AI
Our prominence in identifying new areas of opportunity, such as GenAI and machine learning, is a market differentiator. We have over 150 lawyers focused on AI across the globe that advise on matters ranging from AI governance to potential copyright liabilities.
Semiconductors
With deep knowledge of IP, regulatory compliance, and international trade laws, we help semiconductor businesses navigate the fast-evolving legal landscape. Whether dealing with patent protection, supply chain challenges, or M&A transactions, our Technology group is equipped to deliver tailored advisory services. We can ensure that you stay ahead of the competition while minimizing your risks in the increasingly globalized and technologically changing market.
SaaS and Cloud
We help software companies that face mounting levels of global data to execute the right game plan to drive forward their strategic business operations. With our deep understanding of technology trends and legal landscapes, we support SaaS and cloud businesses navigate key areas such as data privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and service agreements, to both ensure compliance with global regulations and optimize innovation. Whether handling customer contracts, intellectual property disputes, or M&A transactions, our team delivers strategic and tailored solutions to help your business thrive in a competitive market.
We play a significant role in the regulatory sphere for intermediaries and other digital business models. We have extensive experience in advising a broad range of online platforms and hosting providers on global frameworks including the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Online Safety Act (OSA). We can help you navigate the intricate regulatory landscape and complex technical environment, while helping you to adapt to new and evolving compliance requirements. Through our seamless collaboration across jurisdictions and practice groups, we can work alongside your legal, product, compliance, and public policy teams to efficiently address your significant challenges.
Digital accessibility
With digital accessibility becoming front and center for many of our clients, we can help you bring innovative products to market. We have a long history of advising leading players on a wide range of issues relating to digital accessibility, from lobbying to monitoring legislative processes and engaging with regulators.
Online safety
Online safety is subject to rapidly evolving legal requirements and regulations, along with substantial enforcement penalties. Our global team can support your business’s growth by helping you navigate these complex frameworks. We will work closely and collaboratively with you to assess your requirements and provide practical and commercially oriented solutions.
Tech policy
We operate at the intersection of law, policy, and business, helping you navigate ever-evolving legal issues to promote the interests of tech innovation. Our team stays closely connected to global sector-specific developments across the range of tech and digital policy matters. We stand poised to support your business on social media regulation, data protection, trust and safety issues, age verification, content moderation, and intermediary liability, among a multitude of priority areas. We can also play a critical role in interactions with lawmakers and policymakers, helping clients identify and prioritize key topics to engage on.
Gaming
The rise of new market players and technologies presents numerous challenges for stakeholders in the industry. Many must deal with complex and innovative ownership structures for intellectual property rights, advertising and marketing opportunities, and gaming regulations, amongst number of other key priorities. In providing holistic solutions to you, we will combine leading experience in technology and digital law with a long history of supporting traditional sports, media, and entertainment businesses.
Connected devices and IoT
Increasing connectivity through the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how we live and do business. With these growth opportunities come new demands around security and interoperability, posing novel challenges and legal risks that we can help you address. We offer assistance on the full scope of IoT-related legal matters, including on privacy and cybersecurity, IP, corporate matters, export controls, product liability, public policy, and everything in between. We bring strategic and practical advice across industries and from around the globe to help companies take their IoT ideas from the drawing board through to implementation, while safely navigating the increasingly complex and ever-changing connected economy.
Data centers
Data centers are fundamental to today’s digital society. Our integrated and dedicated data center team comprises lawyers with an in-depth understanding of the data center industry and its characteristics. When providing you with closely coordinated one-stop advice, we bring together our knowledge from various legal disciplines including real estate, infrastructure, permitting, energy regulatory, resources and projects, IP, project M&A, data security, dispute resolution, corporate, commercial, project finance, employment law, tax law, and sustainability. This approach from our integrated team ensures that you receive consistent, sector specific and solution-oriented advice, which focuses on what you really need.
Spectrum
Wireless communication is vital for modern business operations with the technology quickly advancing in line with escalating data demands. We have a deep understanding of wireless spectrum, its fast evolution and the complex regulatory framework that surrounds it. Our team can help you implement comprehensive spectrum strategies, negotiate lease agreements, authorize equipment and services, design and win auctions, and guard against harmful interference, and wider regulatory and business risks. We know how the technology works and can guide you through every step of securing wireless connectivity.