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Marta Lahuerta Escolano focuses on digital infrastructure transactions worldwide. She advises major international tech groups, operators, private equity firms, infrastructure, real estate, and investment funds on transactional, litigation, and regulatory matters related to digital infrastructure.

Marta is an experienced legal practitioner with comprehensive knowledge across all segments of the digital infrastructure sector. Her practice encompasses data centers, cloud networks, subsea cable systems, TowerCo deals, satellite projects, and terrestrial fiber networks on a global scale.

She advises on complex transactional matters, including joint ventures, NewCo formations, corporate carve-outs, asset and share deals, privatizations, and public-private partnerships. She possesses extensive experience negotiating and drafting the full suite of commercial agreements associated with digital infrastructure, including master service agreements, lease arrangements, supply contracts, landing party agreements, construction and maintenance agreements, operations and maintenance contracts, IRUs (indefeasible rights of use), and IP-link arrangements. She has advised telecom operators and TowerCos with M&A and lease back transactions (both on sale and buy-side) for the last decade in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. She also advises data center developers, owners, and operators with the negotiation of leases, colocation agreements, and telecommunications master services agreements across the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region. She has worked on more than 25 subsea cable projects worldwide, establishing herself as a leading advisor in this highly specialized sector. Her portfolio extends to satellite and LEO (low earth orbit) satellite projects and arbitration, as well as numerous terrestrial fiber deployments on a global scale.

Esperienze

  • ARCEP drafts standard set of specifications regarding technological neutralityJones Day is advising Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et de la Poste ("ARCEP") with the drafting of a standard set of specifications taking into account technological neutrality in Niger.
  • Fluence Water Israël signs addendum to EPC contract with Ministry of Hydraulics of Ivory Coast for deployment of distribution network of water treatment plantJones Day is assisting Fluence Water Israël with the negotiation of an addendum to an EPC contract concluded with the Ministry of Hydraulics of Ivory Coast, relating to the design and construction of a water treatment plant supplying up to 150,000 m3/ day of water in Abidjan, and the deployment of the distribution network, including the construction of power lines, road, dyke, and engineering structure with two bridges.
  • MENTD drafts specifications for low-earth orbit satellite operator to provide internet access in TogoJones Day is providing assistance to Ministère de l'économie numérique et de la transformation digitale ("MENTD") in drafting the specifications for a low-earth orbit satellite operator to provide internet access in Togo.
  • Caisse des Depots et Consignation invests in European submarine cable MedloopJones Day advised Caisse des Depots et Consignation ("CDC") with its investment in Fiberspirit, a SPV owning and operating the European submarine cable system managed by Medloop connecting France, Spain, and Italy.
  • Koch Agronomic & Energy Solutions acquires 50% stake in Jorf Fertilizers Company III from OCPJones Day advised Koch Agronomic & Energy Solutions, LLC (KAES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., in its 50/50 joint venture with OCP S.A.
  • Togolese government implements Equiano fiber optic submarine cableJones Day assisted the Togolese Société d'Infrastructures Numériques (SIN) on the roll out and landing in Lomé of a branch of the Equiano fiber optic submarine cable developed by Google.
  • International Finance Corporation coordinates with Ethiopian government to award telecommunications licenseJones Day assisted the International Finance Corporation and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in opening up Ethiopia's electronic communications market to competition, which until now held the world's largest monopoly in the telecommunications sector.
  • Government of the Republic of Togo develops cybersecurity frameworkJones Day assisted the Government of the Republic of Togo in developing a cybersecurity framework.
  • Government of the Republic of Togo privatizes telecommunications companyJones Day advised the Government of the Republic of Togo on an international bidding procedure to privatize TogoCom.
  • Sigfox obtains regulatory advice in international expansion for Internet of ThingsJones Day provided regulatory advice to Sigfox, S.A., the world's leading Internet of Things (IoT) services provider, with its international expansion in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
  • Millicom International Cellular sells and lease back towers to American Tower in Paraguay for approximately Gs700 billion (US$125 million)Jones Day advised Millicom International Cellular S.A. and its subsidiary Telefonica Celular del Paraguay S.A. in the sale of approximately 1,400 wireless communications towers to a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation ("ATC") in Paraguay for approximately Gs700 billion (US$125 million) in cash.
  • Tactis and Jones Day design national broadband policy plan aimed at fostering investment in telecommunications infrastructureJones Day, together with Tactis, assisted the Senegalese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in the design of the national broadband policy plan in order to foster investment in telecommunications infrastructure and develop access to broadband internet access services across the territory of Senegal.
  • Djibouti Telecom negotiates contract for fiber optic cableJones Day assisted Djibouti Telecom in the review and negotiation of a maintenance contract for the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE-1) fiber optic submarine cable between Djibouti and Kenya.
  • Millicom International Cellular subsidiary sells and lease back 1,200 towers to American Tower Corporation for $147 millionJones Day advised Colombia Móvil S.A. E.S.P. ("Tigo"), a subsidiary of Millicom International Cellular S.A., in its $147 million sale of approximately 1,200 wireless communications towers to a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation ("ATC") in Colombia.
  • Benin adopts law creating Digital Code governing all legal aspects of digital activitiesJones Day assisted the authorities of Benin (members of Parliament, Presidential Office, Ministry in charge of telecommunications, Ministry of Justice, Regulatory Authority for Post and Electronic Communications, National Commission for Data Protection, Ministry of Interior Affairs, and the Digital Council) with the drafting of the Digital Code, a new legal framework designed to aid the development of broadband infrastructure and likewise a digital economy.
  • Telecom operator negotiates outsourcing and assets transfer contractJones Day provided legal assistance to a telecom operator regarding the negotiation of an outsourcing and assets transfer contract (including the contracts and employees) with respect to the provision of energy to all of its mobile network sites in Chad.
  • Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia implements towers transfer operationJones Day is assisting Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia with the implementation of its towers transfer operation.
  • ADD unilaterally terminates contract with EutelsatJones Day is assisting ADD Europe GmbH with the unilateral termination of a contract between ADD and Eutelsat S.A. on the lease of satellite capacity.
  • iAMG assists Senegals' Ministry of Telecommunications with analysis of legal and regulatory frameworkJones Day and ICTs Advisory, Market, Policy & Regulatory Group (iAMG) assisted Senegal's Ministry of Telecommunications with analyzing and revising its legal and regulatory framework.
  • Orange invests in Africa Internet GroupJones Day advised Orange, S.A., a leading global telecommunications company, in connection with its €75 million (US$85.4 million) equity investment in Africa Internet Group, a leading e-commerce platform in Africa.
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    February 2026 Commentary

    European Commission Publishes Proposal for a Regulation for the Digital Networks Act

    July 2025 Podcast

    JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup Episode 2: A First Look at Data Centers: The Fourth Utility

    JULY 2025 Commentary

    National Assembly of the Republic of Djibouti Approves Digital Code

    March 2025 Newsletters

    The Climate Report | First Quarter 2025

    March 2025 Newsletters

    Green Data Centers: Pioneering Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in the EU

    February 2025 Handout

    Energy Transition and Infrastructure in Africa

    July 2024 Commentary

    EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act Paves Way for More Access to Physical Infrastructures and Potential Further Deregulation of Telecom Sector

    March 2023 Commentary

    The European Commission's "Connectivity Package" Set to Reshuffle the Telecom Sector

    March 2022 Newsletters

    Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Winter 2022

    August 2021 Newsletters

    Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Summer 2021
    Vedi Insight

    Altre Pubblicazioni

    • March 13, 2023
      Le paquet «connectivité » de la Commission européenne veut rebattre les cartes des télécoms, Edition Multimédi@, n°295
    • May 16, 2022
      Le statut juridique et le régime applicable aux câbles sous-marins gagnent à être assouplis, Edition Multimédi@, n°277

    Publications Prior to Jones Day

    Janvier 2015
    Le contrat d'édition numérique français résistera-t-il à l'épreuve du droit européen ?, Edition Multimédi@, n°115

    Octobre 2014
    Publication du rapport Pascal Lamy sur les fréquences 470-790 MHz, Newsletter - Actualité juridique, n°2

    Septembre 2014
    Bien que la diffusion audiovisuelle sur le Net explose, les fréquences sont plus que jamais régulées, Edition Multimédi@, n°109

    Juillet 2014
    Données à caractère personnel : de mieux en mieux protégées, Newsletter - Actualité juridique, n°1

    January 2013
    Guide to Social Media Privacy - France

    • November 9, 2016
      Jones Day Global Life Sciences Conference – 2016 Issues & Trends
    • 16 février 2016
      HEAD : Les premiers pas d'un avocat d'affaires : Que faire après le CAPA ?

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