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Overview
Lobbying Costs
80,000€
Financial year: May 2020 - Apr 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Bird & Bird LLP
EU Transparency Register
594629632551-37 First registered on 21 Sep 2018
Goals / Remit
Bird & Bird is an international law firm with a focus on helping organisations being changed by technology and the digital world. With over 1300 lawyers in 28 offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, we're ready to help companies wherever they are in the world.
- We create innovative solutions that solve problems and streamline processes to help companies be more efficient.
- We constantly seek new and creative ways to deliver services that help companies reduce costs, manage risks and open up new opportunities to grow their business.
- To provide a smarter service, we automate legal processes.
- To manage the legal workload of clients, we collaborate with them to create bespoke platforms that deliver the insight they need.
- To help businesses thrive in a digital world, we partner with like-minded professionals who share our commitment.Main EU files targeted
Our Brussels office, which brings together over 40 lawyers from eight different countries, offers expert advice across a broad range of areas including commercial, corporate, competition, employment, privacy and data protection, intellectual property, regulatory and tax. In particular, we closely follow all issues related to the EU Digital Single Market strategy.
Our team in Brussels has strong expertise in the information technology, communications, intellectual property, life sciences, electronics, aviation and aerospace, automotive, energy and food and beverage sectors. Combining our broad legal expertise with our deep knowledge of these industries, we pride ourselves on delivering innovative legal solutions with a commercial approach.
The Brussels office is also the hub of Bird & Bird's international Competition & EU practice. The team has a proven track record in all areas of EU and national competition law, including merger control, cartel, abuse and state aid investigations, the competition law aspects of cooperation, distribution and licensing agreements and issues at the intersection of IP and competition law. The group also stands out through its vast experience in the field of EU litigation.
Specific EU policies Bird & Bird is following include the proposals for a Digital Services Act and a Digital Markets Act, the forthcoming Data Act and other data-related initiatives, the proposed AI Act, the e-Privacy Regulation and implementation of both the Directive on Copyright in the DSM and the European Electronic Communications Code. The firm is also monitoring specific initiatives under the EU Green Deal.Address
Head Office
12 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1JP
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Avenue Louise 235
Brussels 1050
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 May 2022
Name Start date End Date Paolo SASDELLI 09 Dec 2023 06 Dec 2024 Paula ALEXE 31 Aug 2023 31 Aug 2024 Francine CUNNINGHAM 07 Dec 2023 06 Dec 2024 Mr Paolo SASDELLI 09 Dec 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Francine Cunningham 07 Dec 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Paula ALEXE 31 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Paolo SASDELLI 13 Dec 2022 09 Dec 2023 Ms Francine Cunningham 10 Dec 2022 07 Dec 2023 Ms Francine Cunningham 09 Dec 2021 09 Dec 2022 Ms Francine Cunningham 30 Oct 2020 30 Oct 2021 Ms Francine Cunningham 05 Nov 2019 30 Oct 2020 Ms Francine Cunningham 06 Nov 2018 05 Nov 2019 Complementary Information
Bird & Bird has a worldwide team consisting of lawyers who also have a regulatory aspect to their work. Above, only the dedicated public affairs professionals are listed.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
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Networking
Affiliation
International Trademark Association (INTA)
L'Association Litteraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI)
International Association for Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
Brussels Bar Association & National Bar Associations
International Institute of Communications (IIC)
European Competitive Telecoms operators Association (ECTA) - affiliate membershipMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Advances interests of their clients
Closed financial year
May 2020 - Apr 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
80,000€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Clients for closed financial year
Clients list
Name Proposal Amount glassdoor inc EU Digital Single Market, Digital Services Act 10,000€ - 24,999€ Digital Europe EU Digital Single Market and electronic communications 10,000€ - 24,999€ upfield bv CAP Reform 10,000€ - 24,999€ european thermal paper association Advice on decision-making process regarding trade issues 10,000€ - 24,999€ Ahlstrom-Munksjö Advice regarding trade-related decision-making processes. 10,000€ - 24,999€ international olympic committee Copyright, trademark and digital services regulation. 10,000€ - 24,999€ Mastercard EU Digital Financial Regulatory package; proposal for AI Act; proposed Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. 0€ - 10,000€ European Commission Contribution to Pilot Project for a Digital European Platform of Quality Content Providers. 0€ - 10,000€ Clients for current financial year
Clients list
Name glassdoor inc international olympic committee Mastercard European Commission suomen itsenaisyyden juhlarahastro Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Since July 2018, Bird & Bird publishes a Regulatory & Public Affairs monthly newsletter entitled 'Connected' and disseminates regular social media posts with updates regarding regulatory developments.
The firm also publishes a number of trackers of EU legislation, including a tracker on implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code, Data Protection Geo Blocking and a tracker on implementation of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
We organise webinars several times a year on topical EU regulatory issues such as the proposal for a Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act and Artificial Intelligence Act.Other activities
Bird & Bird hosts an annual Regulatory & Public Affairs seminar which features speakers from the EU institutions. The most recent one took place in Brussels on 3 December, 2019, entitled: "Sledgehammer or scalpel? How to regulate online platforms and communications networks in the EU."
Meetings
Meetings
2 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 07 May 2019 Location Brussels Belgium Subject Glassfiber sectors in Trade Defense measures Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Pedro Velasco Martins (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject Industrial policy in the EU Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Risto Artjoki (Cabinet member)