England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
A&O Shearman
Noted for its expertise in commercial agreements, outsourcing, licensing arrangements, IP, privacy and data protection, A&O Shearman handles a range of mandates from M&A and regulatory issues to dispute resolution and services procurement. William Samengo-Turner, who has experience in navigating the challenges and opportunities brought by digital disruption and innovation in the market, co-leads the team alongside Nigel Parker, who focuses on commercial IP and IT matters, and Tom Levine, who advises on telecoms projects in the Middle East.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Good, hard-working culture with a lot of focus on excellence. They have a lot of subject matter experts and they do a good job at leaving no stone unturned. In terms of digital infrastructure expertise, they are second to none.’
‘Tom Levine was hands on, committed and knowledgeable. He did a very good job at coordinating his team.’
‘Deep industry insights having worked on some of the most complex and nuanced deals in the industry.’
‘Incredibly smart, with insightful views into nuanced topics - often catching concepts we hadn’t considered.’
‘Deep industry experience, developed and emerging markets experience, and good market coverage and depth of teams.’
‘Tom Levine has unparalleled deep experience and is the kind of lawyer that becomes a long-term trusted advisor. He is always ready to get in the trenches with his clients and take up the fight.’
Key clients
- DigitalBridge
- Millicom
- Telenet
- Digital9
- Cordiant Digital Infrastructure
- Telesat
- OpenText Corporation
- Zopa
- PayPal
- Remitly
- Rimini Street
- Sage Group
- Checkout.com
- EQT Infrastructure
Work highlights
- Advised EQT Infrastructure VI fund on its acquisition of a 60% stake in a newly created company, which will own and operate the Italian telecom provider Wind Tre’s mobile and fixed network.
- Advised OpenText Corporation, on its USD6 billion recommended offer for Micro Focus International PLC, the UK-based enterprise software provider.
- Acted for Liberty Global (LG), Telefónica and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) on the formation of a joint venture between LG, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partners to build a new fibre network to up to 7 million homes in the UK.
Lawyers
Leading individuals: Telecoms
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
William Samengo-Turner, Nigel Parker, Tom Levine