Technology, media & telecommunications sector

September 2023  |  SPECIAL REPORT: TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR

Financier Worldwide Magazine

September 2023 Issue

Q&A: Team Telecom review and national security

The new Team Telecom process enables the FCC to act in a more timely manner and with more transparency. FW discusses Team Telecom and its impact on national security with Ari Q. Fitzgerald at Hogan Lovells US LLP.

Legal risks arising from the use of biometric data and AI

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates Biometric data is seen by regulators as warranting a higher level of security and more rigorous privacy compliance.

Leveraging intellectual property and other intangible assets as collateral

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP There have been some recent high-profile IP financing transactions involving airlines, consumer product companies, retailers, and software and other technology companies.

How the venture debt market has grown and developed recently

CMS Both traditional banks and specialised debt funds offer venture debt products and structure venture debt facilities to accommodate the specific cash-flow patterns and growth projections of start-ups.

Q&A: Competition and antitrust in the TMT sector

The advent of widely available AI will have large and unforeseen impacts on markets and may reshape the competitive landscape in the TMT sector. FW discusses competition and antitrust in the TMT sector with Maureen K. Ohlhausen at Baker Botts LLP, Nikolaos Peristerakis at K&L Gates LLP and Josh Buckland at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

CONTRIBUTORS

Baker Botts LLP

CMS

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Hogan Lovells US LLP

K&L Gates LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP