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. Following the departure of Mark Robinson in August 2023, Harry Evans has adopted the position of practice head; he 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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‘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.