Preiskel & Co LLP

Preiskel & Co is a City of London-based business law firm founded in 2004. The firm specialises in UK and international corporate, commercial (including intellectual property rights), and regulatory matters with a strong focus on the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors. Its expertise further extends to dispute resolution and film and television law.

Since its establishment, the firm has expanded beyond its core TMT expertise to develop leading practices in competition law, intellectual property, fintech, retail, franchising, and cleantech. It advises governments, multinationals, regulators, owner-managed businesses, law firms, and consultancies across continental Europe, Latin America, Russia, the United States, Africa, and the Middle East. The firm is recognised internationally for its telecommunications sector expertise and has received awards such as UK Telecoms Law Firm of the Year. It is also commended for its work in TMT, including data protection, IPR protection, and commercial law, and is consistently ranked in The Legal 500 for telecommunications, technology, competition law, and social media.

The competition law team advises on merger control and competition damages cases before the Competition Appeal Tribunal and High Court, and has been involved in the CMA’s investigation into Google’s Privacy Sandbox. The dispute resolution practice, led by Robert Dougans, has represented clients in high-profile commercial court actions, including one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2021. The firm’s film and television practice, led by Peter Dally and Hannah Leader, is recognised for work on projects such as the award-winning film Blinded by the Light. In social media, the firm benefits from the expertise of David Allen Green, a leading legal commentator and Financial Times writer, known for high-profile defamation cases including those involving Twitter.

Preiskel & Co’s sector expertise covers telecoms and IT, media and social media, fintech, cleantech, retail (including restaurants, furniture, and fashion), online gambling and gaming, and film and television. Its core practice areas include competition law (including merger control), commercial law (covering IT, data protection, telecoms, and franchising), regulatory law (including telecoms and data protection), corporate law, intellectual property (including trade marks and patents), online gaming, employment, film and television, and dispute resolution.

The firm advises some of the world’s largest telecoms operators, handset manufacturers, and telecoms regulators, with particular recognition for its international telecoms work. Tim Cowen, one of Europe’s leading EU competition lawyers, leads on complex merger investigations, EU advocacy challenges, and competition damages claims. Daniel Preiskel and Ronnie Preiskel are also recognised as leading telecoms lawyers.

Preiskel & Co is actively involved in industry associations including the Mobile Ecosystem Forum, International MVNOx Association, ISPA, ITSPA, FCS, Spanish Chamber of Commerce, International Institute of Communications, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and the IBA’s Communications Law Committee.

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