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Bird & Bird LLP

Bird & Bird LLP

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Germany • Industry focus

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Telecoms

Bird & Bird LLP‘s integrated IT and telecoms practice offers a wealth of experience in digital infrastructure projects, regulatory and 5G-related matters. The team stands out for its vast knowledge of AI topics, while also covering areas such as frequency auction and tender procedures as well as advice on submarine cables. Practice head Sven-Erik Heun provides regulatory advice on financing matters and supports clients with contract negotiations for sector-specific purchasing and customer contracts. Valerian Jenny excels at the intersection of telecommunication and data protection law, with a workload that includes network deployment, radio spectrum administration, and transactional mandates. Simon Assion left the firm in May 2025.
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  • 'My experiences with the team members are of high quality and impact.’
  • ‘Bird & Bird is extremely professional in setting up complex service contracts with customers and suppliers. The negotiation management and support is outstanding - even with international customer contracts.’
  • ‘Very deep knowledge an understanding in legal and technical matters. Industry expertise in telco and IT-Services of the partner and the team is on a extremely high level - even newest developments in the "Digital Industry" are professionally covered.’
  • ‘Extremely professional team, strong market experience, business and technical knowledge, prompt & good quality feedback, and solution- oriented.’
  • ‘Extremely professional team, strong market experience, business & technical knowledge, prompt & good quality feedback, good negotiations skills and strategic thinking, solution oriented, innovative. Special thanks to Sven-Erik Heun and Valerian Jenny.'
  • ‘Great team of people covering all relevant legal aspects a company doing business in the ICT sector needs to have. Also present in all relevant jurisdictions and if not having an office themselves, they can always arrange for support from their network.’

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Sven-Erik Heun
Sven-Erik Heun
Practice head

Sven-Erik Heun

Other key lawyers

Valerian Jenny; Johannes Döveling