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Technology, Media & Tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions

Innovative advocacy for a constantly changing digital ecosystem

We provide comprehensive legal advice to meet the regulatory and transactional needs of our clients, both in national and international operations. Our multidisciplinary team, dedicated exclusively to the digital ecosystem, innovation, media, telecommunications, and entertainment, offers customized, high-quality solutions aligned with the demands of this dynamic market. 

We operate in various areas, including telecommunications solutions and infrastructure, mobile and fixed services, satellites, sports betting regulation, sports, games, e-Sports, the film and music industry, NFTs, pay-TV and broadcasting, theater, press, advertising, social networks, streaming, video on demand (VoD), entertainment brands, consumer products, and many others. 

We bridge the creativity of our clients with regulations, providing comprehensive support to ensure their operations comply with the ever-changing legal and competitive requirements in the digital ecosystem. 

Areas of Expertise: 

  • Consultancy for Telecommunications products and services, development of new solutions, private networks, neutral network contracting, authorization acquisition, licensing of stations and poles, development and contracting of cloud and edge computing solutions, data centers, and satellites
  • Administrative proceedings at ANATEL (National Telecommunications Agency), ANCINE (National Film Agency), and TMT issues at CADE (Brazilian Competition Authority)
  • Strategic support and advocacy plan definition in bill projects, sectoral regulation at ANATEL, ANCINE, Ministries, and Congress
  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating content production contracts, licensing of national and foreign content, licensing of programming channels, video on demand content, content management platforms (CDN)
  • Consultancy in digital marketing, including privacy-related issues, insights into advertising technology tools, drafting terms for buying and selling programmatic ADS
  • Legal assistance in matters related to advertising campaigns and marketing actions, advertisements, and event productions, sweepstakes, or prize competitions. We have extensive experience in both ATL (Above The Line) and BTL (Below The Line)
  • Legal feasibility, risk analysis, and support in creating new product or business models, such as the use of blockchain technology, token issuance (including NFTs), and data utilization in products and services, particularly in open data initiatives
  • Legal feasibility studies and risk analysis of innovation (process or technology), such as digital signatures, biometrics, facial recognition, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Specialized local legal assistance for startups and technology companies (legaltechs, fintechs, edtechs, medtechs, among others)

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07/06/2024
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18/10/2023
Sports betting regulation: impacts and challenges for a growing market
Regulating sports betting in Brazil needs to be done in a conscious and practical way. With this in mind, Fernanda Meirelles, Technology, Media & Tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions partner, held a Fas + Simples discussion...
19/09/2023
Trading of crypto-assets in detail
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) sets down a harmonised regulatory framework for service providers known as crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), which carry out activities with crypto-assets...
16/08/2023
AI-ming high: the integration of AI into gaming
Since gaming’s inception in 1958, when physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game, the landscape of the industry has undergone a remarkable transformation as many...
10/07/2023
EU regulation mandates crypto-asset white paper
1. Definition of the crypto-asset white paperIn order to establish a harmonised framework for markets in crypto-assets in the EU, the MiCAR introduces minimum standards and disclosure requirements for...
05/07/2023
How to use E-money tokens in the EEA
The Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCAR) covers electronic money or e-money tokens, a crypto-asset that purports to maintain a stable value by referring to the value of a fiat currency that is...
26/06/2023
Overview of the competent authorities under MICAR
Building on the CMS series of articles “Legal experts on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation”, this new article describes the powers of the competent authorities of EU member states, the European...
20/06/2023
ARTs in detail
EU regulation MICAR now regulates asset-referenced tokens1. DEFIN­I­TION OF ARTSMiCAR defines Asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) as a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports...
14/06/2023
The scope of application of the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation
In April 2023, the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCAR) was ratified becoming the first regulatory framework for crypto-assets with the strategic goals of protecting consumers, investors and market...
14/06/2023
EU creates regulatory framework for crypto-asset service providers
The EU regulation on markets in crypto-assets (MiCAR) sets down a harmonised regulatory framework for service providers, known as crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), carrying out activities in relation...
12/06/2023
CMS updates Global Expert Guide to Digital health apps and telemedicine
Digitisation is advancing steadily. Its pioneering innovations challenge all parties involved.One of the most important aspects in this area is the huge potential that lies in the digitisation of healthcare.In...
26/05/2023
Performing services in a decentralised manner under MiCAR
At the end of April 2023, the European parliament decided on a uniform regulation of crypto assets across the EU by voting on the MiCA regulation (i.e. markets in crypto-assets). The intended innovations...