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Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing

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Germany • Industry focus

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Telecoms

Taylor Wessing covers sector-specific regulation, M&A, data protection issues, infrastructure development, and contract drafting and negotiation, with focus areas such as market entry topics as well as advice on data centres, and fibre optic expansion. The team is jointly steered by the expert for transactions Mark Hoenike, Fritz-Ulli Pieper, who excels at the intersection of IT, telecommunications, and data protection law, and Friederike Voskamp, a name to note for court and administrative proceedings with focus areas such as blocking orders against access providers by public authorities.
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  • ‘What makes this practice stand out is its deep legal expertise combined with a highly collaborative and solution-oriented approach. The team consistently demonstrates a strong ability to understand complex commercial issues quickly and to deliver clear, actionable advice that aligns with our business goals.'
  • ‘The individuals we are working with consistently demonstrate responsiveness, clarity, and business-minded thinking.'

Key clients

  • Vodafone GmbH
  • HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH (HGV)
  • 1&1 Telecom GmbH
  • Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. KG
  • Deutsche Telekom AG
  • Cubic Telecom
  • Webbing
  • servTec - Hamburg WASSER Service und Technik mbH
  • Inter.link
  • China Mobile International
  • Hiya, Inc

Work highlights

Advised German Vodafone Group on data protection law, particularly telecommunications data protection law, and on the AI Regulation.
Represented 1&1 Telecom GmbH in all instances in an action against a blocking order issued by the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (Joint Gaming Authority of the German States); successfully concluded before the Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG).
Advised HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH (HGV) on the acquisition of 49.9 % of the shares in willy.tel GmbH.
Practice head

Mark Hoenike; Fritz-Ulli Pieper; Friederike Voskamp

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