Dentons New Zealand

Information Technology; Privacy and Cybersecurity

Partner

Hayley is a technology and commercial lawyer with particular focus on innovation. She has developed a multi-disciplinary practice which is often at the intersection of technology, privacy and consumer law.

Hayley has extensive experience working collaboratively with developers, suppliers and purchasers of technology hardware, software, infrastructure, products and services, including licensing, development, commercialisation, supply and acquisition and various ‘as a service’ offerings.

Hayley has acted for a number of well-known companies procuring new software platforms to underlie their business operations and the related outsourcing of services (including large financial institutions, manufacturing entities, SOEs and others).

Hayley is experienced in balancing agile software development contracts to reflect the reality of the agile model, while still giving the customer enough certainty to satisfy the business case.

Hayley also assists clients with the commercialisation of their technology, including IT, medical, Fintech and other innovative technology products across a broad range of industries and sectors.

Hayley is an expert on New Zealand privacy law, regularly advising on regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, data sovereignty and other considerations to the use of cloud based technology. She assists clients utilising big data within their organisations or as the base for new ventures utilising big data analytics.

English

LLB (Hons), University of Otago (1999), BCom (Hons)

University of Otago (1998), Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (2000)