Alistair Ho

Alistair Ho advises a wide range of international clients on complex commercial, technology, intellectual property, data privacy and cybersecurity matters, as well as in connection with commercial transactions and due diligence.

Mr. Ho’s recent experience includes representing:

Commercial Transactions

• Visa Inc. in its €1.8 billion acquisition of Tink AB and $1 billion acquisition of Pismo
• Central Group and SIGNA Holding GmbH in their $5.3 billion acquisition of Selfridges & Co. Limited from the Weston Family
• Spotify Technology S.A. in its acquisition of Sonantic Limited
• L’Occitane International S.A. in its acquisition of 83% of Sol de Janiero Holdings, Inc.
• Activision Blizzard Inc. in its $75 billion acquisition by Microsoft Corporation
• Adobe Inc. in its acquisition of Content Calendr Limited
• American Express Global Business Travel in its $570 million acquisition of CWT

Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology

• Air France-KLM in connection with Apollo’s investment of up to €1.5 billion into an Air France-KLM affiliate that operates Air France and KLM’s joint loyalty program (Flying Blue)
• Renault in its definitive IP agreements with Nissan to restructure their 23-year partnership as part of Nissan’s strategic investment in Ampere, Renault’s electric vehicle company
• Bytedance Ltd. in various privacy, IP, AI and technology matters
• clients across various sectors, including energy, gaming, AI, ESG and health care, in relation to complex IP development and commercialization arrangements, global outsourcing/IT projects, cloud contracts (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), and transitional services arrangements

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

• clients across various industries in regulatory issues in relation to privacy and cybersecurity governance, strategy and compliance; consumer, marketing, data optimization, e-commerce and encryption queries; and the implementation of multijurisdictional products and services
• a range of clients in cyber preparedness, crisis management and cyber response matters, including cybersecurity assessments and policies, as well as in relation to incident response, regulatory notifications, communications and remediation steps

Web3 and Digital Assets

• Unstoppable Domains Inc. in connection with NFT, domain name, commercial, regulatory and intellectual property matters
• a leading DeFi protocol in connection with intellectual property issues, NFT-related matters and cybersecurity and data privacy compliance in the context of their service offering

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• various clients regarding AI governance and the formulation of policy positions; IP and privacy considerations in AI development and deployment; and the impact of AI regulatory developments
• a global entertainment company in connection with its AI strategy, including how to protect its content against unauthorized use and how to utilize AI in its creative content