Telecoms, Media & Technology
Telecoms

Africase Attorneys offers a range of legal services to assist clients with their telecommunications-related legal needs. These comprehensive legal services are intended to support clients in the telecommunications industry with the legal complexities of running their business in a global environment. We provide tailored solutions to meet the unique needs of each client, no matter how complex the legal matter may be.

1. Regulatory Compliance: Advising on and ensuring compliance with telecommunications laws and regulations in various jurisdictions. This can include advising on licensing, spectrum allocation, interconnection, net neutrality, and other regulatory issues.

2. Corporate Transactions: Assisting in corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances in the telecommunications industry. This can include conducting due diligence, negotiating and drafting transaction documents, and obtaining regulatory approvals.

3. Contract Negotiations: Advising on and negotiating various contracts in the telecommunications industry, such as agreements for network infrastructure, service level agreements, content licensing, equipment procurement, and technology development.

4. Dispute Resolution: Representing clients in disputes related to telecommunications matters, such as disputes over interconnection agreements, intellectual property, licensing, and antitrust issues. This can include litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution.

5. Data Protection and Privacy: Advising on data protection and privacy issues in the telecommunications industry, such as compliance with data protection regulations, cross-border data transfers, and data security. This can include advising on data breach response and notification requirements.

6. Intellectual Property: Advising on and protecting intellectual property rights in the telecommunications industry, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. This can include assisting with patent prosecution, patent litigation, licensing, and technology transfer.

7. Competition Law: Advising on competition law issues in the telecommunications industry, such as mergers and acquisitions, abuse of dominance, and anticompetitive agreements. This can include obtaining regulatory approvals for transactions and defending clients in antitrust investigations.

8. International Trade: Advising on international trade issues related to the telecommunications industry, such as export controls, trade sanctions, and foreign investment restrictions. This can include obtaining export licenses and advising on compliance with trade regulations.

Media and Entertainment

Africase Attorneys provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients, helping them to navigate the complex legal and regulatory landscape of the industry, and to achieve their business objectives.

1. Intellectual Property: Africase can assist clients with protecting their intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, and patents. This may involve negotiating licensing agreements, registering trademarks, and filing copyright infringement lawsuits.

2. Content Licensing and Distribution: Africase can help clients negotiate agreements for licensing and distributing their content, such as films, music, and television shows, across various media platforms, including cable TV, streaming services, and social media.

3. Advertising and Marketing: Africase can advise clients on advertising and marketing campaigns, including issues related to consumer protection laws, privacy laws, and regulations governing advertising and promotions.

4. Production and Financing: Africase can assist clients with financing and producing their media and entertainment projects, including negotiating and drafting financing agreements, production contracts, and distribution agreements.

5. Regulatory Compliance: Africase can help clients navigate complex regulatory regimes that govern the media and entertainment industry, including broadcasting regulations, content restrictions, and data protection laws.

6. Mergers and Acquisitions: Africase can assist clients with mergers and acquisitions within the media and entertainment industry, including due diligence, negotiating and drafting transaction documents, and obtaining regulatory approvals.

7. Litigation: Africase can represent clients in litigation matters related to media and entertainment law, including defamation claims, intellectual property disputes, and disputes arising from licensing agreements.

8. Employment and Labour: Africase can provide employment and labour advice to clients in the media and entertainment industry, including advice on employment contracts, employee benefits, and labour disputes.

9. Talent Representation: Africase can provide legal services to talent in the media and entertainment industry, including negotiating contracts, protecting intellectual property, and managing their careers.

10. Data Protection and Cybersecurity: Africase can help clients navigate data protection and cybersecurity issues in the media and entertainment industry, including compliance with data protection laws, responding to data breaches, and managing cyber risks.

Technology

As technology continues to advance rapidly, it has become increasingly important for businesses to protect their technological innovations and intellectual property. Africase Attorneys provides a comprehensive range of legal services to help technology businesses protect their intellectual property, navigate complex regulations, and successfully conduct transactions and operations on a global scale.

1. Intellectual property protection: Africase can help businesses protect their patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets both domestically and internationally. This can include conducting IP due diligence, filing for patents and trademarks, drafting licensing and assignment agreements, and enforcing IP rights.

2. Technology transactions: Africase can assist businesses with a variety of technology transactions, such as technology licensing, software development and distribution, and technology transfers. This may include drafting and negotiating contracts, performing due diligence, and advising on the regulatory requirements related to technology transfers.

3. Privacy and data security: Africase can provide guidance on data privacy regulations, data protection, and data security best practices, both in the context of technology transactions and general business operations.

4. E-commerce and digital media: Africase can provide legal advice on e-commerce and digital media, including drafting and negotiating online terms and conditions, advising on online advertising and marketing, and advising on content regulations.

5. Litigation and dispute resolution: Africase can represent businesses in technology-related disputes, including patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and other intellectual property disputes, as well as breach of contract and other commercial disputes.

6. Regulatory compliance: Africase can provide guidance on the legal and regulatory requirements that impact technology businesses, such as data protection laws, telecommunications regulations, and online content regulations.

7. Corporate and commercial matters: Africase can provide advice on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, such as formation of technology companies, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic partnerships.

Other expertise

Africase Attorneys is an international economic law firm specialised in cross-border transactions, litigation and arbitration across Africa.
For decades, our international advocates developed an in-depth understanding of Africa and are working in the major capitals of Africa.
We aim at providing first-class and innovative legal solutions to our international clients including international corporations, NGOs, public
institutions and States, international organisations, as well as local clients for their international transactions or interactions
with foreign people and entities.