Sheila McGregor heads up the multidisciplinary, cross-practice digital and data team at Gilbert + Tobin from Sydney; the group's ‘deep subject matter expertise’ covers all stages of the data lifecycle. Cyber resilience is an area of growing emphasis for the team, assisting clients with the implementation of cyber governance regimes and advising on best practice when responding to cyber incidents; Sydney-based Michael Williams has particular strength regarding cyber response strategy. Also in Sydney, Tim Gole advises businesses on privacy obligations with notable expertise regarding the highly regulated financial services and healthcare industries, while Melissa Fai specialises in data and privacy work including issues surrounding the commercialisation of data.
Testimonials
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- 'Deep subject matter expertise that is easily translated into our organisational and market risk profile. The team have provided guidance on complex legislation and risk management that has been received well and translated into actionable outcomes.'
- 'Highly intelligent associates and junior lawyers that are clearly afforded time and guidance from partners.'
Key clients
- Australian Clinical Labs / Medlabs
- Australian Payments Plus (AP+) / ConnectID
Work highlights
- Advising Australian Payments+ on its combination of three domestic payment providers, BPAY Group, eftpos and NPP Australia, into one integrated entity.
- Advising Australian Clinical Labs on its response to a significant cyber incident, its privacy compliance obligations moving forward, and its continuous disclosure obligations under the ASX Listing Rules.