Our telecommunications practice offers diverse transactional and regulatory advice to operators and competitive providers of communications services (including telecommunications service providers, broadcasters and digital media providers) as well as to companies that use telecom products and services and related technologies. We make sure we understand your business strategy and deliver you pragmatic support.

Thanks to the capabilities of our 18 offices in 14 jurisdictions, we provide services to global leaders on projects throughout Europe. Our cross-border experience is demonstrated by our work for communications leaders and IT corporations in the EU, SEE and the CIS. We represent a number of mobile operators in EU and local markets.

Our comprehensive advice and service includes:

• Advising on the establishment of telecoms operators and telecommunication service providers.
• Advising and representing telecom operators and service providers before the regulators and disputes.
• Negotiating interconnection agreements and agreements on access to telecom infrastructure.
• Advising and drafting customer contracts and general terms and conditions.
• Interpreting and advising on telecom and related law regulations, e.g. telecom secrets, outsourcing.
• Providing legal structuring of services, including triple play, roaming services, billing services, Wi-Fi Internet.
• Providing comprehensive legal audits (due diligence) with sale and acquisition of entities operating in the telecommunication industry.

Our lawyers are recognized by international rankings including Chambers Europe 2013 and The Legal 500 2013.

Sources say that Dentons maintains “a high standard of professionalism and knowledge” and “It is a dream to work with the firm.” “The lawyers are really flexible.”

Recognition

Dentons brings home five awards at the CEE Legal Matters 2024 Deal of the Year Awards

April 2, 2025

Global law firm Dentons was recognized with five awards at the 2025 CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Awards, including Deal of the Year in Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Latvia and Montenegro. The accolades are a testament to the quality of Dentons’ legal advice and the Firm’s leading role in the most important transactions in Central and Eastern Europe in 2024.

Insights

Permanent establishments and technology

January 25, 2024

Netherlands: The integration of international economies and markets has experienced significant growth in recent years, which has led to the growing importance of technology-driven assets, making digitalization a key value driver to many multinationals. 

Ukraine: Keeping documents by an entity

July 6, 2023

Ukraine: On 28 April 2023 a new law entered into force that updates the amount of time taxpayers must keep various documents and other information.

EU Council removes barriers to mutual recognition of court decisions in Ukraine and the EU

May 11, 2023

Ukraine: On April 24, 2023, the EU Council consented to applying the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters in relations with Ukraine.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons brings home five awards at the CEE Legal Matters 2024 Deal of the Year Awards

April 2, 2025

Global law firm Dentons was recognized with five awards at the 2025 CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Awards, including Deal of the Year in Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Latvia and Montenegro. The accolades are a testament to the quality of Dentons’ legal advice and the Firm’s leading role in the most important transactions in Central and Eastern Europe in 2024.

Dentons advises ielo on a €208 Million bank fundraising

July 11, 2024

The deal follows a successful initial fundraising by the French national very high speed infrastructure operator from DIF Capital Partners in July 2020. Dentons Paris already advised ielo and its founding shareholders on this deal. This structured financing of €208 Million from leading international banks reaffirms the operator's position in the Enterprise Telecom market and will support its growth and the development of the infrastructure needed to digitize businesses and regions over the next five years.

Dentons Paris welcomes Aissatou Sylla Counsel to TMT Group

June 5, 2024

Dentons Paris is pleased to announce the arrival of Aissatou Sylla, Counsel, in its IP&T group. 

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