The Firm has extensive experience in telecommunications law and has been involved in a significant number of transactions in this area. We have acted for several operators in obtaining GSM licenses in Tunisia an Algeria through international calls for tenders. We have also been involved in negotiations betwenn inverstors on partnership agreements and licence financing.
Information Technology often involves a data protection component that has now become one of the major regulatory concerns for businesses. Ferchiou & Associés is able to answer all questions arising from the law on the protection of personal data, including the notifications to be made to the Tunisian governing body and on contracts that aim to subcontract the processing of personal data or the transfer of personal data outside Tunisia.
The Firm has had the opportunity to advise companies in the banking, industrial and IT sectors on its impact on the export and processing of personal data of employees working in Tunisia by human resources services abroad.
Ferchiou & Associés also advises its clients on the regulation of encryption technologies, electronic commerce and electronic signatures, whether in the context of local or cross-border transactions.