DLA Piper is acting as regulatory counsel representing T-Mobile US, Inc. and Deutsche Telekom, AG in the announced merger with Sprint Corporation. DLA Piper is also representing T-Mobile in CFIUS and national security matters related to the transaction.

The Boards of Directors of T-Mobile and Sprint have approved the transaction. The combined company will be named T-Mobile. Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank Group are expected to hold approximately 42 percent and 27 percent of diluted economic ownership of the combined company, respectively, with the remaining approximately 31 percent held by the public.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close no later than the first half of 2019.

The DLA Piper team representing T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom is led by co-Chairs of the Global Telecommunications practice Nancy Victoryand Michael Senkowski (both of Washington, DC). Additional lawyers involved in the matter include partners Eric DeSilva, Edward "Smitty" Smith, Sarah Kahn and John Beahn (all of Washington, DC); associates Dana Zelman and Sean Robinson (Washington, DC); Ian Forbes (Washington, DC); senior engineering advisors include Thomas Dombrowsky and Michael Lewis; and principal – engineering Ira Keltz.