Department profile

TMT: Telecommunications

Europe Guide 2026 : Europe-wide

About

Provided by Bird & Bird

Technology has revolutionised the way the modern world communicates. The legal and commercial implications are complex and rapidly-evolving – impacting every organisation. We have a stellar, global reputation for providing sophisticated, pragmatic advice to companies which are carving the world's digital future.

We have one of the largest teams of TMT experts in Europe, with offices strategically located in Amsterdam, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, The Hague, Hamburg, Helsinki, London, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm, and Warsaw.

Our European offering forms part of a global team of over 900 lawyers working across 32 international offices who have spent their careers guiding many of the leading blue chip tech multinationals, as well as the next generation of game changing disrupters. Businesses like yours, which are driving forward innovation and developing some of the most cutting-edge technology in the world.

In the global digital economy, where your business's legal needs are international by default, we can offer you unsurpassed experience of advising on complex international projects. Our coordinated teams work with you to deliver seamless cross-jurisdictional advice across multiple areas of law. The connector between them is our focus on industries that are changing or being changed by technology and the digital world.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

TMT: Telecommunications - Europe-wide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Bird & Bird boasts a pre-eminent TMT practice across Europe with a strong reputation in the IT and telecommunications spaces. Clients benefit from the firm's network of offices, with distinguished teams in the UK, the Netherlands, France and Italy. The law firm advises a wide range of global clients on regulatory and commercial mandates, with experience acting on technology- and IP-related disputes. The lawyers have expertise spanning cross-border IP, AI, data protection and outsourcing matters, as well as Internet of Things and 5G. Bird & Bird also assists clients in the media sector with partnerships and the production of content. The TMT practice works closely with its exceptional IP department.

Notable practitioners

Marjolein Geus in The Hague chairs the firm's global technology and communications group. Ronald Hendrikx co-heads the firm's global technology and communications group from London.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The team is excellent. What sets them apart is that they have a deep understanding of our sector - not just from a legal perspective, but also from a technical perspective.
TMT: Telecommunications respondentEurope
Bird & Bird offers clear, pragmatic advice and a commercial mindset.
TMT: Telecommunications respondentEurope
We believe that one of the strengths of the firm is that it can respond promptly and accurately to even the most specialised inquiries, responding quickly through its branches and network.
TMT: Telecommunications respondentEurope
We're treated like Bird & Bird's priority customer. It always has specialists available in each country who can work in parallel between English and other languages.
TMT: Telecommunications respondentEurope
What makes Bird & Bird unique is its ability to combine legal precision with technical fluency, offering clients not just legal advice but strategic foresight in navigating complex legal systems.
TMT: Telecommunications respondentEurope