Jones Day is called upon by notable telecoms clients requiring assistance in navigating German regulatory frameworks and proceedings. Led by Holger Neumann, a regular before the senior domestic and European courts, the practice also handles matters arising under the Digital Services Act and the Telecommunications Modernisation Act, among others. With a strong public commercial law focus, Bijan Tavakoli regularly advises on questions of telecoms law.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team has been supporting the telecoms industry for years and has developed longstanding expertise. They have come a long way and clients benefit from their wealth of experience.’
- ‘Holger Neumann has a very good reputation in the market and is well known as a smart advisor with excellent contacts into supervisory authorities.’
- ‘The Jones Day team covers all relevant legal aspects a company doing business in the ICT sector needs to have. And Jones Day does it well and on global scale.’
Key clients
- Verizon Deutschland
- Mastodon gGmbH
Work highlights
Advising a global Internet company as part of an international project on the implementation of obligations in connection with the DSA (Digital Services Act) and in Germany (Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz).
Representing an IT infrastructure service provider in civil proceedings concerning the construction of a data centre by the legal predecessor.
Advising Mastodon gGmbH on regulatory matters relating to regulated communications services (in particular the Digital Services Act), including proceedings before supervisory authorities.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Holger Neumann
Other key lawyers
Bijan Tavakoli