McLEAN, VA – June 22, 2021 – Kemal Hawa, a shareholder at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will present at the Digital Infra Leaders Europe Virtual Event on “How is digital infrastructure becoming more mainstream?” (with panel) at 3:15 p.m. GMT/11:15 a.m. EST on June 22.
The panel includes Maarit Palovirta, director of Regulatory Affairs for ETNO and Oliver Bradley, MD, of Macquarie. They will address the coming of age digital infrastructure has experienced during the last year. Accelerated in part by the Covid-19 pandemic, digital infrastructure has gone from a niche asset class to one of the hottest around. With growing awareness of the critical role played by connectivity in the world economy, and the resilience of digital infrastructure assets to disruption, the future appears bright for this emerging asset class.
Hawa, a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate Practice, focuses his practice on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on the telecommunications, media, tower, and technology industries, domestically and internationally. He regularly advises public and private companies, private equity firms, investment banks, and creditors’ committees on a variety of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies and restructurings, investments, financing arrangements, licensing agreements, and commercial transactions. Hawa assists clients with the negotiation of transactions in the cloud computing space, including the negotiation of data center and co-location leases, globally. He also has broad experience in the negotiation of network infrastructure transactions, including submarine cable systems (builds, financings, and capacity procurement), as well as terrestrial fiber optic network transactions and transactions involving antenna towers.
Greenberg Traurig is also a sponsor of the event.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Corporate Practice: Greenberg Traurig's Corporate Practice focuses on the business objectives of our clients. More than 450 corporate and securities lawyers work together to provide clients with the legal and market experience needed to manage and close the most complex transactions, as well as provide practical counsel on clients' day-to-day operations. We advise public and privately held companies on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity and venture capital, underwritten and syndicated offerings, commercial finance and syndicated lending, cross-border transactions and general corporate matters. Our industry experience includes transactions in a wide range of fields, from the pharmaceutical, medical devices and life sciences fields, to representations involving clients in the aviation, banking, energy, health care, manufacturing, technology, and telecommunications sectors.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com