The TMT-related issues facing clients are mounting up,
whether they be related to data protection, cybersecurity, or fiber
optic conflicts, for example – this means plenty of work for
TMT lawyers, but work needs to be done on raising the profile of
the expertise they offer
As technology evolves, so do the associated legal issues.
Changes to EU data protection regulations, the wider use of the
Cloud, cybersecurity, modifications to EU telecoms directives, and
fiber optic conflicts are just a few of the problems organisations
have to tackle. To do so successfully, they need lawyers. Law firms
flourish in markets where there is a lot of activity, so, needless
to say, the TMT sector is generating plenty of legal work.
Portugal, in particular, has been the scene of some epoch-defining
events in the last 12 months, specifically the sale of Portuguese
Telecom and the awarding of the contract for the provision of fixed
phone services in Portugal to NOS Comunicações.
