Information Technology and Telecommunication
LALIVE IN QATAR LLP provides a comprehensive range of advisory and dispute resolution services in the information technology (IT) and telecommunications sectors, and on related matters such as intellectual property and competition law.
In the IT sector the firm provides advice on issues such as software development, distribution, leases and maintenance, as well as more general e-commerce related issues pertaining to website development, access, hosting, joint venture and affiliation contracts. The firm also provides assistance in online advertising.
The firm has developed a substantial international practice in the telecommunications sector. The firm provides advisory services regarding the structuring, financing and negotiation of large international telecom transactions in various contexts, such as licences and concession agreements, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, privatisations, bidding processes and public procurement.
LALIVE IN QATAR LLP is also very active in regulatory work in the telecommunications sector. Services include specialised advice on various regulatory frameworks, best international practices, matters of international investment and trade law, including WTO regulations, as well as legislative, regulatory and institutional reforms.
The firm represents local and international telecom operators, carriers, resellers and equipment and services suppliers, international financial institutions, governments, regulatory authorities, international investment banks, investment funds, lenders, as well as telecom consulting firms.
The firm has extensive experience in the prevention, management and resolution of disputes in the IT and telecommunications sectors. With respect to IT, these include disputes relating to trademarks, copyright infringements, violations of trade secrets and domain name. In the telecommunications sector, the firm has handled disputes relating in particular to the construction of networks, interconnection agreements, anti-competitive practices and other disputes before telecom regulatory authorities, whether before specific competition tribunals and other jurisdictions, including through arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Related areas of practice:
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- International Contracts
- Intellectual Property