Bird & Bird LLP follows a multidisciplinary and cross-border approach and is instructed by national and international service providers, platform providers and telecommunications network operators. The mainstays include expertise at the interface with IT and data protection law, regulatory issues, such as the effects of the Digital Markets Act, as well as infrastructure project support. Practice head Sven-Erik Heun covers various topics and recently took the lead in advising mobile network operators on frequency issues as well as on distribution models pertaining to over-the-top services. Valerian Jenny also covers various matters, including network expansion and access, customer contracts, transactions as well as clients' representation before regulatory authorities and courts.

Baker McKenzie focuses on regulatory, contractual and data protection issues and advises telecommunications companies, hardware developers and companies from industries with communication elements, such as the automotive sector. The team acts integrated into the firm's global practice and regularly advises on the planning, development and implementation of new business models at national and cross-border level and most recently assisted with matters pertaining to frequency regulation. Caroline Heinickel heads the team and has expertise in machine-to-machine communication. Johannes Döveling (regulatory and contract law) moved to Bird & Bird LLP in February 2024.

Hengeler Mueller follows a cross-practice approach, which covers IT, media and antitrust law matters. The team's mainstays include the drafting of telecoms-related agreements,  transaction support, corporate law matters as well as clients' representation in regulatory proceedings before the Federal Network Agency. Key contact Wolfgang Spoerr is well versed in administrative law and regularly leads in proceedings before the European Court of Justice, while Katharina Hesse is experienced in M&A and compliance matters.

Pinsent Masons Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB is instructed by platform operators as well as technology and telecommunications companies on matters pertaining to corporate, contract and IT law. The team is well versed in combining its telecommunications and energy law competencies in the context of large-scale infrastructure projects – such as ​​smart cities – and has recently strengthened its support in the 5G segment; here, the team assisted with traffic management and security certification procedures. Practice head Marc Salevic is a key contact for network operators and network holding companies and has experience in fibre optic expansion. Rebecca Trampe-Berger (regulatory matters) moved to Norton Rose Fulbright in February 2024.

Ashurst LLP fields a renowned financing practice and is routinely instructed by banks, financial institutions and asset managers, which the team advises on fibre optic expansion and data center projects. The firm also has an experienced M&A team, where practice head Stephan Hennrich is a key contact; the latter is well versed in digitisation matters, such as passive mobile communications infrastructure. The team strengthened its IP law expertise with the arrival of Roman Brtka, who joined from Bird & Bird LLP in May 2024.

Dentons supports network operators, municipal companies, joint ventures and telecommunication services start-ups in transactions, contract-matters, as well as interfacing compliance, state aid law and data protection issues. Christian Miercke is well versed in fibre optic expansion, regulatory proceedings and the negotiating of agreements, while Volker Junghanns covers corporate law matters such as joint ventures, financing issues and transactions.

Dolde Mayen & Partner specialises in regulatory support and is renowned for clients’ representation in proceedings before the Federal Network Agency, courts as well as the Federal Administrative Court. Thomas Mayen covers data protection and administrative law issues and leads the team, which most recently took the lead in fee approval proceedings in connection with the regulation of Telekom’s transmission paths through necessary migration.

Greenberg Traurig Germany focuses on broadband and multimedia supply in connection with real estate and draws on expertise in telecommunications, media and antitrust law; the most recent instructions include the support in 5G infrastructure projects. In this context, the team also advises on joint ventures and assists real estate companies with contract negotiations and public tenders. Practice head Christoph Enaux is experienced in new broadband business models, including their structuring, regulatory framework as well as contract and procurement law issues.