The TMC sector is the most innovative industry creating, amongst others: IT, cognitive computing, business model transformation, the consumerisation of IT, cybersecurity, and the gig economy and its influence on the historical TMC companies.
Our TMC lawyers are used to working at the cross-border level in order to leverage local market knowledge and delivering added value to the business. Meaning we provide relevant sector focused advice, delivered in a quick manner to ensure we provide value from day one.
Using our strong global alliance, we work on many high-profile technology, media and telecommunications cases, including:
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Handling and resolving employment disputes
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Protecting your information and your business
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Dealing with confidentiality and non-compete issues
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Advising in relation to secondments, temporary work and workers
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Day to day advice on employment issues and grievances
We have a dedicated TMC sector group to share industry knowledge and expertise across our offices to provide solutions in almost any country, at any time.
Experiences
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Advising a leading global technology business in relation to protecting its business (and related injunctions) following the departure of a key employee.
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Advising on the merger and re-organisation of two leading technology businesses in the UK, including issues around managing redundancies, changing to contract terms, and TUPE advice.
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Assisted an multinational high-tech company that provides edging IT security solutions. During our service, we have helped the client to deal with the termination of the client’s one director in Shanghai. As the director is not a PRC national and vested with extremely high salary, we have managed to support the client to implement the separation within an acceptable cost.
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Assisted a renowned US-based company that provides comprehensive radar technology in various sectors. As this client just establishes its subsidiary in Beijing, we have assisted the client to draft tailored HR documents, formulate regulative policies for operation and provide advice on its recruitment of local team.
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Assisted a historical TMC company to translate and adapt its Code of conduct across 5 jurisdictions (Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain and China);
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Coordinating an international survey on the gig economy involving 16 jurisdictions for the Global Employment Institute of the International Bar Association.
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Advised a Canadian mobility technology company on drafting and harmonization of employment agreements in 14 countries.
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Advised a US software company on redundancies in Germany, disguised employment as well as representation in court proceedings.
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Advised an international technology company on TUPE questions and harmonization of working conditions post acquisition.