Bird & Bird maintains a leading position in the telecoms sector, handling complex national and multi-jurisdictional projects, litigation, and regulatory matters for major telecom operators, financial institutions, and international technology players. The team is led by Marjolein Geus, who focuses on international and EU regulatory projects, and Paul Waszink, who has extensive experience in telecoms and media litigation. Frank Simons' focus lies on the full scope of non-contentious telecoms matters. Wilfred Steenbruggen advises on privacy matters in the space, while Raoul Grifoni Waterman and Joost van Roosmalen support on regulatory matters.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team’s knowledge, collaborative approach, and the quality of their work are of a very high standard.'
- ‘The team at Bird & Bird is reliable and capable of handling complex questions with no clear answer in existing law. They were very proactive and wanted to understand our technology in order to correctly identify and define the regulatory questions for our meetings with regulators from across Europe.’
- ‘Marjolein Geus stood out due to her ability to identify issues and for her ability to manage the project.’
- ‘Marjolein Geus' vision, leadership, and deep understanding of Web3 technologies and their practical applications are exceptional. She combines strategic insight with a results-oriented approach, driving the project forward with clarity and purpose.'
Key clients
- ABN AMRO
- British Telecom (BT)
- Broadcom
- Cellnex
- Chunk Works
- Circularise
- CM.com
- DoxyChain
- European Commission
- Equigy
- Hacken
- IOTA
Work highlights
Acted as lead contractor for the pan-European blockchain regulatory sandbox, a three-year project for the European Commission.
Built a successful track record representing telecom operators Open Dutch Fiber and Odido and their investors in multiple fibre roll-out projects and associated legal proceedings regarding the deployment of Fiber-to-the-Home networks in large parts of the Netherlands.
Advised and represented Odido in appeal proceedings against highly classified decisions by the Minister of Economic Affairs, in which the company was ordered to remove certain equipment from its mobile network for security reasons and was denied any compensation.
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Paul Waszink
Practice head
Marjolein Geus; Paul Waszink
Other key lawyers
Frank Simons; Feyo Sickinghe; Raoul Grifoni Waterman; Wilfred Steenbruggen; Joost van Roosmalen