K&L Gates advises securities and futures commission licensed crypto exchanges, web3 companies, financial institutions, telecoms enterprises, and start-ups on transactional TMT matters. Practice head Paul Haswell joined the team in September 2023 and is knowledgeable in both contentious and non-contentious TMT matters. He advises on day-to-day technology issues, agreements, compliance and transactions.

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Key clients

  • Clockenflap Festivals Limited
  • Total Ticketing Limited
  • Properjob International Limited
  • TecPal Limited
  • Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited
  • Utterberry Limited
  • BPEA EQT
  • 17LIVE Holding (17LIVE)
  • OSL Digital Securities Limited
  • HashKey Digital Asset Group Limited
  • XVerse (Secret Key Labs)
  • Art Works X Pte. Ltd.
  • Immutable Pty Ltd
  • T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
  • Bolt App Limited
  • SM Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advised Clockenflap Festivals Limited on reviewing all the service agreements and artist contracts in relation to their annual outdoor music and arts festival.
  • Advised Total Ticketing on a vendor agreement with a local professional ticket service provider to provide its integrated ticketing solution.
  • Advised Properjob International on the sale of it’s businesses, most notably Clockenflap and elements of the ticketing business, to Live Nation.

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Paul Haswell