TMT: IT & Telecommunications

Johnson Winter Slattery provides dedicated defamation and pre-publication advice to prominent print, online, radio and television clients, including multinational media distributors and publishers. The law firm offers noteworthy experience in judicial challenges and injunctions, and also acts for corporate clients on reputation management and their responses to media attacks. It represents clients in media litigation at all levels of the Australian courts system. On the IT and telecommunications front, the firm offers a comprehensive range of practice area services, acting both for leading international suppliers and for customers from a variety of industries. Key areas of expertise and experience include partnering with leading US and European law firms to support the technology and telecoms requirements of businesses from those jurisdictions entering the Australian market, and carrying out due diligence investigations into technology sector M&A transaction targets.

"Their expertise in defamation and privacy law was fantastic. Their advice was not only thorough but also practical, tailored perfectly to our unique needs."

"Johnson Winter Slattery's response times are rapid! They also have a wide range of expertise and experiences, with specialists in multiple areas and queries can be forwarded to different departments."

Johnson Winter Slattery advised TPG Telecom on its wholesale mobile virtual network operator agreement with Lycamobile.

Johnson Winter Slattery successfully defended the Australian Federal Police in Supreme Court of Victoria defamation proceedings brought by Ola Hassan Mohamed Ouda and others against the Australian Federal Police and one of its then commanders, Todd Hunter.

Kevin Lynch is a highly experienced Sydney-based litigator who acts across a broad range of contentious matters - including defamation, intellectual property and trade practices issues - for high-profile media organisations. "If I were to describe Kevin Lynch in two words, they would be 'knowledgeable' and 'efficient'." "Kevin is undoubtedly one of the best defamation lawyers I have worked with." "Kevin Lynch is an old hand at this game and an absolute delight to work. His sense of humour is exceptional and he's incredibly intelligent."

Sophie Dawson is based in Sydney and handles contentious issues across media, privacy and technology, being particularly well known for her expertise in the areas of defamation, intellectual property and contractual disputes. "Sophie Dawson is extremely knowledgeable. She writes academic textbooks and is involved in policy and legislation issues." "Sophie Dawson understands our needs and operations. She’s also an expert on general IP issues and provides sound advice on copyright and related issues, as well as privacy, which is very helpful." "Sophie Dawson is very knowledgeable. Her work was really forensic."