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The Evolving TMT Carve-Out Landscape
TMT Talk - March 25, 2024 12:23 - 20 minutesThe TMT sector is constantly transforming. Major TMT players regularly conduct strategic reviews which can lead to potential divestments or carve-outs of business units, key assets and divisions into independent entities, reshaping the industry dynamics. In this episode, Kate Alexander is joined...
2024 Disputes Predictions in the TMT Sector
TMT Talk - February 20, 2024 09:22 - 14 minutesBaker McKenzie's seventh annual report, The Year Ahead: Global Disputes Forecast offers invaluable insights from a survey of more than 600 senior lawyers on disputes risks and predictions for 2024. In this episode of TMT Talk, Teresa Michaud, Ryan Grant and Francesca Richmond discuss the overarc...
The State of Tech M&A
TMT Talk - June 15, 2023 10:39 - 18 minutesRecently there have been less mega deals but the technology industry still commands a significant portion of the M&A market. In this episode of TMT Talk, Tino Marz, Matt Jacobson, and Hong Zhang offer a multijurisdictional perspective on the current state of tech M&A. Our panel of experts share ...
Disputes in Virtual Worlds
TMT Talk - May 11, 2023 09:15 - 13 minutesThe metaverse continues to be a trending topic across industries but is still largely undefined as businesses have yet to grasp the full potential of this new technology. In this episode of TMT Talk, Pablo Usle, Zelander Gray, and Sara Pitt share their insights on how navigating disputes may be ...
The impact on the TMT sector of trade sanctions as a geopolitical tool
TMT Talk - March 30, 2023 14:45 - 16 minutesHeightened sanctions and export controls targeting key technologies and the TMT sector are an important trend of recent years and reflect the current geopolitical climate. In this episode Anne Petterd, Frank Pan, and Alison Stafford Powell discuss the practical impact these sanctions have on TM...
Workforce Reduction in TMT Companies
TMT Talk - March 21, 2023 14:23 - 18 minutesAs layoffs hit the headlines in the post-pandemic world it raises the question as to what is next when it comes to managing work forces. In this episode of TMT Talk, Susan Eandi, Kim Sartin and Jonathan Isaacs discuss key factors of workforce reduction, developing restructuring plans, cost-cutti...
The Impact of Pillar 2 on TMT Companies
TMT Talk - March 08, 2023 11:54 - 11 minutesThe OECD has provided further updates on its Pillar 2 initiative and some countries have responded with their intention to implement as early as 2024. In this episode, Ciro Meza, Miles Humphrey, and Allen Tan highlight key points of the new guidelines, questions that companies have been raising...
Metaverse Concepts Go Mainstream
TMT Talk - August 02, 2022 11:51 - 21 minutesThe metaverse concept is going mainstream and is creating opportunities for companies to scale and diversify their businesses. In this episode of TMT Talk, Teresa Michaud, Ashlin Perumall, and Francis Donnat discuss what made metaverses into one of the biggest trending tech topics and what relev...
The Evolving 5G Regulatory Landscape — Antitrust and Patents
TMT Talk - July 20, 2022 18:31 - 18 minutesThe fourth instalment of Baker McKenzie's TMT Looking Ahead delves into 5G, which with its high speed, ultra-low latency and ability to simultaneously connect multiple devices continues to drive global business opportunities. 5G use cases are increasingly popular in all levels of infrastructure ...
Protecting your Interactive Entertainment and Metaverse assets
TMT Talk - July 05, 2022 11:21 - 17 minutesThe arrival of the metaverse presents opportunities for companies, as it is quickly becoming a platform for the distribution of products and services. The opportunities come with unique and complex legal challenges, given the relative novelty of this concept. In this episode, Teresa Michaud, Jos...
What to expect for SPACs & de-SPACs in the TMT sector
TMT Talk - June 28, 2022 13:28 - 22 minutesSpecial purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have gained a lot of traction in the recent years and are expected to keep growing in popularity across markets. In this episode of TMT Talk, Raffaele Giarda, Adam Farlow, and Ivy Wong discuss what lies behind this sudden boom, the current state of S...
Outlook for M&A and financing transactions in the Interactive Entertainment sector
TMT Talk - June 21, 2022 10:45 - 15 minutesLast year was a landmark year for the Interactive Entertainment sector with record M&A and financing deal values amounting to USD 85 billion, but this was easily exceeded by even higher deal values in the first few months of 2022. In this episode, Teresa Michaud, Lisa Fontenot, and Tino Marz dis...
How the Cloud is driving Interactive Entertainment
TMT Talk - June 15, 2022 13:48 - 16 minutesThe adoption of cloud services is essential for Interactive Entertainment companies that are looking to expand their businesses by offering content on demand and cloud-based games. In this episode, Teresa Michaud, Carlos Vela-Trevino and Dominic Edmondson look into the factors that will affect...
Importance of tax considerations when planning for tech transactions
TMT Talk - June 10, 2022 10:30 - 22 minutesThe international tax landscape is expected to change with the addition of new obligations, which would also require additional due diligence in tech transactions. In this episode of TMT Talk, Raffaele Giarda, Maria Antonia Azpeititia, and Erik Christenson discuss the impact of Digital Services ...
Future spotlights on tech compliance and investigations
TMT Talk - June 07, 2022 09:20 - 19 minutesThere is a continued uptick in compliance and investigation activity in the technology sector and it is expected that this will remain true in the future. In this episode of TMT Talk, Carolina Pardo, Jerome Tomas, and Yindi Gesinde discuss the current state of the enforcement landscape, the issu...
IP acquisition as a driver for Tech M&A
TMT Talk - May 31, 2022 16:24 - 18 minutesIntellectual property (IP) and data have been essential to the rapid growth of tech companies. IP, specifically the ability to use, protect, and monetize it, is a driving deal component in tech M&A. Thorough due diligence of the target's IP and its compliance with applicable data privacy/protect...
Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act: Compliance, employment, and enforcement
TMT Talk - May 25, 2022 14:08 - 30 minutesThe Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), Thailand's first law on data protection, is set to come into full effect on June 1 2022 and is designed to address key issues regarding the collection, use, or disclosure of personal data. With its extraterritorial reach, the PDPA is expected to significa...
Tech M&A - What to Expect in 2022 and Beyond
TMT Talk - May 10, 2022 10:04 - 17 minutesTech M&A experienced unprecedented growth in 2021, with an increase of 71% compared to 2020. As the tech sector continues to set records in deal value and volume, it has been more crucial than ever to examine and analyse M&A trends and get a sense of what to expect in 2022 and beyond. Raffaele Gi...
Privacy – 2022 predictions and what to prepare for
TMT Talk - May 04, 2022 08:28 - 24 minutesThe introduction of new technologies inevitably brings new data privacy (and protection) challenges. In this episode of TMT Talk, Carolina Pardo, Lothar Determann, and Michaela Nebel discuss how the EU and the US respond to these challenges. Our experts highlight the latest developments in privac...
AI and Trade Secrets – What’s next in the US and China?
TMT Talk - April 19, 2022 09:51 - 21 minutesBaker McKenzie's TMT Looking Ahead 2022 in a five-part series presents themes, insights, and recommendations that TMT companies should know. The first report focuses on Tech Regulation and Compliance. This episode of TMT Talk covers one of the key topics in this report: developments in artific...
Consumer Protection in Video Games - Age Rating (Spanish version)
TMT Talk - March 15, 2022 13:35 - 14 minutesTMT Talk continues to focus on consumer protection in video games. In this episode, Harry Valetk, Carlos Davila-Peniche, and Daniel Villanueva discuss, specifically, the intricacies of age ratings, how to comply to them, and if there are international standards that apply to them.
Consumer Protection in Video Games - Advertising (Spanish version)
TMT Talk - March 08, 2022 09:43 - 12 minutesIn this episode of TMT Talk, Harry Valetk and Cecila Maspero look into the advertising aspect of consumer protection in video games.
The Year Ahead: Key TMT trends in the global disputes landscape
TMT Talk - February 23, 2022 20:14 - 21 minutesBaker McKenzie's fifth annual report, The Year Ahead: Global Disputes Forecast 2022, took insights from a survey of 600 senior lawyers worldwide on disputes risk and future trends across four continents. In this episode of TMT Talk, Teresa Michaud, Cyrus Vance, Ashish Chugh, Stephen Reynolds, and...
Gaming on the Rise: Market Levelling Up in Latin America (Spanish version)
TMT Talk - February 18, 2022 14:12 - 14 minutesIn this episode of TMT Talk, Harry Valetk and Carlos Vela-Trevino focus on the important market and legal trends in the video game industry in Latin America.
TMT Takeaways from Mind the Gap
TMT Talk - February 16, 2022 17:39 - 19 minutesBaker McKenzie's Mind the Gap report outlines the main barriers to I&D success and key actions that companies can take to further develop their I&D programs. In this episode of TMT Talk, Kate Alexander, Julia Wilson, and Paul Evans focus on the insights from a survey of 900 employment and I&D l...
Artificial intelligence and more in North America
TMT Talk - January 31, 2022 07:56 - 23 minutesMajor industries like Tech, Healthcare, Finance, Energy, Manufacturing, Transportation and Retail have started to rely heavily on artificial intelligence and machine learning, making it one of the fastest-growing technologies in the world. In this episode of TMT Talk, our panel of experts look i...
Consumer Protection in Video Games - Age rating
TMT Talk - January 24, 2022 11:18 - 12 minutesIn this episode, Harry Valetk, is joined by Carlos Dávila-Peniche, based in Mexico City and Daniel Villanueva, based in Guadalajara, to discuss consumer protection in video games with a special focus on age ratings. Join us to hear more about how to meet challenges around age ratings, global cl...
Gaming on the rise: Market levelling up in Latin America
TMT Talk - January 19, 2022 09:01 - 15 minutesIn this episode of TMT Talk, Harry Valetk, is joined by Carlos Vela, a technology partner located in Mexico City, and Flavia Rebello, an IP partner based in São Paulo to discuss what's going on in the LatAm region with respect to the video game industry, its size and the legal and market trend...
2021/2022 TMT takeaways from the Digital Transformation & Cloud Survey
TMT Talk - January 17, 2022 10:26 - 16 minutesBaker McKenzie's 2021/2022 Digital Transformation and Cloud Survey aims to capture an important aspect of the evolution of technology and cloud services, with findings from 500 cross-regional global respondents. In this episode of TMT Talk, Lothar Determann, Adam Aft, Anne-Marie Allgrove, Carlos...
Consumer Protection in Video Games - Advertising
TMT Talk - January 07, 2022 08:38 - 13 minutesIn this episode of TMT Talk, Harry Valetk is joined by Renata Campetti Amaral, Head of the Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Practice Group at Trench Rossi Watanabe in Brazil, to discuss consumer protection in the video gaming industry with a special focus on advertising. Learn what...
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