DLA Piper is pleased to announce that they have received the TMT Finance M&A Global Telecom Deal of the Year for their representation of T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom in the T-Mobile-Sprint merger.

DLA Piper advised T-Mobile US, Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG on regulatory, national security and litigation matters from start to finish in the historic merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. Led by Nancy Victory and Michael Senkowski, US co-chairs of the global Telecom practice, the DLA Piper Telecom team secured FCC approval and CFIUS clearance for the merger, assisted in gaining approvals before 18 state regulatory commissions and negotiating settlements with numerous state Attorneys General and key public interest organizations, and supported antitrust counsel in securing DOJ approval of the deal and defending it in court. DLA Piper also served as the lead counsel in successfully defending the FCC order approving the merger in a court challenge and was part of the litigation team for the merger.

DLA Piper's Telecom practice is built on in-depth knowledge of the commercial, transactional, technical, legal and regulatory issues associated with providing telecommunications services and products, including emerging IoT devices and capabilities. DLA Piper Telecom practice attorneys focus on the full spectrum of developed and emerging markets and the complete range of technologies, including wireless, telephony, broadband, Internet, satellite and submarine cables. DLA Piper also has engineers integrated into its Telecom practice – enabling a detailed understanding of complex and/or novel technologies and their impact on the business and regulatory issues.