The TMT practice at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP continues to showcase its capabilities in M&A, foreign investments, collaborations, and joint ventures, with demonstrable experience advising on matters concerning data protection and cybersecurity, fintech, and e-commerce. Harry Evans leads the team and handles a broad range of high-value commercial arrangements, including outsourcings, development and procurement of software, cloud computing offerings, as well as technology-related licensing mandates and commercialisation agreements. Of counsel Peggy Chow spearheads the practice’s data and cybersecurity offering, while Victor Chiew focuses on TMT-related M&A, joint ventures, minority investments, and series fund raisings.
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‘Knowledge of the industry and its challenges when applying the law and able to explain its impact to clients.’
‘The team is competent and has global coverage. Advice is commercial and useful.’
Key clients
- Alibaba
- Asia Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Globe on its sale of 7,506 telecommunication towers in the Philippines to: Frontier Tower Associates Philippines, Inc., backed by KKR; MIESCOR Infrastructure Development Corporation; and Phil-Tower Consortium, Inc.; and Unity Digital Infrastructure.
- Advised Standard Chartered Bank on its participation in Partior, a blockchain enabled platform provider for cross-border, interbank payments clearing and settlement, and a challenger to incumbents such as the SWIFT network.