Technology

The rapid pace of technology has transformed the way that organisations operate.  Advances in technology are enabling organisations to innovate and take advantage of opportunities which were previously not possible. Simultaneously, these advances have changed the risks that organisations face daily. Whether our clients use technologies to gain competitive advantage, conduct their operations more efficiently, or to engage with their stakeholders more effectively, our combination of specialist advice and legal excellence delivers value to clients by helping navigate the legal issues and risks to achieve their desired commercial outcomes. 

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Our expertise

Our team has a deep experience within the Australian technology and telecommunications sector. 

Our national team represent a broad spectrum of Australian and international clients including many State and Federal Government agencies, public and private companies and small businesses.  We have experience across a range of industry sectors including financial services, education, infrastructure, real estate, transport, retail, industrial, manufacturing, energy and construction.

We advise on a broad range of technology matters including:

  • The acquisition of technology businesses;
  • Technology joint ventures;
  • Procurement of technology infrastructure and services;
  • Outsourcing;
  • Telecommunications services and infrastructure rollouts;
  • Software and cloud arrangements;
  • Artificial Intelligence;
  • Online commerce and contracting, including web development and hosting agreements;
  • Encryption and digital certificates;
  • Systems integration contracts;
  • CRM solutions and call centre agreements;
  • Electronic banking and new payment technologies;
  • Application development;
  • Mobility solutions; and
  • Commercialisation of technology.

We also act for clients in technology disputes and associated litigation.

Technology

Our experience

  • Financial services sector Assisting banks, insurance companies and other clients operating in the financial services sector with key IT procurement and succouring activities including, on premises and cloud based insurance management platforms, implementation and systems integration arrangements, platform support arrangements, disputes with vendors, call centre solutions, payroll solutions and business process outsourcing arrangements and core consulting arrangements. 
  • Federal and State Government Advising agencies on complex IT and telecommunications projects, including vendor panel arrangements and establishment / refresh of government procurement schemes, procurement of systems and infrastructure, outsourcing key functions, cloud services (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS), security services and implementing wireless networks for emergency and transport systems and supporting arrangements for those systems. 
  • Leading global organisations Advising on global outsourcing arrangements spanning multiple jurisdictions (particularly South East Asia) and designing, negotiating and implementing strategic supply agreements for IT and telecommunications procurement projects. 
  • Real estate Sector Advising a number of large organisations operating in the property and real estate sector on core IT, telecommunications and outsourcing arrangements including, whole of business telecommunications procurement activities, ERP procurements, critical IT outsourcing arrangements, cloud deployments, payroll solutions, system integration arrangements and other outsourcing arrangements. 
  • Not for profits Advising a number of not for profit organisations on critical IT, telecommunications and outsourcing arrangements including, cloud services, security services, payroll solutions, system integration and implementation arrangements. 
  • Tertiary Education Advising on commercialisation arrangements, core IT procurements and data and privacy issues.