TMT

The senior lawyers in Eversheds Sutherland's Middle East TMT team have distinct in-house experience gained at high-profile tech companies, lending clients significant commercial insight. The firm acts for industry leaders across the spectrum of regulatory matters, including with regard to data protection and data privacy issues. It also provides advice across the media and telecoms sectors and is notably active on mandates relating to cryptocurrency and blockchain regulations.

"They are commercial in attitude and able to draft succinct and user-friendly documents."

"They are able to consistently turn documents around very quickly and they make themselves available to attend calls even at the last minute. I have received a faultless service."

"Eversheds provides useful advice in a timely matter."

Eversheds Sutherland advised Microsoft, in its capacity as a cloud service provider, on its outsourcing agreements with several financial institutions in the Middle East, with a particular focus on the UAE.

Nasser Ali Khasawneh is Middle East chair of Eversheds and heads the firm's global TMT group. He counsels telecoms operators as well as tech and media companies, typically advising on data privacy and data protection issues. His wider practice encompasses guidance on digital assets and outsourcing agreements. "Nasser is a real expert in telecoms. He has a commercial mindset and understands exactly what we need or want." "Nasser offers a wealth of experience in the region. I like the fact that he's both a disputes lawyer and a commercial TMT lawyer and can look at things through two different lenses. He's able to offer really good insight." "He delivers advice in a clear and focused way."