England - London • Industry focus
TMT
Bird & Bird LLP
Bird & Bird LLP covers a range of matters from telecoms and IT to media and entertainment. Ronald Hendrikx specialises in communication projects across the public and private sector and co-heads the team with Mark Leach who is well-versed in outsourcing. Other co-head Andy Danson advises on commercial contracts in the gambling sector. Phil Sherrell has expertise on the application of copyright to all aspects of the media sector while Kimberly Wells acts for start-ups and multi-national. Roger Bickerstaff handles all issues relating to the software industry including licensing, cloud and distribution.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The Bird & Bird TMT team is critical to our telecoms related efforts throughout Europe and in many other jurisdictions outside of Europe. We are a relatively recent entrant into the core regulated telecoms space, and we've expanded our footprint rapidly. The B&B team has been incredibly responsive, knowledgeable, and also practical in the guidance they continue to provide.’
‘Frank Simons leads the B&B team's work for us (under the overall supervision of Graeme Maguire). Frank is simply incredible. Calm, thoughtful, level-headed . . . and a deep expert in a variety of areas. He has spoiled us with amazing responsiveness and an ability to find answer to obscure questions about regulatory dynamics around the globe. Matthew Buckwell and Raoul Grifoni Waterman have been (and continue to be) fantastic associates, working closely with Frank on the various matters we bring to the firm.’
‘Very good, market leading industry knowledge. By instructing Bird & Bird you know that you are getting the benefit of first hand, market leading experience.’
‘The team's strengths lie in their original thought and the underlying wealth of knowledge. They have been very collaborative and always pro-actively helped us seek the best results for our organisation.’
‘Extremely resourceful and in-tune with the latest developments in the market. They have, therefore, been our first port of call for cutting-edge projects that we have required advice on.’
Key clients
- Activision Blizzard
- Allwyn
- ARM
- Docusign
- Epic Games
- Equinix, Inc
- Guinness Six Nations Rugby
- ICE Services
- ICM Partners
- Macquarie Bank
- Nandos
- Nokia
- TuneIn, Inc.
Work highlights
- Acted for TuneIn in the litigation brought against them by Sony Music and Warner Music.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ronald Hendrikx, Mark Leach, Andy Danson