Thomsons

IP and IT

Partner

Steven acts for businesses, non-profits and government agencies in the technology and digital economy sector. His clients include technology-forward buyers and sellers, and organisations requiring cyber risk, data privacy and technology contracting advice.

He is a member of the Queensland Law Society's Cybersecurity Working Group and a strategic advisor to the board of the Project Management Institute Queensland Australia Chapter.

Steven advises on cyber risk and cybersecurity, data privacy and commercialisation, cyber and data incident response, technology contracts, outsourcing, SaaS and cloud services, software development agreements, telecommunications arrangements, ICT procurement, and IP licensing and commercialisation.

Steven's practice spans complex technology contracts and multi-jurisdictional regulatory matters. He has advised Trapeze Group on a major Transport for New South Wales ticketing contract, icetana.ai on AI regulation across six international markets, and Nextracker on Australia's evolving critical infrastructure cybersecurity regime. His work regularly involves navigating overlapping federal, state and international regulatory frameworks, including privacy, surveillance, AI compliance and the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act.

Steven's combined commercial and legal background and Project Management Professional credential give him an outcomes-focused understanding of technology projects and their delivery pressures. His Queensland Law Society Cybersecurity Working Group membership reflects active engagement in cybersecurity practice development.

• Australian Information Security Association (AISA)

• Queensland Law Society Cybersecurity Working Group

• Juris Doctor (with Distinction) (Bond University)

• Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) (Wilfrid Laurier University)