Tom Wheadon

Information, communications and technology.

Tom is head of the firm’s international information, communications and technology practice. He advises a wide range of clients within the TMT, finanical institutions, and asset management and investment funds sectors, and has been the client partner for clients such as Avaya, Equinix, Sitel, Riyad Bank, Truphone, Verizon and Virgin Media in many cases for over a decade. He specialises in the law, regulation and policy of telecommunications, satellite, media, the internet and e-commerce. Recent work highlights include advising on the UK’s 4G spectrum auction, Truphone on the £70m investment by Roman Abramovich, network and data centre sharing for various clients, new UK telecoms network builds (PCCW/UK Broadband’s 4G network and CityFibre Holdings’ FTTH network in ‘second cities’), orbital slots for Reliance Globalcom and others, on a wide range of data centre matters from a Moscow market entrance by IXcellerate to Middle East and European expansion for Equinix, on the development of SaaS by companies such as Webpuzzle, Hullomail, Theomobex and Kewill, on the application of cleantech to the TMT and other industries for companies such as Highview, and advising numerous MVNO businesses, from established players on International Money Transfer services to advising start-ups targeting niche markets, as well as fundraising to continue growth and development. Tom is quoted in The Legal 500 2011 as a ‘telecoms guru’ and in Chambers 2012 as ‘a pleasure to work with’.