companies and public relations firms to broadcasting networks and cable providers, our firm assists businesses across the media industry with complex transactional matters, commercial contracts, corporate/M&A, competition, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, project finance and taxation.

 

Clients rely on our deep sector experience to provide support with content production and ownership, distribution agreements, copyright assignment, licensing agreements and censorship.

 

Our lawyers have decades of service to television distribution services and are intimately familiar with local laws and regulations on press, audiovisual and broadcasting.

 

We offer clients in the media sector unmatched experience in litigation and alternative dispute resolution.  Our work on behalf of broadcasting companies includes handling disputes over ownership, copyright infringement, termination of commercial agencies and unfair competition.

 

Whether defending members of the press against defamation claims or filing a wrongful termination claim on behalf of cable companies, our firm has all the necessary tools to help you navigate through the complex rules that govern media law.

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 

 From telecommunications carriers and internet providers to service providers and startups, we help our clients across the full spectrum of the telecommunications sector including wireless, telephony, broadband, Internet, satellite and cables.

 

Whether the matter involves corporate transactions, telecom agreements, authorizations, licensing, regulatory compliance, network sharing or dispute resolution our team of versatile attorneys handles complex legal issues with integrated efficiency.