Bird & Bird > Sydney, Australia > Firm Profile

‘Access to international resources, highly responsive lead partner in Australia in Sophie Dawson. In a rapidly changing field, this depth of expertise is highly valuable’

‘Sophie Dawson is excellent – highly responsive, very knowledgeable on data protection issues, constantly considering how the field is changing and what that may mean for us.’

‘Fantastic customer service and great communication style. They do not over service like many firms but rather understand what is needed and provide practical and to the point advice.’

‘Sophie Dawson has a wealth of knowledge on data privacy and communicates issues concisely. She proposes practical solutions to problems and seeks to avoid protracted legal disputes.’

‘Very broad and deep coverage of telecoms issues, extremely responsive, and very pragmatic. Strong relationships with regulators. Able to resolve problems quickly and effectively.’

‘Excellent team with a network of lawyers that are able to assist with a wide range of questions and issues both locally and in a wide range of other jurisdictions.’

‘Hamish Fraser is always available and able to come up with solutions suitable to my needs and resources within his team that are suitable to my work.’

‘Thomas Jones is a creative thinker, deeply knowledgeable, responsive, and very effective at communicating advice.’

‘Michael Stojanovic is very good at strategic thinking and helping mitigate risk, and terrific at managing complex multi-jurisdictional matters.’

‘The Bird & Bird Media and Entertainment practice has done a masterful job of quickly and effectively educating us as to the pitfalls and challenges presented by Australian media and defamation law, particularly with intermediary platform liability issues.’

‘Very experienced lawyers and access to international resources when needed. Both litigation and commercial issues can be dealt with, across the team.’

‘Sophie Dawson, Joel Parsons, and Rich Hawkins are all excellent and experienced practitioners. They are responsive, engaging, and good people to deal with.’

‘Sophie Dawson is a rock star. She and her colleagues are seemingly always available and have guided us superbly in terms of identifying business challenges as well as opportunities.’

‘Sophie Dawson is experienced and approachable. Very responsive to queries and happy to talk through issues. Access to international resources also appreciated.’

‘I’ve been very impressed with Lynne Lewis’s  professionalism, expertise and more importantly true partnership and understanding of our business needs.’

‘Broad expertise across commercial IP issues and litigious/contentious issues, which is unusual in a smallish team. Keen to offer us competitive pricing ’

‘The team at Bird & Bird has adapted to our numerous requests in the world of intellectual property on an ongoing basis – no request is ever too obscure for the team to navigate! It has been fabulous to partner with the team, and we are appreciative not only of the pragmatic-level advice, but also the brilliant training offered to.’

‘The people are the difference. With the team at Bird & Bird you have trust in their ability as well as honest and transparent communication.’

‘A great understanding of the industry I work in makes a difference to the advice I receive. Lynne Lewis is focused on getting the best outcome for my company.’

‘Very experienced media litigation team which is innovative on pricing structures as a way of attracting more work. Focussed on avoiding/resolving litigation.’

‘Bird & Bird has a unique practice specialising in technology disputes, and therefore has particular expertise in complex technical matters.’

‘A thorough service across all aspects of a case; intelligent and constructive engagement; sensible advice.’

‘Sophie Dawson is highly efficient, knowledgeable, and easy to work with.’

‘Sophie Dawson and Joel Parsons are both very engaged and engaging, highly responsive, very knowledgeable and provide good value advice.’

‘Sophie Dawson has great strategic instincts, and is very client orientated.’

‘The best part about Kristy Peacock Smith is that she always makes herself available to our needs. And gives practical advice and sound risk assessment.’

‘We have worked with B&B Australia in a very delicate process and they were extremely cautious with every detail, always on top of things and alert to deadlines. They supported us with a calm and positive approach and we built a strong case together.’

‘We worked closely and specially with Kristy Peacock-Smith (Partner), but also Leila Moddel (Special Counsel). Kristy and her team were always very kind and gentle, extremely professional and dedicated to the tasks. They gave very good and substantiated advice, with their focus in the best interests of our company. They are not the kind of company that says yes just to give comfort to the client – they will always show the good and bad scenarios, so the client can take an informed decision.’

‘Very commercial and have access to offices across Europe which make cross-jurisdictional matters very easy to manage.‘