Bird & Bird LLP‘s integrated IT and telecoms practice offers a wealth of experience in digital infrastructure projects, regulatory and 5G-related matters. The team stands out for its vast knowledge of AI topics, while also covering areas such as frequency auction and tender procedures as well as advice on submarine cables. Practice head Sven-Erik Heun provides regulatory advice on financing matters and supports clients with contract negotiations for sector-specific purchasing and customer contracts. Valerian Jenny excels at the intersection of telecommunication and data protection law, with a workload that includes network deployment, radio spectrum administration, and transactional mandates. Simon Assion left the firm in May 2025.

Noerr demonstrates proficiency across the full lifecycle of regulated projects, including broadband expansion, infrastructure sharing, and frequency allocations, while also advising members of the satellite and aviation segment on topics such as the Network and Information Systems Directive 2 (NIS2) and connectivity topics. Practice head Pascal Schumacher‘s recent work highlights extend to supporting a French investor on entering the German fiber-optic market. One of the team’s key contacts for regulatory advice, Tobias Bosch is recommended for proceedings before the Federal Network Agency, while Tobias Frevert‘s broad practice encompasses transactional advice. Another expert for regulatory issues is Julian von Lucius, who covers telecommunications, media, and public procurement law.

CMS‘ full-service offering covers a variety of topics, including regulatory proceedings, corporate transactions, contractual advice and representation in court litigation. Noteworthy is the team’s experience in support with network access agreements and advice on tenders for purchasing telecommunications services. The practice is embedded in the firm’s TMC department under the leadership of technology law expert Markus Häuser. Jens Neitzel is a port of call for telecommunications-related instructions and excels in regulatory and competition law.

Well regarded for its wealth of experience in the field of fibre-optic expansion, Greenberg Traurig Germany is particularly recommended for advising property companies and housing associations on broadband and media supply issues. Instructions in this field frequently fall under the remit of practice head Christoph Enaux, whose specialisms include the roll-out of fibre networks to multi-dwelling homes as well as advice on new business models in this context.

GvW Graf von Westphalen combines expertise in areas such as cyber security, data access and litigation with it’s telecommunications offering, with recent focus areas extending to space and satellite law. The department is headed by regulatory law expert Grace Nacimiento, whose specialisms include the allocation and use of scarce frequency and numbering resources for digital business models.

Loschelder‘s cross-sector offering encompasses vast knowledge of access condition matters and digitalisation projects in the telecommunication industry, with the team combining expertise in telecommunications, data protection, and IT law. Practice head Raimund Schütz has a track record representing clients before regulatory authorities such as the Federal Network Agency and the EU Commission, while Kristina Schreiber’s recent workload includes advice on smart buildings systems and state aid law.

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH demonstrates strength at the intersection of telecommunications, IT, and data law, frequently advising network and infrastructure providers on topics such as regulatory monitoring, fiber optic network expansion and procurement law. The team is co-led by Michael Rath, a key contact for regulatory matters with cross-border elements, Stephan Rippert, a port of call for sector-specific transactions and joint ventures, and Christian Kuß, who handles instructions related to digital infrastructure.

Raue‘s recent work highlights includes the defence against information requests for self-installation of telecommunications lines as well as litigation regarding usage agreements. The practice is jointly steered by Kornelius Kleinlein whose focus areas encompass price regulation as well as tariffs of market-dominant providers, and the expert for national and EU antitrust law Michael Bergmann.

Taylor Wessing covers sector-specific regulation, M&A, data protection issues, infrastructure development, and contract drafting and negotiation, with focus areas such as market entry topics as well as advice on data centres, and fibre optic expansion. The team is jointly steered by the expert for transactions Mark Hoenike, Fritz-Ulli Pieper, who excels at the intersection of IT, telecommunications, and data protection law, and Friederike Voskamp, a name to note for court and administrative proceedings with focus areas such as blocking orders against access providers by public authorities.