TMT: Media
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 2
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The Baker McKenzie team's membership of a full-service, global network supports deep expertise in the handling of regulatory, contractual and disputes matters for prominent international technology companies and telecommunications providers and the implementation of multi-jurisdictional privacy, data protection and cybersecurity solutions. The practice also offers specialised telecoms infrastructure project, e-commerce and online communications knowledge and is adept at advising clients on blockchain and cryptocurrency matters. The media team, in addition to hosting a well-regarded defamation practice, acting for significant international entrants and established Australian publishers and news groups, advises on media industry M&A transactions and the establishment of new online content delivery arrangements, including online copyright issues. Key clients include Network Ten All Access, Fox Sports Australia and Airbnb.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie acted for Fox Sports Australia in a highly publicised matter in the District Court involving a defamation claim by Josh Massoud, a high-profile former Channel 7 NRL reporter, against five media companies.
- Baker McKenzie acted for Zoe Lee McClure in the class action commenced against Medibank on behalf of individuals who were affected by the Medibank data breach which occurred in October 2022.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Baker McKenzie invest heavily in understanding clients, the commercial contract and the relationship more broadly. They provide very thoughtful advice."
"They were always available and responded with expediency and thoughtfulness on all questions."
"They know our business really well and go out of their way to understand everything."
"They never let me down in terms of delivery, their customer service was exceptional."
"They were able to combine the law with commercial practice in a way that made sense. They did not just address the terms and conditions of the contract but were able to consider them in light of the scope of work and financial considerations."
"Baker McKenzie invest heavily in understanding clients, the commercial contract and the relationship more broadly. They provide very thoughtful advice."
"They were always available and responded with expediency and thoughtfulness on all questions."
"They know our business really well and go out of their way to understand everything."
"They never let me down in terms of delivery, their customer service was exceptional."
"They were able to combine the law with commercial practice in a way that made sense. They did not just address the terms and conditions of the contract but were able to consider them in light of the scope of work and financial considerations."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Stewart is widely acknowledged as one of the busiest and most accomplished practitioners in the media space. Notable for the extremely varied range of media organisation he acts for, he offers especially focused expertise in the areas of defamation and copyright enforcement. He is based in Sydney.
"Andrew's strength is as a thought leader but he is also insightful and effective in getting what we need to get done."
"He has a very measured disposition; this can be particularly useful in litigation."
Anne-Marie Allgrove is based in Sydney and stands out for her expertise in the handling of transformational technology mandates, including both internal systems developments and outsourcings, and also advises on a comprehensive range of associated regulatory and security issues.
"Anne-Marie is a very capable and totally thorough lawyer. She provides not only outstanding legal advice but does so against a commercial construct. She has a tremendous capacity for work and always delivers."
"Anne-Marie is an excellent lawyer who is very easy to work with. She is very organised and focused in her advice and has a very good understanding of business drivers and requirements."
Adrian Lawrence is based in Sydney and advises clients on major transactional, product launch and partnership arrangements, bringing to his work the insights of a published authority on the law relating to digital and online matters.
"Adrian is a very pragmatic lawyer providing very practical advice."
"He has a lot of really good exposure across different industry. He brings the cross-industry perspective, which is very useful to understand how other industries are approaching problems with publishing, privacy and data."
"An excellent lawyer, he is down to earth and commercially aware."