 Search  English WHERE WE WORK EXPERTISE OUR LAWYERS NEWS & EVENTS CAREERS ABOUT CONTACT Bird and BirdTechnology & Communications  Print  Twitter  Google+  LinkedIn Technology & Communications Overview Bird & Bird has been at the forefront of legal developments in the sector for many decades, and have unrivalled expertise in advising on matters ranging from smaller innovative projects to some of the largest, most complex and ground-breaking transactions and disputes of recent years. Our Tech & Comms team includes lawyers with a particular focus on Communications, Devices & Components, Online Technology Solutions and Software & Services as well as a number of more specialist industries including Data Centres, Postal and Satellites. With over 300 dedicated Tech & Comms lawyers based across our 27 international offices we are universally recognised as market leaders within this sector, with the Chambers Global legal directory currently ranking Bird & Bird as the leading information technology and telecommunications law firm in Europe and Asia, and amongst an elite group of five globally. Our highly flexible and individualised approach to providing legal solutions is driven by an in-depth understanding of our clients’ strategic goals and objectives. As trusted advisors to many of the most valuable Tech & Comms companies in the world, we are proud to have helped our clients achieve real commercial advantage. We are renowned for our creative and often original solutions, some of which have shaped the global technology and communications landscape. Our clients confide in us to take advantage of pioneering, highly complex technology, in order to stay ahead against their competitors – we stand at their side by assessing the legal risks and helping to safeguard their interests. We have deep expertise and experience in a number of the key issues and developments that are shaping the Tech & Comms marketplace including: agile development methodologies; big data; cloud services; cyber and IT security; M2M, the internet of things and smart metering; mobile payments and apps; next generation genomics; open source and open data; robotics; and software patentability; spectrum auctions, sharing and trading; and 3D printing. Head of Group: Graeme Maguire in London. Contacts Graeme Maguire Partner UK work Call me on: +44 (0)20 7415 6000  Email  vCard  Location View further contacts  Recent highlights of work Accolades News & Events Industry News Firm News Events 7 10-2015 Copenhagen Tech European Research Tour In late September Bird & Bird in partnership with client Ntegra Greenside hosted the Tech European Research tour for the third time. 1 10-2015 Polish Space Industry: New Opportunities A new chapter for the Polish space sector opened when the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) was established on 26 September 2014. 22 9-2015 Germany boosts the Digital Agenda for Autonomous Drive Germany’s Federal Government has presented its Strategy on Automated and Connected Drive (in German) at the International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt View More Industry News EVENTS InnovatingNL Date: 03 December 2015 Venue: HSD Campus, Wilhelmina van Pruisenweg 104, 2595 AN, The Hague Bird & Bird's Annual TechLaw Update Date: 20 October 2015 Venue: British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB IT & Automotive seminar Date: 13 October 2015 Venue: Bird & Bird LLP, Maximiliansplatz 22, 80333 Munich View more events  Related Videos The Future of Telecoms in a Converged World Category: Technology & Communications Featuring: Joanne Wheeler Colin Long  View now TALK TO AN EXPERT Technology & Communications Communications Devices and Components Online Technology Solutions Software and Services Data Centres Postal Satellites RELATED CONTENT The Internet of Things Contracting for Agile development projects Cloud Computing Read more about our electronics patent expertise Read more and download the app  LATEST TWEETS @TwobirdsTech RT @cyberleagle: Belatedly, my Privacy in the Digital Age slides from 2014 DPC conf. 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