Our Media, Entertainment & Advertising Capabilities
The Media, Entertainment & Advertising practice of the firm provides a comprehensive range of legal advice, covering, inter alia, international media services and social media companies.
“The TMT practice of Bondoc & Asociații is very knowledgeable and their expertise in data privacy is premium. They are quick to deliver and thorough in their advice“. [Legal 500, 2021]
“Very pro-business approach, reacting quickly, with a thorough legal analysis behind. The lawyers understand our business and are able to integrate this into their advice. They are always very prompt, flexible and reliable“. [Legal 500, 2021]
“They are one of the very few law firms in the market that can really assist professionally on complex projects and that is very good in all complementary areas of law. Very solid experience. Business oriented. Hard working. Holistic approach. Understand very well e-commerce“. [Legal 500, 2021]
“They have a very pro-business approach, reacting quickly, with a thorough legal analysis behind. The lawyers understand our business and are able to integrate these into their advice“. [Legal 500, 2020]
Our team has been involved in a number of significant Media, Entertainment & Advertising related matters, covering a broad range of industries, which in the recent past have included assistance to:
| ■ | an international media services investor, in all regulatory matters concerning the acquisition of one of the Romanian leading television-trusts national wide. The regulatory matters involved huge volumes of authorizations and licenses covering broadcasting (terrestrial, cable, satellite), telecommunication and other related rights, as well as sensitive issues considering the field of activity and the audio-visual legislation framework, various contracts specific for media activities, such as foreign fiction agreements, carriage fee agreements, sport rights agreements etc. |
| ■ | an international media company in connection with its core business (television programs and media) and in relation with various matters involving free speech and the evaluation, from the perspective of the European Court of Justice and European Human Rights Convention jurisprudence, of the legal aspects aimed at safeguarding free speech and journalism independence. |
| ■ | a reputable international broadcasting company, in relation with the regulatory requirements to be met in establishing a branch in Romania and broadcasting radio programs. |
| ■ | a multinational consumer goods corporation in an advertising litigation with the Audiovisual Council, the Romanian TV and broadcasting regulator. |
| ■ | an international social media company for/on the Romanian market, by providing regular advice in connection with legal matters having a Romanian law component, including on the aspects further described. |
| ■ | Assistance provided for the conduct of surveys on hate speech and discrimination via social media channels for integrating some of the new best practice developments in the field and the commitments undertaken by large social media providers at worldwide level in the company’s policies. Assistance in relation to the development, assessment, and implementation of various intended platform functionalities, as well as on various regulatory matters, including specific regulatory provisions for the online environment (such as election process and online propaganda material). Assistance on matters related to the legal regime of election campaigns financing, and the content of election-related advertisements. Contribution to the crafting of interpretations, including court jurisprudence, of some of the most sensitive legal matters for online services providers. Constant advice in connection with various litigation matters involving defamatory speech and potential computer related forgery, requests for take-down of defamatory posts, or of defamatory social media accounts, preservation and disclosure of personal data of persons creating false accounts or disclosure of data. |
| ■ | numerous pharma companies in relation to the entire range of advertising aspects of relevance for the healthcare sector, including disputes. |
| ■ | a game producer company in connection to numerous contractual and regulatory aspects. |
CONTACTS
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Lucian Bondoc
Managing Partner
+40 31 224 8400
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Monica Iancu
Partner
+40 31 224 8400
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Viorel Dinu
Partner
+40 31 224 8400
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