From wireless to data, wireline to Internet, the telecommunications industry relies on Morris, Manning & Martin’s Telecommunications Practice for solid business deals, legal safeguarding and creative commercial solutions.

Key Services

• Equipment contracts     
• Intellectual property protection    
• Mergers & acquisitions  
• Partnerships & joint ventures
• Regulatory matters
• Securities offerings
• Service agreements

Deal Makers

We are veterans at industry mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances, landing more than $15 billion in transactions for our telecommunications clients. Deals like the merger of Powertel with Deutsche Telekom and VoiceStream Wireless, Nortel’s acquisition of Qtera, the joint venture of Powertel, Sonera and Eliska Wireless to acquire DiGiPH PCS, and the acquisition of Via Wireless by UbiquiTel Holdings demonstrate our bandwidth. New solutions such as IP telephony are studied for potential legal implications masked by market opportunities. Unique business concerns are handled by a cross-functional team of lawyers, including corporate, intellectual property, technology and regulatory practitioners.

New Technologies

New technologies are transforming communications, requiring business-critical decisions relating to services, contracts and ventures. At every step, our telecommunications lawyers craft agreements, advise on partnerships and help weave services into our clients’ evolving infrastructures. We guide negotiations over service agreements related to tariffed and non-tariffed services, hosting and co-location agreements, joint venture agreements, and other service and equipment contracts. With our counsel, clients transact complex equipment and software purchase agreements for routers, switches, testing equipment and related hardware and software. We have developed large sale-leaseback transactions for valuable telecommunications assets. Our negotiation savvy maximizes value of such unique and vital contracts, allowing efficient and strategic execution.

Protecting Intellectual Property

We provide sophisticated intellectual property services to our telecommunications clients through collaboration with our respected Intellectual Property Practice. Whether clients need patent prosecution, trademark and copyright registrations, or technology licensing, they find the breadth of skills and experience required at Morris, Manning & Martin. The latest insight on evolving federal and state legislative and regulatory activities comes via our Washington, D.C.-based lawyers. From informed regulatory coverage to sophisticated negotiations, clients of our Telecommunications Practice tap into a direct current of counseling excellence.