Myanmar experience

• Drafting and negotiating a wide range of procurement contracts, including:
  • Telecommunications network equipment supply contracts
  • Data centre supply and management agreements.
  • Managed Services Agreements for the outsourcing of telecommunications network maintenance and operational services
  • Agreements for construction and lease of build-to-suit telecommunications towers and the provision of co-location space on existing towers.
  • IT services and software licence agreements
  • Agreements for the management of a telecom operator branded VAS platform.
• Drafting standard form employment contracts for use by local and expat staff for compliance with Myanmar law requirements.
• Drafting and negotiating retail distribution and logistics services contracts for use in Myanmar.
• Drafting and negotiation consultancy services agreements.
   

Regional telecoms experience

• Acting for a leading telecoms equipment manufacturer negotiating and drafting network expansion and procurement agreements in Indonesia and Sri-Lanka. 
• Acting for a leading global bank in its due diligence in relation to the financing for a third party in tower sale and leaseback arrangement.
• Advising a global telecommunications carrier on the licensing requirements for telecommunications services in the PRC for different categories of services. 
• Review of standard wholesale terms of a European operator for use as part of that operator's Asian expansion. 
• Advising multi-national corporations on VOIP and private network issues in various countries in Asia.
   

Technology / e-commerce / Mobile money

• Acting for financial institutions and telecommunications operators, drafting payment platform cooperation agreements for the provision of mobile payment services in Hong Kong, Singapore and Myanmar. 
• Drafting agreements for the development and operation of an online reward redemption for a global bank for the provision of reward points to customers in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 
• Advising a leading credit card company on regulatory requirements associated with mobile payment services in the PRC.
• Drafting mobile phone application development and licence agreements.
• Negotiating technology services agreements for a major financial institution for deployment in Hong Kong, Japan, India and the PRC.
• Advising various banks and insurers on regulatory issues associated with the development of local IT facilities and the extent to which these may be off-shored from various Asian jurisdictions.
• Advising internet services companies on data privacy issues and general commercial matters in East Asia.
• Assisting a US-based clothing retailer to establish e-commerce services for its PRC consumers.
   

Outsourcing

• Preparation of outsourcing agreement for the provision of facilities management services to offices throughout Asia for a major global bank.
• Advising a global insurer on the outsourcing of its back-end operations from Asia-regional offices to a shared service centre in Malaysia.
• Advising a European bank on outsourcing of back-end functions from their Asian operations. 
   

Privacy

• Advising a global insurer on data privacy restrictions in various Asian jurisdictions associated with the off-shoring of back-office functions.  
• Advising internet security services companies on data privacy issues and general commercial matters in East Asia. 
• Advising a major Asia-Pacific bank on SPAM issues relating to the launch of its customer portal in Asia.  
• Advising a global bank on data privacy issues arising from its disposal of a business unit in Thailand. 
• General Commercial Experience Drafting and negotiation equipment global procurement framework agreements for a global mining company.
• Drafting and negotiating marketing services agreements and standard form agreements for out of home advertising.
• Drafting standard form distribution agreements for use in Asia.