Aaron W.

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Australia
Aaron W.'s Location
Australia, Australia
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About Aaron W.

I believe in a technology-enabled future. Together with my team we provide innovative solutions to help companies create value in a 'digital first' world. I’m doing what gives me clarity, meaning and fulfillment and I hope in some small way I am changing our world for the better. I have worked with corporates and investors in the telecoms and tech sectors internationally for 15 years. I thrive in environments where I can collaborate with my colleagues and clients on complex cross-border strategic transactions and projects in the telecoms and technology sectors, and I enjoy building trusted and influential relationships with General Counsels, their teams and Boards and C-suite executives that comes with that. I am part of a fantastic team and a growing practice at HSF and that makes me happy.I have advised the likes of Softbank, Telefonica, Telstra, VEON, Virgin Media, Google, nbn, Uber, Sky, Comcast, Time Inc., Bharti Global, Meredith Corporation, Marubeni, Sumitomo, Goldman Sachs, Ooredoo, Orange Group and Transport for London during my career. I spent a number of years working at UK mobile operator O2 and also at Telefonica's digital division.I also really enjoy leading and managing teams, and mentoring and providing career development advice to our brilliant team members.I am a ranked individual in Telecommunications (UK-wide) in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, 2022. I was also awarded “Property, Network Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year” at the Australasian Law Awards for the rollout the national broadband network, a project that I am immensely proud to have been a part of.I am also a father to two wonderful daughters and a dedicated road cyclist. I was also a Detective in the police force in Australia many years ago – it’s what led me to study law!Expertise and experience: I have expertise and experience advising across fibre, wireless, cable, broadband, ICT, satellite, Wi-Fi, network equipment, devices, mobile towers and data centres. My practice is global, recently working with clients in the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, the U.S., Africa and Latin America. My experience of telecoms regulation covers the EU, the UK and Australia, together with a diverse range of developing economies.View how, together with my colleagues, I am helping clients create value in the digital world: https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/aaron-white and https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-expertise/sector/technology-media-and-telecommunications

Aaron W.'s Current Company Details
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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Partner
Australia
Website:
hsfkramer.com
Employees:
4173
Aaron W. Work Experience Details
  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
    Partner
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
    Australia
  • Herbert Smith Freehills
    Partner
    Herbert Smith Freehills May 2020 - Present
    London, Greater London, Gb
  • Herbert Smith Freehills
    Counsel
    Herbert Smith Freehills Feb 2017 - May 2020
    London, Greater London, Gb
    I have 15 years' experience work with corporates and investors in the TMT sector globally. I spent a number of years working at mobile operator O2 and also at Telefonica's digital division. I have a deep understanding of the telecoms and broader technology sectors and have experience advising across fibre, wireless, cable, broadband/internet, ICT, satellite, Wi-Fi, network equipment, devices, mobile towers and data centres. My experience means I am well placed to help clients seize the digital opportunity. My practice is global, recently working with clients in the UK, Australia, Japan, the US, Africa and Latin America. My experience of telecoms regulation covers the EU and the UK, together with a diverse range of developing economies. I recently led teams advising Orange Group, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, on its €350 million acquisition of Basefarm Holding AS - a leading European player in cloud-based infrastructure and services, as well as the management of critical applications and data analysis - from private equity investment firm Abry Partners II, LLC; and VEON on its US$1bn project with Ericsson for the digital transformation of its IT business support systems in multiple jurisdictions. I am ranked in the independent directories, including Chambers and Partners for Telecoms: UK-wide.
  • Ten13
    Investor
    Ten13 Nov 2022 - Present
    Brisbane, Au
  • Ashurst
    Senior Associate
    Ashurst 2013 - 2017
    London, England, Gb
  • Telefonica
    Head Of Business Affairs, New Business Ventures
    Telefonica Sep 2011 - 2013
    Madrid, Es
    I was the Head of Business Affairs at Telefónica Digital, the global digital services and innovation division of Telefónica. In this role I had overall responsibility for the provision of legal advice to the innovation, new business and communications products business areas. Some of my responsibilities included:• recruiting, training and providing leadership to the Telefónica Digital legal team• leading and managing a team of six direct reports located in London, Ireland, Spain and Brazil, including mentoring and providing career development advice, and acting as a point of escalation on legal and regulatory issues• successfully collaborating on strategic company-wide projects with team members from Europe, the US and Latin America, often working on a number of such projects simultaneously• building trusted and influential relationships with the Board, CEO, CFO and other senior executives, advising them on corporate governance, compliance, M&A, restructuring, change and process management and government relations.Some examples of my experience included advising on:• the development and launch of Telefónica’s proprietary communications products and services• Telefónica’s global partnerships with Amazon, Google and Facebook, for the aggregation and distribution of their digital products and services• the creation of the 'Wanda' joint venture with MasterCard to develop mobile financial solutions in in Latin America• a project involving team members from Telefónica, CaixaBank and Santander on a cross-border financial services and mobile advertising joint venture• Telefónica’s cross-border acquisition and integration of Tokbox, a U.S. video technology start up• the creation of Telefónica’s corporate startup accelerator program in a number of European jurisdictions, and all of Telefónica’s corporate venture capital investments in early stage technology startup companies in the U.S., the UK and Israel• Telefónica's divestment of O2 Ireland to Hutchison
  • O2 Uk (A Telefónica Company)
    Head Of Network Operations, Legal & Regulatory
    O2 Uk (A Telefónica Company) Sep 2010 - Sep 2011
    Reading, England, Gb
    I was the Head of Network Operations and Property at mobile operator Telefónica UK (O2). In this role I had overall responsibility for the provision of legal advice to the network operations and property business areas. Some examples of my responsibilities included:• leading and managing a team of three direct reports, including mentoring and providing career development advice• managing the General Counsel cost base and improving the efficiency of the legal function, including managing a project to review legal process outsourcing offerings• formalising principles regarding the legal team’s approach to risk in consultation with the CEOSome examples of my experience included advising on:• Telefónica UK on its ground-breaking network sharing collaboration with Vodafone. A new 50/50 joint venture company was created through the consolidation of both Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK’s existing network infrastructure, including towers and masts, which was transferred to the joint venture or decommissioned over time• agreements with Ericsson and Nokia Networks for the roll-out of Telefónica UK's mobile networks• the outsourcing of Telefónica UK's network operational support services to Ericsson• Telefónica UK's successful participation in the UK 4G wireless spectrum auction• Telefónica UK’s proposed sale of its broadband and fixed-line telephony business, and of Be Limited, Telefónica UK's specialist broadband provider• pre-litigation settlement on behalf of the Telefónica Group with RIM relating to a global network service outage
  • Herbert Smith
    Senior Associate
    Herbert Smith Jan 2008 - Sep 2010
    London, Greater London, Gb
    My practice involved advising telecommunications and technology clients on commercial and corporate law issues. Some examples of my experience included advising:• Telefónica UK on its strategic pan- European collaboration with Vodafone to share mobile network infrastructure• TATA Communications on its acquisition of an on-demand digital media management software platform from BT• AOL on its cross-border acquisition of Bebo• Bharti Airtel on its cross-border acquisition of the African telecommunications unit of Zain• British American Tobacco on a global IT systems implementation project, including the outsourcing of its global logistics and data centre operations• Co-operative Financial Services on an IT transformation project with multiple outsourcing suppliers• Telenor on its joint venture with Arinc to create Aeromobile, a provider of GSM services on aircraft, as well as on its international regulatory strategy for the launch of its in-flight communications services across over 90 countries and the subsequent exit of Arinc
  • Ashurst
    Lawyer
    Ashurst Jan 2003 - Jan 2008
    London, England, Gb

Aaron W. Skills

Start Ups Mobile Devices Mergers Corporate Law Privacy Law Licensing Intellectual Property Due Diligence Joint Ventures Telecommunications Venture Capital Digital Media Cross Border Transactions Corporate Governance Contract Negotiation Legal Advice It Law Data Privacy Competition Law Strategic Partnerships Cyberlaw Mergers And Acquisitions Trademarks

Aaron W. Education Details

  • Qut (Queensland University Of Technology)
    Qut (Queensland University Of Technology)
    Law And Business

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Aaron W. works for Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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Aaron W.'s current role is Partner.

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What schools did Aaron W. attend?

Aaron W. attended Qut (Queensland University Of Technology).

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Aaron W. has skills like Start Ups, Mobile Devices, Mergers, Corporate Law, Privacy Law, Licensing, Intellectual Property, Due Diligence, Joint Ventures, Telecommunications, Venture Capital, Digital Media.

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