About Alex
Alex is head of the firm’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications group, and practices in telecommunications, IT, e-commerce, consumer protection and data protection law. He is a leading lawyer in emerging areas such as cloud computing, machine to machine (M2M)/IOT technology and big data projects. He also has significant experience in market competition and consumer protection issues, licensing and regulatory access, procurement and data protection and privacy law.
Alex acts on large transactions, such as major IT procurements and telecommunications services agreements, and also provides ongoing advisory services. His clients include a broad range of listed and unlisted entities, including telecommunications providers, software and IT vendors, financial services organisations, airlines and resource and utility companies, as well as clients in the public sector.
Alex has spent a number of years working in-house with various clients, including two-years as in-house lawyer for a national telecommunications carrier, advising on consumer product launches, commercial supply agreements, competition and consumer protection law compliance and privacy issues, and as IT counsel for a listed airline.
Specialisations
Experience
Global consumer credit provider
Advising a global consumer credit provider on various privacy and data protection issues.
Global adventure-sports camera
Advising a global adventure-sports camera manufacturer on Australian Consumer Law obligations and localisation issues in connection with online terms of sale.
Property sales-records and valuation provider
Advising a listed property sales-records and valuation provider on all aspects of its licensing arrangements with state property licensing agencies.
Telecommunications carrier
Acting for a listed telecommunications carrier on its market leading automated home solution, including advising on telecommunications interception and data protection legislation, conducting multiple and parallel back-end vendor negotiations and drafting customer contract terms.
Financial services software vendor
Acting for a listed financial services software vendor in relation to drafting its suite of go-to-market contractual documentation and conducting ongoing negotiations with customers based on that documentation.
Global vacuum cleaner manufacturer
Advising a global vacuum cleaner manufacturer on privacy and data protection issues.
Global resources company
Advising a global resources company on data retention obligations and strategy.
Telecommunications carrier
Advising a listed telecommunications carrier on commercial and regulatory aspects of technology trials with Internet of Things, M2M connected car solutions and big data analytics.
Property sales-records and valuation provider
Advising a listed property sales-records and valuation provider on its internal IP restructuring and licensing project.