Drawing upon our longstanding experience in the industry, Naschitz Brandes Amir's versatile team of attorneys routinely counsels telecommunications and networking companies on transactional, IP, regulatory, and litigation matters.
Our robust telecom client roster includes wireline and wireless Voice Over IP providers, broadband, video, and satellite communications systems, as well as technology and equipment manufacturers supporting the industry. We also represent venture capital firms, investment institutions, and other strategic investors in telecom.
How we help our clients:
- Network licensing agreements, and global compliance standards
- Transnational assessments and investigations while adapting to different languages Navigating and assessing the compliance risks of various telecommunications marketing and sales channels
- Mapping IT systems and compliance control points
- Purchase or sale of communication properties
- M&A, project finance, and development
- Local and foreign patent portfolio development
- Competitor patent portfolio analysis, clearance, and advice
- Patent licensing, enforcement, and defense
- Trademark portfolio development, clearance, enforcement, and defense
- Trade secrets
- Employment counseling and litigation
- Collective bargaining
- Insurance recovery related to many types of claims, including general liability, D&O, employment practices liability (EPL), and first-party property claims
- Consumer regulations and compliance
- Commercial litigation including antitrust, construction, and contract and licensing disputes
- Data privacy and security
- Commercial contracts
- Tax matters
4iG and HDT
Represented Hungarian telecom service providers 4iG and HDT in their NIS 221 million controlling stake acquisition of Spacecom.
Gilat Satellite Networks
Represented Gilat Satellite Network (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) in its $580 million sale to Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL).
Astroscale Israel
Advised Astroscale Israel, a developer of satellite debris removal services, it its acquisition of the intellectual property assets of Effective Solutions R&D for an undisclosed amount.
Blackberry
Represented Blackberry in its $100 million acquisition of WatchDox.
Outsmart
Representation of Outsmart, a provider of telecom convergence services, in the sale of its assets to VocalTec Communications (NASDAQ: VOCL) for an undisclosed amount.
Starnet Networks
Advised Starnet Networks on its acquisition by InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) for an undisclosed amount.
Starhome
Represented Starhome (a subsidiary of Comverse (NASDAQ: CMVT)) in its $80 million sale to Fortissimo Capital.
e-Glue Software Technologies
Advised e-Glue, a provider of customer interaction management solutions, on its acquisition by NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE).
Viola Group
Advised Viola on its $25 million financing of the acquisition of shares of Telit Communications (AIM: TLC) by its CEO.
Excel Telecom
Serving as lead counsel to Excel Telecom in a dispute involving an alleged breach of contractual commitment and antitrust violations.
Cellcom
Acted for Cellcom in a claim made against its insurer for refusing to grant liability insurance coverage to the plaintiff, as for Citi, Deutsche Bank, and Goldman Sachs as underwriters in Cellcom's $400 million NYSE IPO.