I am head of our Business Immigration team and a partner in the UK, a member of Bird & Bird's International HR Services Group and a native speaker, reader and writer of Japanese. From 1 October 2026, ...

I am an Associate in Bird & Bird's London Employment team and a member of the firm's International Employment Group. This article was updated on 1 October 2026 to reflect an amendment to the ...

I am a strategic advisor and litigator for life science and digital media companies – stepping in at the crossroads of IP and sector regulation. On 31 July 2026, the Munich District Court (Landgericht ...

The UK Government has published its long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP), ending months of anticipation across government, industry and the defence community. Backed by £298 billion of defence ...

I am a Principal Regulatory Counsel in our Regulatory & Public Affairs practice in the Netherlands and Brussels. I have a focus on tech and comms and digital markets regulation, drawing on in-depth ...

AI-generated content is now part of everyday commercial communication, across advertising, media, design and entertainment. Article 50 EU AI Act is the transparency layer that sets out when the use of ...

I am a partner based in China and lead the China data protection and cybersecurity team. Advances in multimodal large models and affective computing have enabled anthropomorphic interactive services ...

I am counsel in Bird & Bird's Tax Department and I work from our Milan office, where I focus on customs law and international trade matters. On 2 June 2026, the United States Trade Representative ...

I am a legal director in our Corporate Group, with a particular focus on venture capital and M&A transactions in the technology and media, sports, and entertainment sectors. Our previous article ...

I am a partner in our International Dispute Resolution Group in London where I specialise primarily in resolving disputes for our clients operating in the Retail & Consumer sector with particular ...

Counsel for intellectual property, media and technology regulation, with a key focus on AI, games, music and advertising. Three recent German court decisions address a question at the heart of the ...

I am a corporate partner based in Tokyo who helps clients navigate the global energy transition. I regularly advise clients on their complex renewable energy projects in Japan and globally. What are ...