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About
Provided by Andrew Stewart
Practice Areas
Andrew Stewart leads the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group in Australia and the Firm's Global Digital Media & Copyright Content practice Business Unit. He is also a member of the Firm's Asia Pacific Intellectual Property & Technology Steering Committee. Andrew has significant in-house experience in one of Australia's most successful television networks, giving him an insight into the media environment in Australia and is an advisory board member of the Melbourne University Centre for Media and Communications in the Law.
Andrew acts for a number of major media companies in the free to air, defamation, subscription, IPTV and radio broadcasting industries and advises on a range of intellectual property, publication and regulatory issues. He is acting for the US movie studios and the Motion Picture Association and Netflix in their efforts to address online piracy in Australia. Andrew also has significant experience in media regulation and sports law.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
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 organisations he acts for, he offers especially focused expertise in the areas of defamation and copyright enforcement. He is based in Sydney.
Andrew Stewart heads the IP practice in Australia and is noted for his work on copyright matters, frequently acting for clients in the media and technology sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew is sophisticated, able, always willing to help. He is hardworking, providing value for his clients. He obtains wins and looks beyond the win to see what more we can do to push the envelope."
"Andrew is top-class. He's hard-working and always willing to help. He obtains wins and looks beyond the win to see what more we can do to push the envelope."
"Andrew Stewart is a leading media lawyer who delivers clear, concise advice calmly and confidently. He instils confidence."
"Andrew is sophisticated, able, always willing to help. He is hardworking, providing value for his clients. He obtains wins and looks beyond the win to see what more we can do to push the envelope."
"Andrew is top-class. He's hard-working and always willing to help. He obtains wins and looks beyond the win to see what more we can do to push the envelope."
"Andrew Stewart is a leading media lawyer who delivers clear, concise advice calmly and confidently. He instils confidence."
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