Anne-Solène Gay, noted for her ‘great efficiency and expertise’ in telecoms and space work, leads the team at Behring. Its workload includes assisting mobile operators, internet service providers and submarine cable and satellite operators with regulatory, commercial and contractual issues concerning internet and telephone service provision, satellite-related negotiations and novel product launches. In addition to its domestic work, the team is well-equipped to handle international matters, namely across Asia and Africa; notably, it is assisting World Bank in the Haiti Digital Acceleration Program.

The dedicated TMT team at Jones Day has a strong reputation for its ability to work across the full spectrum of regulatory, contentious and transactional work in this practice area. The group is particularly adept at handling complex and technical cross-border matters, including assisting leading European infrastructure operators with the negotiation of the landing of submarine cables, which is recent of counsel promotee Marta Lahuerta Escolano‘s specialism; and advising on a range of fibre broadband-related matters of high-value for clients including Orange. Team leader Rémy Fekete has international expertise and is active in matters involving the full scope of wireless and wireline services.

Bersay's telecoms team has a particular specialism in advising noteworthy public sector clients on primarily regional matters, an example being its advice to the lawyer of the Société du Grand Paris on the deployment of a fibre optic infrastructure for new Parisian metro lines. Claire Poirson, Stéphanie Benmoussa-Molkhou and Martin Tissier are the practice heads; Tissier regularly interacts with the likes of ARCEP, and other major players in the industry in France, on regulatory and litigation issues regarding such elements as mobile issues, submarine cable deployments and local loop access.

The telecoms team at Bird & Bird has considerable experience advising on cross-jurisdictional regulatory compliance work concerning the sector, including matters related to fibre optic broadband. It is also well-equipped to handle any related litigation. Stéphane Leriche and Frédérique Dupuis-Toubol lead the team. Jean-Claude Vecchiatto has particular expertise in global space and satellite work, and advises clients on regulatory, commercial and financial transactions in this area.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.'s team is well-equipped to handle matters involving regulatory issues surrounding the implementation of connectivity services, and the rolling out of fibre broadband and networks. It has experience advising European operators on their regulatory obligations and the formalities across the sector; alongside its domestic work, the team has a particular presence in Africa, frequently advising on updates and modernisations to telecoms and the delivery and deployment of relevant equipment. Senior associate Dane Tacchini, noted for her 'mastery of telecoms law', is the practice head.

The telecoms team at Dentons‘ workload includes assisting with the establishment of fibre optic networks and submarine cables, as well as advising on regulatory matters involving the Cloud. Associates Camille Larreur and Laëtitia Flour are key names to note in the team. Former team lead Christophe Fichet and associate Adrien Morisse both departed to Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP in January 2023.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP's team is co-led by TMT specialists Etienne Drouard, noted for his 'remarkable expertise' in the area, Charlotte Le Roux, Mikael Salmela and privacy and cybersecurity expert Patrice Navarro. The group predominantly advises mobile network operators, telecoms infrastructure and broadcasting operators on compliance with EU and French regulations, as well as advising on launches of relevant services regionally. Additionally, the team has experience of work involving the deployment of satellites.

The team at Magenta is led by Sylvain Justier and Vincent Jaunet, both of whom have particular specialisms in competition in relation to telecoms. The team frequently advises on the regulatory obligations of data roaming services, and provides representation in disputes involving the conditions required to be met for the lawful implementation of fibre optic networks, and the modification and adaptation of such regulations. Its work is predominantly regional, but the group has experience of handling work with a cross-border element.