CMS has advised Actis on the acquisition of Dot Towers through its Connectis Tower platform, adding 50 sites to Actis’ portfolio.

Digital transformation has become a priority for all major companies. This is being driven only further by the spread of artificial intelligence's commercial use cases and ever-tightening data protection and cybersecurity regulations. However, procuring enterprise software (concerning both the development of custom-made software and "off-the-shelf" software developed for mass use) may give rise to various legal issues. Promptly identifying and addressing these issues can help prevent considerable legal and operational expenses, as well as other inconveniences.

Effective from 2 February 2025, the provisions of Chapter 1 and 2 of the EU Regulation no. 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (“EU AI Act”) regarding AI literacy and the ban on use of AI systems that pose unacceptable risks have entered into force.

Turunc has advised Bogazici Ventures on its investment in GameChanger Worldwide.

TGS Baltic has advised Ready Player Me on the launch of two NFT collections – Collection ZERO and STEPN × PlayerZero.

In 2024, EU data protection authorities imposed a total of EUR 1.2 billion in fines. This brings the total value of fines to EUR 5.88 billion since the GDPR became applicable, DLA Piper's latest report reveals.* The technology sector has been hit the hardest, with data protection focusing on managerial responsibility and privacy issues in AI tools.