TMT
Al Tamimi & Company has established a preeminent TMT practice in the UAE, and is highly sought after across the gamut of areas by major local and international organisations, as well as public sector entities. The team has an experienced network across the broader Middle East and North Africa, having regularly been instructed by regional governments and regulators on key digital information, fintech, media and e-commerce mandates. Practice head David Yates specialises in advising on data commercialisation and transactions, data protection, privacy and enforcement. Regulatory specialist Andrew Fawcett has led on a number of high-profile digital transformation legislative projects, while senior associate Krishna Jhala has over a decade of transactional and advisory experience.
Key clients
- Priora and Beyond ONE
- Salik
Work highlights
- Advising Priora and Beyond ONE on all telecommunications regulatory and technology aspects of the acquisition of Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa, the region’s largest mobile virtual network operator with operations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait.
- Advising Salik, Dubai’s exclusive toll gate operator, on the technology transfer and data protection legal aspects of its initial public offering and listing on the Dubai Financial Market.