The team at Hall & Wilcox works with vendors and customers across various industries, advising on contracts covering cloud services, outsourcing, telecommunications, licensing, software development and data privacy. In Melbourne, Ben Hamilton focuses on procurement and technology agreements, while James Deady specialises in technology procurement, privacy and intellectual property. In Sydney, Steve Johns and John Gray advise on IT, telecommunications and media issues. Jacqui Barrett is also a key part of the team.
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‘Hands on team with excellent industry experience providing tailored solutions. Faultless matter management, excellent partner availability mixed with high quality junior lawyers engaged to do work, creating an extremely competitive/cost effective solution.’
‘Highly engaged, commercial, with exceptional legal expertise.’
Key clients
- Varley Group Pty Ltd
- Council of Australasian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT)
- Rightworks, LLC.
Work highlights
Assisted CAUDIT with the negotiation of a number of contracts with global technology vendors including VMware, Nitro, Nutanix and Securiti.
Assisted US client Rightworks, LLC on its acquisition of Australian-based business Practice Protect, the accounting profession’s leading cybersecurity provider.
Acting for a major Australian financial services institution in relation to a significant transformation and outsourcing project.
Practice head
Ben Hamilton; Steve Johns; James Deady; John Gray
Other key lawyers
Jacqui Barrett