Telecommunications
London (Bar)
12 years ranked
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Kassie Smith KC is best known for her work on important cases that test the relationship between the protection of IP rights and the use of standard-essential patents in mobile telecommunications technology. She also advises on media and telecommunications-related competition law cases, including in foreign jurisdictions, and further provides regulatory advice in the sector. Her client base includes government bodies and telecoms equipment companies.
Kassie Smith KC is particularly active in abuse of dominance disputes arising from FRAND licences. She also represents claimants in disputes concerning possible cartels in the financial services sector.
Kassie Smith KC has experience in a variety of ECJ cases, including recent mandates that challenge European Commission decisions on genetically modified crops or that hold the UK to account for its failure to meet EU environmental targets.
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Kassie Smith is extremely organised; her grasp of sprawling cases is extremely impressive. She manages to pull it all together, huge volumes of stuff. She has a clear and direct advocacy.
Kassie Smith is a team player who listens to good points and distils them down.
She is a very detail-oriented advocate. She is obviously very experienced and knowledgeable in all things related to competition.
If you find yourself in a difficult situation, you can ask for no one better. She is absolutely amazing.
She is extremely organised, and has a clear and direct advocacy. She's a team player and listens to good points and distills them down. I would definitely work with her again.
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