Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT)

Introduction

The Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) Unit at Cliffe Dekker is specialist team of professionals based in Sandton and Cape Town, who offer end to end legal solutions, from contract negotiation, intellectual property protection and regulatory compliance to TMT-related litigation.

The TMT unit combines expert legal knowledge with a comprehensive understanding of the technical, business and financial issues affecting technology, media and entertainment related enterprises. Our competencies are constantly being developed in accordance with international best practice models to enable us to assist clients transacting locally, in Africa and internationally.

The preparation and negotiation of technology, media and entertainment specific agreements is one aspect of our service. We can also assist clients with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance transactions, competition law issues and other commercial transactions. Our specialists in entertainment law have experience in the structuring of film financing, as well production and distribution agreements for all media. In the media sector, we have an established track record of providing industry- tailored legal solutions, which are both innovative and best practice.The TMT team is able to assist with regulatory compliance requirements and is experienced in conducting legal due diligence investigations. Our litigators have many years' experience in handling a wide range of disputes arising from technology, media and entertainment transactions.

Alliances formed with other technology focused business consultants enable us to help clients obtain specialist assistance in a range of business and service requirements, from the development of financial and business models to corporate finance assistance. In respect of outsourcing transactions, Wwe are experts in preparing detailed technical specifications and implementing relationship and project management models. Cliffe Dekker established South Africa's first dedicated information technology law team in the early 1990's. From an initial focus on assisting two of South Africa's major banks with their IT legal requirements, there has been a broadening of expertise in all specialist TMT fields. Today, the unit advises clients with highly specialised technology, media and entertainment related requirements. The areas of expertise offered by the Unit include information technology, telecommunications and broadcasting, outsourcing, e-commerce, intellectual property, TMT-related litigation, media and entertainment.