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Our technology client base is unparalleled among global law firms.

In virtually every important field of tech, we are trusted advisers to the market leaders. Our global M&A and capital-markets expertise is best-of-breed in every jurisdiction. Our global competition lawyers are relied on to handle our clients’ most challenging antitrust assignments, often involving parallel reviews by multiple regulators. Anticipating evolving regulatory requirements around the world is a front-burner concern for technology companies. We are on top of legislative and regulatory initiatives in every nation so that we can help keep clients proactive instead of reactive.

The most impactful technology innovations are no longer just the domain of computer companies. While many inventions are incubated in Silicon Valley, these advances are enabling transformative change in every industry around the globe. Business decisionmakers from the most valued companies in the world turn to Freshfields for their highest priority legal and regulatory challenges.

Our global reach enables us to provide clients with integrated teams that are used to working together to provide a seamless service across disciplines and geographies. Whether you are an established business launching a new global initiative, or an emerging company looking to tap into the newer forms of raising capital, Freshfields is ready. We can assemble a global team in hours, for nearly any corporate crisis, to deal with emergencies like a cyber breach for every affected jurisdiction.

At Freshfields we bring together our top-tier talent, across every important practice area, to partner with clients on their most sensitive cross-border opportunities and the corresponding challenges that may arise.  

Recent client successes

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Awards & Recognitions

Top of GCR's Global Elite ranking (15th time), Global Competition Review: GCR Global Elite, 2023 

Number one for global merger control, Global Competition Review: GCR 100 Survey 2023 

US M&A Team of the year, 2023, IFLR1000

Corporate team of the year, The Lawyer Awards 2023  

M&A Firm of the Year, Who's Who Legal Awards 2022 

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