Mr. Maurice Murphy
Founder & Principal, TMT Legal
Member of the Law Council
Council Member Biography
Maurice Murphy is Founder and Senior Partner of TMT Legal, a technology, media and telecommunications consultancy in London. He advises clients on complex commercial transactions, corporate and governance matters, and intellectual property issues including exploitation and enforcement. With respect to communication issues, he has advised on major telecom transactions including M & A, JVs, interconnection/licensing arrangements, and license bids. He has provided telecom/broadcasting regulatory advice and interface with regulators and decision makers in Europe and elsewhere. He regularly advises on antitrust and competition law matters. Previously, Mr. Murphy was a Partner and Chair of the TMT practice at the law firm of Watson, Farley & Williams. Before that, he was Partner and led the TMT practice at the law firm of SJ Berwin. Prior to that, Mr. Murphy spent 12 years in various senior in-house roles, including at Equant, Bell Cablemedia, Mercury Communications, Energis and National Grid. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2005 - Unspecified
- Founder & Principal, TMT Legal
- 2004 - 2005
- Partner & Chair, Telecommunications, WATSON, FARLEY & WILLIAMS LLP
- 2002 - 2005
- Partner & Chair, Telecommunications, S.J. BERWIN SERVICES
- 1997 - 2002
- Lead Counsel, Equant
- 1995 - 1997
- Head, Regulatory, Bell Cablemedia
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Maurice Murphy(?)
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July 27, 2006
Sony BMG loses EU Merger OK | www.latimes.com
The recent groundbreaking Sony-BMG decision has important implications for the merged company, proposed music mergers such as EMI Warner and future mergers where a collective dominant position may be present. The decision significantly raises the bar for merger approval where collective dominance may be involved.
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EU Commission Compromises on Roaming
July 11, 2006
EU Officials Reach Compromise On Roaming Rules -Source | www.cellular-news.com
It appears that the European Commissioner, Vivianne Reding, has reached a compromise with her fellow Commissioners on her plan to regulate roaming. The resultant rules, while somewhat watered down from the original proposals, are still harsh for mobile operators and will reduce revenues and profits from an area which has been very profitable.
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May 11, 2006
SEC's Cox says Sarbanes-Oxley tricky in practice | www.marketwatch.com
The recent ACSPC recommendations poiunt a possible way forward for reform of SOX, which continues to attract the attention of political heavyweights and which the SEC has admitted is not working as well as it would like in practice.
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Can cellcos use UMA to stop VoIP Wifi?
April 6, 2006
Wi fi cell phone battle looms | www.redherring.com
Discusses how wireless companies hope a technology called UMA will keep their customers from using VoIP services like Skype.
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Analysis of EU's roaming charges proposals
April 6, 2006
EU aims to halve roaming charges | today.reuters.co.uk
Analysis of the implications of the EU's recent ground breaking proposals on roaming charges, which account for up to 15% of mobile operator revenues (and potentially a much greater percentage of profits).
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GLG Study Groups with Maurice Murphy(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Securities, Corporate Governance, and M&A Experts: Lawyers (EU, Africa) | 448 |
| Telecommunications Services Experts | 374 |
| Cable Services Experts | 199 |
| Telecommunications Experts: Lawyers (EU) | 164 |
| Telecommunication Experts: Lawyers (UK) | 35 |
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